# Johannesburg 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/sackmann_atp:56f148c216ca0d0f7bb01af93e4d18972b85825de3183a71946861ee9024c3e0/johannesburg?season=1978
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1978-04-03
- End date: 1978-04-09

## Champion
- Winner: Cliff Richey
- Runner-up: Colin Dowdeswell
- Final score: 6-2 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Cliff Richey d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-2 6-4

### SF
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-7 6-4
- Cliff Richey d. Bernie Mitton 6-2 7-5

### QF
- Cliff Richey d. Frew Mcmillan 5-7 6-4 6-3
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Colin Dibley 7-5 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Eric Deblicker 6-3 6-4
- Bernie Mitton d. Yannick Noah 6-2 6-3

### R16
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Pascal Portes 6-4 5-7 7-5
- Bernie Mitton d. Hank Pfister 7-6 6-4
- Cliff Richey d. Andrew Pattison 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Yannick Noah d. Paul Avis 7-6 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Patrice Dominguez 6-4 6-2
- Eric Deblicker d. Andre Zietsmann 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Frew Mcmillan d. Ion Tiriac 6-2 6-2
- Colin Dibley d. Roger Taylor 4-6 6-2 7-5

### R32
- Paul Avis d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-4 6-1
- Andre Zietsmann d. Richard Lewis 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Ion Tiriac d. Byron Bertram 6-2 6-4
- Bernie Mitton d. Georges Goven 6-4 6-3
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Ross Case 2-6 6-7 6-4
- Roger Taylor d. F. Briscoe 6-3 6-1
- Pascal Portes d. Robin Drysdale 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Patrice Dominguez d. Jurgen Fassbender 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. John Yuill 7-5 3-6 7-5
- Cliff Richey d. Frank Gebert 6-3 6-1
- Andrew Pattison d. Brian Fairlie 6-1 6-2
- Hank Pfister d. George Rudman 6-1 6-0
- Yannick Noah d. Geoff Masters 7-5 6-3
- Colin Dibley d. George Hardie 6-7 5-7
- Frew Mcmillan d. Peter Fleming 6-4 3-6 7-6
- Eric Deblicker d. Patrick Proisy 6-1 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 2011, 2010, 2009, 1995, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985
(+15 more)

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