1978 South Pacific Championships

Tennis tournament

1978 South Pacific Championships

Date| 9–16 October
Edition| 5th
Category| Grand Prix
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $50,000
Surface| Grass / outdoor
Location| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Venue| Milton Courts
Champions
Singles
Mark Edmondson[1]
Doubles
Phil Dent /  John Alexander[2]
| <- 1977 · | South Pacific Tennis Classic | · 1979 ->

|
|

The 1978 South Pacific Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was part of the 1978 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 9 October until 16 October 1978. The final was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. Unseeded Mark Edmondson won the singles title, his second at the event after 1976.[3][4][5]

## Finals

[edit]

### Singles

[edit]

Mark Edmondson defeated  John Alexander 6–4, 7–6

* It was Edmondson's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

### Doubles

[edit]

Phil Dent /  John Alexander defeated  Syd Ball /  Allan Stone 6–3, 7–6

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "1978 Brisbane – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. ^ "1978 Brisbane – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. ^ "Edmondson wins final". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 18 October 1978. p. 36 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "Edmondson, 6-4, 7-6". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1978. p. 34 - via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 125\. ISBN 978-0354090681.

## External links

[edit]

* ITF tournament details

* v
* t
* e

Melbourne / Brisbane tournaments

|  |  |  |  |  1974  |  1975  | 1976 |  1977  |  1978  | 1979

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1980 | 1981 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

* v
* t
* e

1978 Grand Prix Tour

« 1977

1979 »

Grand Slam tournaments|

* Australian Open
* French Open
* Wimbledon
* US Open

Grand Prix circuit|

| Super Series|

* Birmingham (WCT)
* Philadelphia (WCT)
* Mexico City (WCT)
* Richmond (WCT)
* St. Louis (WCT)
* Palm Springs
* Memphis
* Milan (WCT)
* Rotterdam (WCT)
* Monte Carlo (WCT)
* Las Vegas
* Dallas (WCT)
* Hamburg
* Rome
* Washington D.C
* Louisville
* North Conway
* Indianapolis
* Toronto
* Boston
* Los Angeles
* San Francisco
* Barcelona
* Sydney Indoor
* Tokyo Indoor
* Stockholm
* Wembley
* Buenos Aires
* Johannesburg

|

$50,000 – $175,000|

* Little Rock
* Denver
* Lagos
* Cairo
* Washington D.C.
* Nice
* Tulsa
* Florence
* Munich
* Brussels
* Berlin
* London
* Cincinnati
* Gstaad
* Stuttgart
* Båstad
* Hilversum
* South Orange
* New Orleans
* Columbus
* Stowe
* Maui
* Brisbane
* Basel
* Vienna
* Paris Indoor
* Cologne
* Hong Kong
* Taipei
* Manila
* Bologna
* Calcutta
* Santiago
* Sydney

Year-end championships|

* Masters

Team events|

* Davis Cup
* Nations Cup

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template