ATP Roland Garros 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Bjorn Borg won the 1978 Roland Garros, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 29 to June 12, 1978. The match log contains 125 recorded singles results for this edition.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. Guillermo Vilas , 6-1 6-1 6-3
Dates
May 29 — Jun 12
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results

Roland Garros 1978 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Bjorn Borg #22× CH 6-1 6-1 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #3DEF H2H Match data Jun 12, 1978* F
SF (2)
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-3 6-3 6-2 Dick Stockton #16 H2H Match data Jun 11, 1978* SF
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-0 6-1 6-0 Corrado Barazzutti #10 H2H Match data Jun 11, 1978* SF
QF (4)
Corrado Barazzutti #10 6-2 7-6 6-1 Eddie Dibbs #6 H2H Match data Jun 9, 1978* QF
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-3 6-3 6-0 Raul Ramirez #8 H2H Match data Jun 9, 1978* QF
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Jun 9, 1978* QF
Dick Stockton #16 7-5 6-1 6-3 Manuel Orantes #7 H2H Match data Jun 9, 1978* QF
R16 (8)
Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 John Alexander #21 — Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-2 7-6 Victor Pecci #57 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-2 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe #27 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Dick Stockton #16 7-5 6-1 6-3 Rolf Gehring H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Eddie Dibbs #6 6-3 7-5 6-1 Wojtek Fibak #15 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-2 6-4 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #11 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Corrado Barazzutti #10 6-1 6-4 6-1 Stanislav Birner H2H Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
Manuel Orantes #7 6-3 7-6 7-6 Tim Gullikson — Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16
R32 (16)
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-0 6-2 6-2 Paolo Bertolucci #47 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Hans Gildemeister 3-6 7-5 6-0 6-4 Harold Solomon #12 — Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1 Yannick Noah #96 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Eddie Dibbs #6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1 Paul Mcnamee #83 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 7-5 6-2 Tomas Smid #35 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Victor Pecci #57 6-3 6-0 6-0 Buster C Mottram #17 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #10 5-7 6-4 7-5 6-2 Patrice Dominguez #65 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Arthur Ashe #27 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Jan Kodes #612× CH H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-4 6-4 Brian Teacher #58 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Dick Stockton #16 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 Balazs Taroczy #28 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Rolf Gehring 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 Brian Gottfried #5 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Alexander #21 7-6 6-2 6-3 Ricardo Cano H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Tim Gullikson 6-2 7-6 6-2 Jeff Borowiak #38 — Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
Stanislav Birner 7-6 6-2 6-4 Stan Smith H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Roscoe Tanner #11 7-5 7-6 6-4 Colin Dibley #55 H2H Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32
R64 (31)
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 Billy Martin #69 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Jan Kodes #612× CH 3-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
John Alexander #21 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2 Klaus Eberhard H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Dick Stockton #16 6-1 6-0 7-5 John Marks H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Harold Solomon #12 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 Belus Prajoux H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Jeff Borowiak #38 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-4 Adriano Panatta #23CH H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
John Lloyd 2-6 0-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 Ulrich Pinner #70 — Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Rolf Gehring 4-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3 Terry Moor #56 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Stanislav Birner 7-6 7-5 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic #40 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Stan Smith 7-6 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #74 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Victor Pecci #57 6-2 6-3 6-4 Ivan Molina H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Brian Teacher #58 6-2 6-4 6-3 Jose Higueras #19 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Tim Gullikson 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Georges Goven — Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Tomas Smid #35 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #97 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Brian Gottfried #5 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4 David Carter H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-1 6-2 6-3 Van Winitsky H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Eddie Dibbs #6 7-6 6-1 6-3 Bob Giltinan #65 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Ricardo Cano 6-1 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-0 Patrick Proisy #43 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Colin Dibley #55 6-3 6-3 7-6 Heinz Gunthardt #53 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Raul Ramirez #8 6-1 6-3 6-2 Antonio Zugarelli #77 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Balazs Taroczy #28 6-1 6-1 6-1 Chris Lewis #46 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Patrice Dominguez #65 7-6 5-7 7-5 6-2 Hank Pfister #31 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Buster C Mottram #17 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-1 Christophe Roger-Vasselin H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Paolo Bertolucci #47 6-2 6-3 7-5 George Hardie H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Yannick Noah #96 6-0 6-3 6-2 Gilles Moretton H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Paul Mcnamee #83 6-2 6-3 6-3 Terry Rocavert H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #10 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Gianni Ocleppo H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-0 6-1 Pascal Portes H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 6-1 7-6 Alejandro Pierola H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-0 6-1 6-0 Rick Fagel H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
Arthur Ashe #27 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jose Luis Clerc #89 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1978* R64
R128 (63)
Chris Lewis #46 6-4 6-2 6-3 Rod Frawley H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Ivan Molina 7-5 7-5 6-4 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Brian Teacher #58 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3 Patricio Cornejo #73 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Colin Dibley #55 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-1 Karl Meiler #30 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Rolf Gehring 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-0 6-3 Mike Fishbach #64 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Rick Fagel 6-1 7-6 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Buster C Mottram #17 6-2 6-3 6-2 Javier Soler H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
John Lloyd 6-0 7-5 6-3 Pat Dupre #54 — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Stanislav Birner 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 Mark Edmondson H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Guillermo Vilas #2DEF 6-0 6-4 6-0 Onny Parun H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Jan Kodes #612× CH 6-2 6-0 6-1 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Tomas Smid #35 7-6 4-6 (ret.) Victor Amaya #49 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
David Carter 6-1 6-2 6-1 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Van Winitsky 6-2 6-4 6-3 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4 Ismail El Shafei — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Heinz Gunthardt #53 6-3 6-2 7-6 Nick Saviano #59 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
John Marks 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 Dick Crealy #84 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Gottfried #5 6-2 6-2 6-0 Bill Scanlon #95 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Terry Rocavert 6-3 6-3 7-6 Werner Zirngibl H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Christophe Roger-Vasselin 7-5 7-6 6-0 Steve Krulevitz H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Gilles Moretton 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 Francois Jauffret #79 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Terry Moor #56 6-2 6-4 6-4 Carlos Kirmayr #91 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Belus Prajoux 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-2 Louk Sanders #100 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Nikola Pilic 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 Herve Gauvain H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Lito Alvarez 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 Pavel Slozil — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Arthur Ashe #27 6-4 6-1 6-2 Phil Dent #26 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
John Alexander #21 6-1 6-4 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle #85 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Adriano Panatta #23CH 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 Jiri Granat #94 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-0 6-4 Bernard Fritz H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Dick Stockton #16 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Robin Drysdale #70 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Colin Dowdeswell #74 6-3 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-3 Tom Gullikson — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Antonio Zugarelli #77 6-2 7-6 6-4 Peter Pearson H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Georges Goven 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-2 Vladimir Zednik #48 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Alejandro Pierola 6-3 2-6 0-6 6-3 6-0 Bernie Mitton #80 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Hans Gildemeister 6-1 6-3 6-4 Jerome Vanier — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Zeljko Franulovic #40 6-2 7-5 6-1 Erik Van Dillen — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Pascal Portes 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jean Louis Haillet H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Balazs Taroczy #28 6-0 6-3 6-0 Denis Naegelen H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Paolo Bertolucci #47 6-4 3-6 6-3 0-6 6-4 Birger Andersson H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Bjorn Borg #32× CH 6-1 6-1 6-1 Eric Deblicker #72 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Eddie Dibbs #6 6-1 6-3 6-1 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Harold Solomon #12 6-2 7-5 6-2 John Feaver — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Ricardo Ycaza #97 6-3 7-5 6-3 Richard Lewis H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Corrado Barazzutti #10 3-6 7-6 6-3 0-1 (ret.) John Yuill H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Yannick Noah #96 6-2 6-2 6-3 Alvaro Fillol H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Patrick Proisy #43 6-3 6-3 7-5 Byron Bertram #63 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Victor Pecci #57 6-4 7-5 6-1 Bill Lloyd — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Jose Luis Clerc #89 6-3 6-0 6-3 Ivan Lendl H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Stan Smith 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5 John James H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Manuel Orantes #7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Tom Okker #97 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Paul Mcnamee #83 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 Hans Kary H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
George Hardie 5-7 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-1 Jose Moreno — Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Klaus Eberhard 6-4 2-6 7-6 6-2 Peter Elter H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Gianni Ocleppo 6-3 6-2 6-4 Sashi Menon H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-2 4-1 (ret.) Jurgen Fassbender #99 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Jeff Borowiak #38 7-5 6-4 6-0 Christophe Freyss H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Billy Martin #69 7-6 6-0 6-1 Pavel Hutka H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Hank Pfister #31 6-3 7-5 6-3 Rick Fisher H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Ulrich Pinner #70 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-2 (ret.) Gene Mayer #62 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Ricardo Cano 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 Nicola Spear H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Bob Giltinan #65 6-2 6-2 7-5 Cliff Richey #45 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Patrice Dominguez #65 6-1 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-3 Kim Warwick #39 H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128
Jose Higueras #19 6-0 6-2 6-3 Dominique Bedel H2H Match data May 31, 1978* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

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Carlos Alcaraz #1 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.