ATP Boston 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Manuel Orantes won the 1978 Boston, defeating Harold Solomon 6-4 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Boston, United States, from August 21 to August 27, 1978.

Champion
Manuel Orantes
def. Harold Solomon , 6-4 6-3
Dates
Aug 21 — Aug 27
Location
Boston, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 27, 1978* F Manuel Orantes #9 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #12 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 26, 1978* SF Manuel Orantes #9 6-3 6-2 Arthur Ashe #18 H2H Match data
Aug 26, 1978* SF Harold Solomon #12 3-6 6-4 6-0 Corrado Barazzutti #7 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 26, 1978* QF Manuel Orantes #9 6-4 6-3 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data
Aug 26, 1978* QF Harold Solomon #12 6-2 6-2 John McEnroe #16 H2H Match data
Aug 26, 1978* QF Arthur Ashe #18 6-4 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data
Aug 26, 1978* QF Corrado Barazzutti #7 7-6 3-0 (ret.) Jose Higueras #17 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-3 6-2 Raul Ramirez #8 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 John McEnroe #16 6-2 6-2 Victor Pecci #63 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Jose Higueras #17 3-6 6-3 6-1 Jaime Fillol #36 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Manuel Orantes #9 6-4 6-0 Paolo Bertolucci #70 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 6-1 Chris Lewis #27 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Harold Solomon #12 6-1 5-7 7-6 Peter Feigl #72 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Arthur Ashe #18 6-3 6-0 Steve Krulevitz #162 H2H Match data
Aug 25, 1978* R16 Corrado Barazzutti #7 6-0 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Wojtek Fibak #14 3-6 6-1 6-3 Tom Okker #43 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Jose Higueras #17 6-3 6-2 Tomas Smid #46 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Harold Solomon #12 6-1 6-2 Terry Moor #62 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Arthur Ashe #18 6-3 3-6 6-3 Marty Riessen #80 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Corrado Barazzutti #7 6-3 6-0 Billy Martin #97 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Peter Feigl #72 6-7 6-0 7-6 Balazs Taroczy #26 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Steve Krulevitz #162 6-2 6-4 Adriano Panatta #31 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 John McEnroe #16 6-3 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #49 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Manuel Orantes #9 6-2 6-0 Hans Kary #135 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Chris Lewis #27 6-1 6-0 Antonio Munoz #165 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Jaime Fillol #36 6-3 6-4 Gilles Moretton #133 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Paolo Bertolucci #70 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram #21 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Peter Mcnamara 6-2 (ret.) Cary Stansbury #308 — Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Raul Ramirez #8 6-3 6-2 Patrice Dominguez #86 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-1 6-3 John Marks #125 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1978* R32 Victor Pecci #63 4-6 6-3 7-5 Eddie Dibbs #5 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Balazs Taroczy #26 6-3 6-0 Brad Drewett #228 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Buster C Mottram #21 6-3 6-3 Bernard Fritz #144 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Manuel Orantes #9 6-2 5-7 6-4 Belus Prajoux #96 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Raul Ramirez #8 3-1 (ret.) Ivan Molina #71 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Patrice Dominguez #86 2-6 7-6 6-2 Doug Crawford #212 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Arthur Ashe #18 7-6 6-1 Erick Iskersky #93 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Tom Okker #43 6-7 6-4 6-1 Lito Alvarez — Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 John McEnroe #16 6-1 6-2 Vladimir Zednik #42 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Antonio Munoz #165 6-0 6-2 Van Winitsky #147 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Steve Krulevitz #162 6-4 7-5 Alvaro Fillol #178 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #13 7-6 7-5 Patricio Cornejo #80 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Cary Stansbury #308 6-3 1-6 6-3 Cliff Letcher — Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Jaime Fillol #36 6-1 6-2 Robin Drysdale #89 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Harold Solomon #12 6-4 6-2 Geoff Masters #66 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Adriano Panatta #31 6-4 6-3 Bob Hewitt #127 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #49 6-4 5-1 (ret.) Howard Schoenfield #235 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Jose Higueras #17 6-1 6-3 Heinz Gunthardt #56 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Wojtek Fibak #14 5-7 6-4 6-2 Pascal Portes #139 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #7 6-1 7-6 Tenny Svensson #190 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Terry Moor #62 6-0 6-4 Jorge Andrew #189 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 John Marks #125 6-3 6-4 Kjell Johansson #32 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Chris Lewis #27 6-1 5-7 6-4 John Lloyd — Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Tomas Smid #46 6-1 6-2 Ramiro Benavides #155 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Billy Martin #97 2-6 7-6 7-6 Dick Crealy #99 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Eddie Dibbs #5 6-4 6-2 Victor Amaya #30 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-2 Steve Docherty #92 — Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Victor Pecci #63 6-3 6-0 Bernie Mitton #64 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #70 6-2 6-0 Mike Fishbach #99 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Marty Riessen #80 6-3 6-2 Jonathan Smith — Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Hans Kary #135 6-0 6-3 Noel Phillips #201 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Gilles Moretton #133 6-3 3-6 6-3 Alvaro Betancur #131 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1978* R64 Peter Feigl #72 6-4 7-5 Gianni Ocleppo #102 H2H Match data

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