ATP Indianapolis 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule
Jimmy Connors won the 1978 Indianapolis, defeating Jose Higueras 7-5 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Indianapolis, United States, from August 7 to August 13, 1978. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.
Full tournament history →Dates
Aug 7 — Aug 13
Location
Indianapolis, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Jimmy Connors | 7-5 6-1 | Jose Higueras | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1978* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Jimmy Connors | 7-5 6-1 | Manuel Orantes | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | SF |
| Jose Higueras | 7-6 4-6 6-2 | Corrado Barazzutti | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Jimmy Connors | 3-6 6-1 6-1 | John McEnroe | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | QF |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 6-2 6-4 | Kjell Johansson | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | QF |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-2 6-1 | Jeff Borowiak | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | QF |
| Jose Higueras | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | Guillermo Vilas | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1978* | QF Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-0 | Phil Dent | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| John McEnroe | 7-5 6-2 | Balazs Taroczy | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-3 6-1 | Jose Luis Clerc | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 5-7 6-4 6-0 | Adriano Panatta | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Jose Higueras | 6-3 6-0 | Chris Lewis | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Kjell Johansson | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | Peter Feigl | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Jeff Borowiak | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | Zan Guerry | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| Jimmy Connors | 7-5 6-4 | Jaime Fillol | H2H | Match data | Aug 11, 1978* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Corrado Barazzutti | 6-2 7-6 | Johan Kriek | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| John McEnroe | 7-5 2-6 6-2 | Victor Amaya | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-2 7-5 | Rick Fagel | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Phil Dent | 6-4 6-4 | Alvaro Betancur | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Jeff Borowiak | 6-3 6-4 | Hans Gildemeister | — | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Peter Feigl | 5-7 6-4 6-2 | George Hardie | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-0 | Yannick Noah | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Kjell Johansson | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | Mike Fishbach | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Gene Mayer | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Adriano Panatta | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | Howard Schoenfield | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 6-2 4-6 8-6 | Pat Dupre | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Zan Guerry | 2-6 6-4 6-0 | Tenny Svensson | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-4 6-4 | Heinz Gunthardt | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Chris Lewis | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | Colin Dowdeswell | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Jaime Fillol | 6-1 6-2 | Steve Denton | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| Jose Higueras | 7-6 6-1 | Zeljko Franulovic | H2H | Match data | Aug 10, 1978* | R32 |
| R64 (32) | ||||||
| Rick Fagel | 6-4 6-2 | Gilles Moretton | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Gene Mayer | 6-3 7-6 | Hans Kary | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Pat Dupre | 6-4 7-6 | Francois Jauffret | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-3 6-2 | Rod Frawley | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-0 6-2 | Dick Crealy | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 6-1 6-3 | Patricio Cornejo | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Johan Kriek | 6-2 6-4 | Alvaro Fillol | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| George Hardie | 6-2 7-6 | Brad Drewett | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Peter Feigl | 6-1 4-6 6-2 | Douglas Palm | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| John McEnroe | 3-6 6-2 6-1 | Christophe Roger-Vasselin | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Manuel Orantes | 7-5 6-3 | Billy Martin | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Zan Guerry | 6-4 6-2 | Marty Davis | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Jaime Fillol | 6-3 6-3 | Chip Tolleson | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Chris Lewis | 6-1 6-1 | Keith Richardson | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Mike Fishbach | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | John Lloyd | — | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-2 6-4 | David Carter | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 2-6 7-5 6-4 | Hank Pfister | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | Pascal Portes | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | Bernie Mitton | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Victor Amaya | 6-3 6-4 | Steve Krulevitz | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Phil Dent | 6-2 6-1 | Bill Scanlon | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Alvaro Betancur | 4-6 7-5 7-5 | Paolo Bertolucci | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 5-7 6-2 6-2 | Ion Tiriac | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Hans Gildemeister | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | Steve Docherty | — | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Jeff Borowiak | 4-6 7-6 6-0 | Bruce Nichols | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Colin Dowdeswell | 3-6 7-6 8-6 | Belus Prajoux | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Steve Denton | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | Gianni Ocleppo | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Jose Higueras | 6-4 6-2 | Ismail El Shafei | — | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Howard Schoenfield | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | Eric Deblicker | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Tenny Svensson | 3-6 6-2 8-6 | Ken Rosewall | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Yannick Noah | 6-7 6-3 6-4 | Robert Vant Hof | — | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
| Kjell Johansson | 6-2 6-1 | Chris Mayotte | H2H | Match data | Aug 9, 1978* | R64 |
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 4 |
| Manuel Orantes | 3 |
| Pete Sampras | 3 |
| Andres Gomez | 2 |
| Andy Roddick | 2 |
| Boris Becker | 2 |
| Cliff Richey | 2 |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 2 |
| Robby Ginepri | 2 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Ginepri | 6-2 6-4 | Sam Querrey | H2H | Match data | 2009 | Hard |
| Gilles Simon | 6-4 6-4 | Dmitry Tursunov | H2H | Match data | 2008 | Hard |
| Dmitry Tursunov | 6-4 7-5 | Frank Dancevic | H2H | Match data | 2007 | Hard |
| James Blake | 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) | Andy Roddick | H2H | Match data | 2006 | Hard |
| Robby Ginepri | 4-6 6-0 3-0 (ret.) | Taylor Dent | H2H | Match data | 2005 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Indianapolis held?
- Indianapolis is held in Indianapolis, United States.
- Who won the most recent Indianapolis?
- The 2009 Indianapolis was won by Robby Ginepri 6-2 6-4.
- Who has won the most Indianapolis titles?
- Jimmy Connors has won 4 Indianapolis titles, the most by any player.
- When was the first Indianapolis played?
- The first edition of Indianapolis was held in 1968.
- What surface is Indianapolis played on?
- Indianapolis is played on clay courts.