# Vienna Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/323/vienna-open?season=1978
Tour: ATP

Stan Smith won the 1978 Vienna Open, defeating Balazs Taroczy 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Vienna, Austria, from October 29 to November 4, 1978. The match log contains 30 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Erste Bank Open, Austrian Indoor Championships
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Start date: 1978-10-29
- End date: 1978-11-04

## Champion
- Winner: Stan Smith
- Runner-up: Balazs Taroczy
- Final score: 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Stan Smith d. Balazs Taroczy 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3

### SF
- Stan Smith d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-4 7-6
- Balazs Taroczy d. Johan Kriek 6-1 6-3

### QF
- Stan Smith d. Ove Bengtson 7-6 6-1
- Balazs Taroczy d. John Austin 7-5 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Tomas Smid 2-6 6-2 6-1
- Johan Kriek d. Brian Gottfried 6-2 7-5

### R16
- Johan Kriek d. Pavel Hutka 6-3 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Tom Gullikson 6-2 3-6 6-4
- Ove Bengtson d. John Sadri 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Cliff Letcher 7-5 7-5
- Stan Smith d. Antonio Munoz 6-1 6-2
- John Austin d. Karl Meiler 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Bernie Mitton 6-3 2-6 7-6
- Tomas Smid d. Frew Mcmillan 3-6 6-3 6-2

### R32
- Pavel Hutka d. Peter Feigl 6-3 6-3
- Frew Mcmillan d. Richard Lewis 6-3 6-7 6-2
- Johan Kriek d. Ferdi Taygan 2-6 7-5 6-3
- Antonio Munoz d. Patrick Proisy 6-3 2-6 7-6
- John Sadri d. Robert Reininger 6-2 6-2
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Francisco Gonzalez 6-4 6-7 6-0
- Tomas Smid d. George Hardie 6-1 6-4
- Cliff Letcher d. John James 6-3 6-4
- Stan Smith d. Hans Kary 6-3 6-2
- Balazs Taroczy d. Stanislav Birner 6-0 6-2
- Karl Meiler d. Victor Pecci 7-5 6-3
- Ove Bengtson d. Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-4
- Tom Gullikson d. Roger Taylor 6-3 6-1
- Brian Gottfried d. Jan Kodes 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Bernie Mitton d. Ivan Lendl 7-6 3-6 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 30
- Players: 31

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/323/vienna-open?season=1978
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