# Cincinnati Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1978
Tour: ATP

Eddie Dibbs won the 1978 Cincinnati Open, defeating Raul Ramirez 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Cincinnati, United States, from July 10 to July 17, 1978. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1978-07-10
- End date: 1978-07-17

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
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## Champion
- Winner: Eddie Dibbs
- Runner-up: Raul Ramirez
- Final score: 5-7 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Eddie Dibbs def. Raul Ramirez 5-7 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Eddie Dibbs def. Harold Solomon 6-3 6-2
- Raul Ramirez def. Terry Moor 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Eddie Dibbs def. Erick Iskersky 6-2 6-0
- Harold Solomon def. Hans Gildemeister 6-7 6-3 6-4
- Raul Ramirez def. Francisco Gonzalez 6-1 6-4
- Terry Moor def. Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-2

### R16
- Peter Mcnamara def. Eliot Teltscher 4-6 6-0 7-6
- Erick Iskersky def. Pat Dupre 3-6 6-3 7-6
- Harold Solomon def. Butch Seewagen 7-6 6-1
- Terry Moor def. Dick Crealy 6-3 6-2
- Raul Ramirez def. Mike Cahill 7-6 6-1
- Francisco Gonzalez def. Nick Saviano 5-7 7-6 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs def. Eric Friedler 6-1 6-3
- Hans Gildemeister def. Gene Mayer 6-3 6-2

### R32
- Raul Ramirez def. Joe Meyers 7-5 6-2
- Terry Moor def. Bill Scanlon 6-1 6-3
- Eliot Teltscher def. Jaime Fillol 6-3 6-4
- Eddie Dibbs def. Steve Krulevitz 6-2 6-3
- Peter Mcnamara def. Larry Turville 3-6 6-3 6-0
- Erick Iskersky def. Rick Fagel 6-3 7-5
- Gene Mayer def. Deon Joubert 6-2 6-3
- Pat Dupre def. Rejean Genois 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Harold Solomon def. Bruce Manson 7-6 6-2
- Francisco Gonzalez def. Greg Halder 6-3 6-4
- Butch Seewagen def. Paul Mcnamee 6-0 6-1
- Mike Cahill def. Bobby Webb 6-1 6-1
- Eric Friedler def. Ferdi Taygan 2-0 RET
- Hans Gildemeister def. Alvaro Betancur 6-2 6-4
- Dick Crealy def. Brian Fairlie 6-1 4-6 7-5
- Nick Saviano def. Ivan Molina 6-4 4-6 6-2

### R64
- Greg Halder def. Ramiro Benavides 6-0 6-0
- Rejean Genois def. Keith Richardson 7-6 7-6
- Paul Mcnamee def. Chris Mayotte 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Butch Seewagen def. Doug Crawford 6-0 7-6
- Jaime Fillol def. Jonathan Smith 6-1 6-2
- Bill Scanlon def. John Yuill 1-6 6-4 7-5
- Joe Meyers def. Bill Lofgren 7-6 6-4
- Bobby Webb def. John Bartlett 5-7 6-4 6-3
- Terry Moor def. Gary Plock 6-4 6-4
- Harold Solomon def. Terry Rocavert 6-1 6-2
- Mike Cahill def. Marcello Lara 6-4 6-2
- Brian Fairlie def. Bernard Fritz 7-6 6-1
- Francisco Gonzalez def. Andy Kohlberg 6-4 6-2
- Larry Turville def. Grant Golden 6-2 6-1
- Eddie Dibbs def. B Kronruge 6-0 6-0
- Rick Fagel def. Larry Gottfried 7-6 7-5
- Raul Ramirez def. Alvin Gardiner 6-2 6-1
- Deon Joubert def. David Schneider 6-3 6-2
- Bruce Manson def. Erik Van Dillen 6-2 6-3
- Alvaro Betancur def. Zan Guerry 6-7 6-4 6-3
- Ferdi Taygan def. Patricio Cornejo 6-4 7-6
- Dick Crealy def. Robert Vant Hof 4-6 6-2 6-3
- Nick Saviano def. Roger Guedes 6-1 6-2
- Eliot Teltscher def. Christophe Freyss 6-7 7-5 6-2
- Pat Dupre def. Trey Waltke 6-4 4-6 6-2
- Gene Mayer def. Henry Bunis 6-4 6-2
- Eric Friedler def. Hubertus Hoyt 7-5 6-0
- Ivan Molina def. Van Winitsky 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Steve Krulevitz def. Pancho Walthall 6-3 1-6 6-3
- Erick Iskersky def. Ricardo Cano 6-2 6-0
- Hans Gildemeister def. J. Spinnenweber 6-3 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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