1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Singles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Roscoe Tanner
Final score	6–2, 6–4, 6–3

Jimmy Connors, the 1978 winner

Dick Stockton was the defending champion, but lost in the first round.

Jimmy Connors won the title, defeating Roscoe Tanner, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
2. Björn Borg (Quarterfinals)
3. Brian Gottfried (Semifinals)
4. Vitas Gerulaitis (Third Round)
5. Manuel Orantes (Third Round)
6. Eddie Dibbs (Semifinals)
7. Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
8. Ilie Năstase (Third Round)
9. Dick Stockton (First Round)
10. Roscoe Tanner (Final)
11. Corrado Barazzutti (First Round)
12. Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
13. Wojtek Fibak (Third Round)
14. Harold Solomon (Third Round)
15. Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
16. John McEnroe (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	3	4	6	6	6
	3	Brian Gottfried	6	6	3	2	0
										1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
										10	Roscoe Tanner	2	4	3
	6	Eddie Dibbs	6	7	4	1
	10	Roscoe Tanner	7	5	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J Connors	7	6
	C Drysdale	6	0				1	J Connors	6	6
								A Panatta	3	2
														1	J Connors	6	6
															B Mottram	1	4
								B Mottram	1	6	6
	Ti Gullikson	3	7	6				Ti Gullikson	6	3	2
9	D Stockton	6	6	4																	1	J Connors	6	6	6
																					7	R Ramírez	7	2	1
							12	K Rosewall	7	6
	D Crealy	4	4					B Taróczy	5	3
	B Taróczy	6	6											12	K Rosewall	4	2
	R Moore	6	6											7	R Ramírez	6	6
	J Hřebec	4	4					R Moore	4	6
							7	R Ramírez	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	B Gottfried	6	6
	M Riessen	7	6	6				M Riessen	3	4
	J Alexander	6	7	3										3	B Gottfried	6	7
Q	J McManus	6	1	2										13	W Fibak	3	6
WC	V Winitsky	3	6	6			WC	V Winitsky	4	0
							13	W Fibak	6	6
																					3	B Gottfried	6	6
16	J McEnroe	6	6																		16	J McEnroe	1	3
	B Walts	3	2				16	J McEnroe	6	3	7
								To Gullikson	4	6	6
														16	J McEnroe	7	6
														5	M Orantes	6	2
							WC	F McMillan	4	5
	R Meyer	2	1				5	M Orantes	6	7
5	M Orantes	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	E Dibbs	6	6
	B Hewitt	2	1				6	E Dibbs	7	6
								T Moor	6	3
														6	E Dibbs	6	6
	A Zugarelli	7	6											14	H Solomon	3	2
	H Pfister	6	3					A Zugarelli	2	4
							14	H Solomon	6	6
																					6	E Dibbs	7	3	6
15	S Mayer	6	4	6																	15	S Mayer	6	6	4
	J Kodeš	2	6	2			15	S Mayer	6	6
								R Case	1	1
														15	S Mayer	6	7
														4	V Gerulaitis	2	5
								J Borowiak	1	1
	M Fishbach	2	0				4	V Gerulaitis	6	6
4	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	I Năstase	7	6
	M Cox	7	7					M Cox	5	2
Q	T Leonard	6	6											8	I Năstase	1	7	0
														10	R Tanner	6	6	6
								Ž Franulović	6	4
	S Ball	2	4				10	R Tanner	7	6
10	R Tanner	6	6																		10	R Tanner	6	7
11	C Barazzutti	3	7	1																	2	B Borg	4	6
	P Fleming	6	6	6				P Fleming	6	7
								M Cahill	3	6
															P Fleming	6	6	3
	T Okker	2	6	6										2	B Borg	3	7	6
	B Scanlon	6	4	2				T Okker	2	1
							2	B Borg	6	6

References

• Main Draw