ATP US Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jimmy Connors won the 1978 US Open, defeating Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 12, 1978.

Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Bjorn Borg , 6-4 6-2 6-2
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 12
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 12, 1978* F Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-2 6-2 Bjorn Borg #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 11, 1978* SF Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-2 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1978* SF Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-2 7-5 John McEnroe #13 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 9, 1978* QF Bjorn Borg #2 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0 Raul Ramirez #8 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1978* QF John McEnroe #14 6-1 6-2 7-6 Butch Walts #52 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1978* QF Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 7-6 6-1 Brian Gottfried #6 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1978* QF Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-1 6-2 Johan Kriek #67 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Johan Kriek #67 7-6 6-3 7-6 Brian Teacher #47 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-2 6-0 Harold Solomon #10 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Jimmy Connors #1 4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5 Adriano Panatta #33 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Bob Lutz — Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Brian Gottfried #6 6-2 6-4 6-1 Roscoe Tanner #11 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 John McEnroe #14 7-6 6-3 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #73 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Butch Walts #52 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #3 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1978* R16 Raul Ramirez #8 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-2 Arthur Ashe #15 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Stan Smith #25 — Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 6-4 6-2 Bernie Mitton #65 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Bob Lutz 6-3 6-2 Jose Luis Clerc #13 — Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Harold Solomon #10 6-2 6-1 Gianni Ocleppo #100 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Raul Ramirez #8 6-2 6-3 John Lloyd — Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 4-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #78 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Brian Teacher #47 6-2 5-7 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #5 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Brian Gottfried #6 6-3 6-1 Dick Stockton #20 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 John McEnroe #14 6-4 6-1 Peter Fleming #36 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-4 3-6 7-5 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Johan Kriek #67 6-2 7-6 Rejean Genois #91 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Butch Walts #52 6-4 7-5 Wojtek Fibak #17 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Adriano Panatta #33 3-6 6-3 7-5 Marty Riessen #76 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Arthur Ashe #15 6-3 6-4 Terry Moor #64 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Colin Dowdeswell #73 6-2 3-6 6-3 John Sadri #253 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1978* R32 Roscoe Tanner #11 7-6 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #39 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Harold Solomon #10 6-4 6-2 Gene Mayer #56 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Arthur Ashe #15 6-2 6-3 Jiri Granat #105 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Johan Kriek #67 6-2 6-7 6-3 Rick Fagel #127 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #57 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Wojtek Fibak #17 6-4 6-2 Robin Drysdale #96 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Butch Walts #52 7-5 7-5 Rick Fisher #137 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 Hank Pfister #40 — Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Bernie Mitton #65 6-4 7-5 Mark Cox #61 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Dick Stockton #20 6-1 7-5 Willem Prinsloo #97 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 John Lloyd 6-4 6-3 Raymond Moore #75 — Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-3 Steve Docherty #92 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 John Sadri #253 7-5 4-6 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #7 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-7 6-3 Victor Amaya #34 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Rejean Genois #91 6-2 6-3 Alvaro Betancur #131 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Guillermo Vilas #3 5-7 6-4 6-3 Bill Scanlon #96 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Peter Fleming #36 6-7 6-4 6-0 Tomas Smid #50 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Adriano Panatta #33 6-2 6-4 Bruce Nichols #355 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Brian Gottfried #6 6-1 6-0 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Brian Teacher #47 6-4 6-4 Bruce Manson #152 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Terry Moor #64 4-6 6-4 6-2 Tony Graham #308 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Gianni Ocleppo #100 6-4 6-0 Jeff Borowiak #79 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #13 7-6 6-3 Kevin Curren #300 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Stan Smith #25 6-2 6-2 Ove Bengtson #86 — Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Raul Ramirez #8 6-3 6-1 David Carter #99 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Eliot Teltscher #39 4-6 6-3 6-4 Erick Iskersky #87 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 4-6 7-6 Victor Pecci #59 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Pat Dupre #78 6-2 6-3 Christophe Freyss #102 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Marty Riessen #76 6-1 3-6 6-3 John James #117 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Colin Dowdeswell #73 6-4 3-6 6-3 Trey Waltke #187 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Andrew Pattison 4-6 7-6 6-2 Dick Crealy #99 — Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 John McEnroe #14 6-4 6-7 6-1 Jaime Fillol #36 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1978* R64 Eddie Dibbs #5 7-6 4-6 6-3 Balazs Taroczy #29 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Marty Riessen #76 3-6 6-4 7-6 Tim Wilkison #140 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Tony Graham #308 7-6 6-4 Gene Malin #324 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Jaime Fillol #36 6-1 6-7 6-4 Kjell Johansson #35 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Dick Crealy #99 6-7 7-5 6-0 Billy Martin #97 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Alvaro Betancur #131 6-7 6-1 6-4 Nick Saviano #55 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Rejean Genois #91 7-6 6-2 Sandy Mayer #12 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Willem Prinsloo #97 6-4 6-3 Tim Garcia #355 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Adriano Panatta #33 4-1 (ret.) Manuel Orantes #9 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Peter Fleming #36 6-1 6-1 Charlie Pasarell #196 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Brian Gottfried #6 7-5 7-5 Phil Dent #63 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Rick Fisher #137 6-3 6-3 Eric Friedler #174 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Mark Cox #61 6-3 6-2 Stanislav Birner #87 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 7-5 7-5 Pascal Portes #139 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Andrew Pattison 7-6 4-6 6-3 Tom Okker #45 — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Kevin Curren #300 6-4 6-1 Dale Collings #190 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Raymond Moore #75 6-4 6-2 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Trey Waltke #187 7-5 6-0 Mel Purcell H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Harold Solomon #10 6-3 6-1 George Hardie #143 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Ove Bengtson #86 6-4 6-4 David Dowlen H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Rick Fagel #127 7-6 5-7 3-2 (ret.) Peter Feigl #68 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bruce Manson #152 4-6 7-5 6-3 Mark Turpin H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 David Carter #99 6-2 6-2 Ray Ruffels #94 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-7 6-3 Van Winitsky #147 — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Heinz Gunthardt #57 6-3 7-6 Geoff Masters #70 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Victor Amaya #34 7-5 4-6 6-3 Cliff Richey #41 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Stan Smith #25 7-6 6-4 John Yuill #142 — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Guillermo Vilas #3 7-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #44 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Wojtek Fibak #17 6-3 6-3 Francisco Gonzalez #48 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Jeff Borowiak #79 6-4 6-3 Marcello Lara #97 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 John McEnroe #14 7-6 6-4 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bruce Nichols #355 4-6 7-6 6-4 Tom Gorman #32 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Christophe Freyss #102 6-4 6-4 Patrice Dominguez #87 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Brian Teacher #47 7-5 6-0 Deon Joubert #54 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Johan Kriek #67 7-6 7-6 Jai Dilouie #188 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bernie Mitton #65 7-5 7-6 Tom Leonard #53 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Gianni Ocleppo #100 7-6 6-3 Antonio Munoz #165 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Butch Walts #52 6-4 6-2 Gilles Moretton #133 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Steve Docherty #92 6-2 6-0 Alvaro Fillol #178 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 John James #117 6-1 6-4 Mark Edmondson #168 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Jose Luis Clerc #13 7-6 3-6 6-1 Mike Cahill #74 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bjorn Borg #2 6-0 6-2 Bob Hewitt #127 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Corrado Barazzutti #7 6-0 6-4 Russell Simpson #91 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bob Lutz 6-0 6-1 Chris Lewis #28 — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Roscoe Tanner #11 6-1 6-4 David Schneider #183 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Raul Ramirez #8 3-6 7-6 6-3 John Alexander #19 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Bill Scanlon #96 6-4 6-4 Georges Goven #118 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 John Lloyd 6-1 3-6 6-1 Buster C Mottram #21 — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Terry Moor #64 6-7 7-6 7-5 Yannick Noah #77 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Jiri Granat #105 7-5 6-1 Frew Mcmillan #69 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Eddie Dibbs #5 7-6 6-2 Mike Fishbach #99 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Robin Drysdale #96 7-6 6-1 Anand Amritraj — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Eliot Teltscher #39 6-1 6-0 Greg Halder #136 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Victor Pecci #59 6-3 6-3 Ferdi Taygan #96 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Dick Stockton #20 6-3 6-7 6-4 Vijay Amritraj #58 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Pat Dupre #78 6-4 6-4 Colin Dibley #62 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Erick Iskersky #87 6-4 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza #122 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Gene Mayer #56 6-0 3-6 6-2 Sashi Menon #157 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Tomas Smid #50 4-6 6-3 6-0 Bob Giltinan #60 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Jimmy Connors #1 6-0 6-2 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Arthur Ashe #15 4-6 7-6 6-1 Ross Case #113 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Hank Pfister #40 6-0 6-3 Ricardo Acuna #386 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Colin Dowdeswell #73 6-7 7-6 6-3 Kim Warwick #43 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 Balazs Taroczy #29 6-2 6-2 George Amaya — Match data
Aug 31, 1978* R128 John Sadri #253 6-4 6-2 Ramiro Benavides #155 H2H Match data

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