ATP Roland Garros 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Bjorn Borg #3 6-1 6-1 6-1
Eric Deblicker #72
Rick Fagel #90 6-1 7-6 6-1
Paul Kronk
Paolo Bertolucci #47 6-4 3-6 6-3 0-6 6-4
Birger Andersson #197
George Hardie #92 5-7 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-1
Jose Moreno
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-2 4-1 (ret.)
Jurgen Fassbender #99
Pascal Portes #352 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jean Louis Haillet #156
Colin Dibley #55 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-1
Karl Meiler #30
Heinz Gunthardt #53 6-3 6-2 7-6
Nick Saviano #59
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-0 6-4
Bernard Fritz #184
Antonio Zugarelli #77 6-2 7-6 6-4
Peter Pearson #187
Brian Teacher #58 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3
Patricio Cornejo #73
Jose Higueras #19 6-0 6-2 6-3
Dominique Bedel #205
Victor Pecci #57 6-4 7-5 6-1
Bill Lloyd
Ivan Molina #97 7-5 7-5 6-4
Bob Hewitt #100
Buster C Mottram #17 6-2 6-3 6-2
Javier Soler #149
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #93 7-5 7-6 6-0
Steve Krulevitz #119
Corrado Barazzutti #10 3-6 7-6 6-3 0-1 (ret.)
John Yuill #96
Gianni Ocleppo #207 6-3 6-2 6-4
Sashi Menon #175
Patrice Dominguez #65 6-1 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-3
Kim Warwick #39
Hank Pfister #31 6-3 7-5 6-3
Rick Fisher #113
Stanislav Birner #229 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Mark Edmondson #133
Zeljko Franulovic #40 6-2 7-5 6-1
Erik Van Dillen
Stan Smith #25 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5
John James #100
Colin Dowdeswell #74 6-3 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-3
Tom Gullikson
Eddie Dibbs #6 6-1 6-3 6-1
Antonio Munoz #147
Bob Giltinan #65 6-2 6-2 7-5
Cliff Richey #45
Paul Mcnamee #83 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Hans Kary #100
Terry Rocavert #147 6-3 6-3 7-6
Werner Zirngibl #160
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4
Ismail El Shafei
Van Winitsky #99 6-2 6-4 6-3
Kiyoshi Tanabe #352
John Lloyd 6-0 7-5 6-3
Pat Dupre #54
Ulrich Pinner #70 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-2 (ret.)
Gene Mayer #62
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-0 6-4 6-0
Onny Parun #146
Billy Martin #69 7-6 6-0 6-1
Pavel Hutka #137
Yannick Noah #96 6-2 6-2 6-3
Alvaro Fillol #166
Gilles Moretton #217 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4
Francois Jauffret #79
Arthur Ashe #27 6-4 6-1 6-2
Phil Dent #26
Jose Luis Clerc #89 6-3 6-0 6-3
Ivan Lendl
Jan Kodes #61 6-2 6-0 6-1
Brian Fairlie #96
Nikola Pilic #93 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2
Herve Gauvain #245
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Harold Solomon #12 6-2 7-5 6-2
John Feaver
Belus Prajoux #126 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-2
Louk Sanders #100
John Alexander #21 6-1 6-4 6-3
Jean Francois Caujolle #85
Klaus Eberhard #272 6-4 2-6 7-6 6-2
Peter Elter #156
Ricardo Cano #117 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-5
Nicola Spear #131
Patrick Proisy #43 6-3 6-3 7-5
Byron Bertram #63
Dick Stockton #16 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Robin Drysdale #70
John Marks #180 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3
Dick Crealy #84
Balazs Taroczy #28 6-0 6-3 6-0
Denis Naegelen #298
Chris Lewis #46 6-4 6-2 6-3
Rod Frawley #197
Rolf Gehring #152 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-0 6-3
Mike Fishbach #64
Terry Moor #56 6-2 6-4 6-4
Carlos Kirmayr #91
Brian Gottfried #5 6-2 6-2 6-0
Bill Scanlon #95
David Carter #258 6-1 6-2 6-1
Barry Phillips Moore
Manuel Orantes #7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Tom Okker #97
Alejandro Pierola #217 6-3 2-6 0-6 6-3 6-0
Bernie Mitton #80
Tomas Smid #35 7-6 4-6 (ret.)
Victor Amaya #49
Ricardo Ycaza #97 6-3 7-5 6-3
Richard Lewis #93
Tim Gullikson
BYE
Georges Goven #98 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-2
Vladimir Zednik #48
Jeff Borowiak #38 7-5 6-4 6-0
Christophe Freyss #141
Adriano Panatta #23 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
Jiri Granat #94
Round of 64
Bjorn Borg #3 6-0 6-1 6-0
Rick Fagel #90
Paolo Bertolucci #47 6-2 6-3 7-5
George Hardie #92
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-0 6-1
Pascal Portes #352
Colin Dibley #55 6-3 6-3 7-6
Heinz Gunthardt #53
Raul Ramirez #8 6-1 6-3 6-2
Antonio Zugarelli #77
Brian Teacher #58 6-2 6-4 6-3
Jose Higueras #19
Victor Pecci #57 6-2 6-3 6-4
Ivan Molina #97
Buster C Mottram #17 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-1
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #93
Corrado Barazzutti #10 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Gianni Ocleppo #207
Patrice Dominguez #65 7-6 5-7 7-5 6-2
Hank Pfister #31
Stanislav Birner #229 7-6 7-5 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic #40
Stan Smith #25 7-6 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4
Colin Dowdeswell #74
Eddie Dibbs #6 7-6 6-1 6-3
Bob Giltinan #65
Paul Mcnamee #83 6-2 6-3 6-3
Terry Rocavert #147
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-1 6-2 6-3
Van Winitsky #99
John Lloyd 2-6 0-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Ulrich Pinner #70
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4
Billy Martin #69
Yannick Noah #96 6-0 6-3 6-2
Gilles Moretton #217
Arthur Ashe #27 6-2 6-4 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc #89
Jan Kodes #61 3-6 6-3 7-5 7-6
Nikola Pilic #93
Hans Gildemeister
BYE
Harold Solomon #12 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3
Belus Prajoux #126
John Alexander #21 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2
Klaus Eberhard #272
Ricardo Cano #117 6-1 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-0
Patrick Proisy #43
Dick Stockton #16 6-1 6-0 7-5
John Marks #180
Balazs Taroczy #28 6-1 6-1 6-1
Chris Lewis #46
Rolf Gehring #152 4-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3
Terry Moor #56
Brian Gottfried #5 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4
David Carter #258
Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 6-1 7-6
Alejandro Pierola #217
Tomas Smid #35 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-1
Ricardo Ycaza #97
Tim Gullikson 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
Georges Goven #98
Jeff Borowiak #38 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-4
Adriano Panatta #23
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg #3 6-0 6-2 6-2
Paolo Bertolucci #47
Roscoe Tanner #11 7-5 7-6 6-4
Colin Dibley #55
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-4 6-4
Brian Teacher #58
Victor Pecci #57 6-3 6-0 6-0
Buster C Mottram #17
Corrado Barazzutti #10 5-7 6-4 7-5 6-2
Patrice Dominguez #65
Stanislav Birner #229 7-6 6-2 6-4
Stan Smith #25
Eddie Dibbs #6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1
Paul Mcnamee #83
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1
John Lloyd
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
Yannick Noah #96
Arthur Ashe #27 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
Jan Kodes #61
Hans Gildemeister 3-6 7-5 6-0 6-4
Harold Solomon #12
John Alexander #21 7-6 6-2 6-3
Ricardo Cano #117
Dick Stockton #16 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4
Balazs Taroczy #28
Rolf Gehring #152 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2
Brian Gottfried #5
Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 7-5 6-2
Tomas Smid #35
Tim Gullikson 6-2 7-6 6-2
Jeff Borowiak #38
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg #3 6-2 6-4 7-6
Roscoe Tanner #11
Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-2 7-6
Victor Pecci #57
Corrado Barazzutti #10 6-1 6-4 6-1
Stanislav Birner #229
Eddie Dibbs #6 6-3 7-5 6-1
Wojtek Fibak #15
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-2 6-2 6-2
Arthur Ashe #27
Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
John Alexander #21
Dick Stockton #16 7-5 6-1 6-3
Rolf Gehring #152
Manuel Orantes #7 6-3 7-6 7-6
Tim Gullikson
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg #3 6-3 6-3 6-0
Raul Ramirez #8
Corrado Barazzutti #10 6-2 7-6 6-1
Eddie Dibbs #6
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
Hans Gildemeister
Dick Stockton #16 7-5 6-1 6-3
Manuel Orantes #7
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg #3 6-0 6-1 6-0
Corrado Barazzutti #10
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-3 6-3 6-2
Dick Stockton #16
Final
Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 6-1 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #3

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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 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.