ATP Japan Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule
Adriano Panatta won the 1978 Japan Open, defeating Pat Dupre 6-3 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 23 to October 29, 1978. The match log contains 47 recorded singles results for this edition.
Full tournament history →Dates
Oct 23 — Oct 29
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 6-3 6-3 | Pat Dupre | H2H | Match data | Oct 29, 1978* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Buster C Mottram | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | SF |
| Pat Dupre | 4-6 7-6 6-4 | Zeljko Franulovic | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-3 6-3 | Eddie Dibbs | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | QF Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Buster C Mottram | 6-1 6-2 | Nick Saviano | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | QF |
| Pat Dupre | 3-6 6-0 6-2 | Geoff Masters | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | QF |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-4 6-4 | Jun Kuki | H2H | Match data | Oct 28, 1978* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Buster C Mottram | 6-4 6-3 | Mike Cahill | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-3 6-3 | Sherwood Stewart | — | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-4 6-3 | Kim Warwick | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Pat Dupre | 7-5 6-3 | Tony Roche | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Jun Kuki | 6-4 6-3 | Alvin Gardiner | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Eddie Dibbs | 7-5 6-1 | Phil Dent | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Nick Saviano | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | Terry Moor | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-7 7-6 6-3 | Jun Kamiwazumi | H2H | Match data | Oct 27, 1978* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Jun Kamiwazumi | 6-3 6-3 | Syd Ball | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Nick Saviano | 6-0 6-1 | Scott Carnahan | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-2 6-1 | Akinori Naguro | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Phil Dent | 4-6 6-1 6-3 | Chris Kachel | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Kim Warwick | 6-4 6-3 | Sachio Kato | — | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Buster C Mottram | 6-2 6-1 | Akira Kawaguchi | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Sherwood Stewart | 4-6 6-2 6-0 | Nobuya Tamura | — | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Alvin Gardiner | 4-6 6-2 6-1 | Butch Walts | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Jun Kuki | 6-3 6-7 6-2 | Shinichi Sakamoto | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Terry Moor | 6-2 5-7 6-4 | Kenichi Hirai | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Tony Roche | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | Tsuyoshi Fukui | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-4 6-2 | Takao Yamamoto | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Eddie Dibbs | 6-2 6-3 | Takehiko Nishiwaki | — | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Mike Cahill | 6-7 6-2 6-3 | Ross Case | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Pat Dupre | 6-4 7-6 | Mark Edmondson | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 7-6 6-3 | David Carter | H2H | Match data | Oct 26, 1978* | R32 |
| R64 (16) | ||||||
| Jun Kamiwazumi | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | Colin Dibley | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Buster C Mottram | 6-1 6-2 | Bhanu Nunna | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Kim Warwick | 6-4 6-1 | John Marks | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Terry Moor | 6-3 7-5 | Shigeyuki Nishio | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Jun Kuki | 6-2 6-2 | Hank Pfister | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Tony Roche | 6-0 6-1 | Kiyoshi Tanabe | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| David Carter | 6-0 6-3 | Asher Kahn | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-3 6-2 | Sashi Menon | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Takehiko Nishiwaki | 6-4 6-2 | Akifumi Machidori | — | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Sherwood Stewart | 6-4 7-5 | Akira Motomura | — | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Butch Walts | 5-7 7-5 6-3 | Ramesh Krishnan | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Akinori Naguro | 6-2 6-2 | Jim Mcmanus | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Mark Edmondson | 6-4 6-3 | Etsuo Uchiyama | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Phil Dent | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | Taisen Kanai | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Ross Case | 6-7 6-0 6-0 | Tetsu Kuramitsu | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
| Scott Carnahan | 6-4 6-3 | Osuma Nakamura | H2H | Match data | Oct 25, 1978* | R64 |
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Pete Sampras | 4 |
| Stefan Edberg | 4 |
| Ken Rosewall | 3 |
| Jim Courier | 2 |
| Kei Nishikori | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 6-4 | Taylor Fritz | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Arthur Fils | 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 | Ugo Humbert | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Ben Shelton | 7-5 6-1 | Aslan Karatsev | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Taylor Fritz | 7-6(3) 7-6(2) | Frances Tiafoe | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
| Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 | John Millman | H2H | Match data | 2019 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Japan Open held?
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- Who won the most recent Japan Open?
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- Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
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- When was the first Japan Open played?
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