# Richmond Wct 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/sackmann_atp:da2b283141baccd7c4ed776d3fd9655d623e201304c6c6594c27bbc851823730/richmond-wct?season=1978
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Carpet
- Location: Richmond WCT
- Start date: 1978-01-30
- End date: 1978-02-05

## Champion
- Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Runner-up: John Newcombe
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. John Newcombe 6-3 6-4

### SF
- John Newcombe d. Eddie Dibbs 7-6 3-6 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-4 7-6

### QF
- John Newcombe d. Bjorn Borg 6-0 1-0 RET
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Peter Fleming 7-5 3-6 6-0
- Eddie Dibbs d. Rod Laver 6-1 7-6
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Ken Rosewall 6-3 7-6

### R16
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Bob Hewitt 6-1 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Jose Higueras 6-2 6-2
- Ken Rosewall d. Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Balazs Taroczy 6-1 6-2
- Bjorn Borg d. Harold Solomon 6-3 6-2
- Eddie Dibbs d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-1 6-2
- Rod Laver d. Mark Cox 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Peter Fleming d. Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-3

### R32
- John Newcombe d. Wojtek Fibak 7-6 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Buster C Mottram 4-0 RET
- Rod Laver d. Jan Kodes 6-1 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Tom Okker 6-3 5-7 6-1
- Eddie Dibbs d. Mike Fishbach 6-2 6-3
- Ken Rosewall d. John Alexander 3-6 6-0 6-3
- Arthur Ashe d. Ilie Nastase 3-6 7-5 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Bob Lutz 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Jaime Fillol 6-1 3-6 6-4
- Harold Solomon d. Antonio Zugarelli 6-7 6-0 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Sandy Mayer 7-5 7-5
- Mark Cox d. Manuel Orantes 7-6 6-2
- Balazs Taroczy d. Cliff Drysdale 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Peter Fleming d. Raymond Moore 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Jose Higueras d. Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-4
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Jeff Borowiak 6-2 5-1 RET

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

Other editions available: 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1973
(+1 more)

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