1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles

1978 World Championship Tennis Finals
Final
Champion|  Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up|  Eddie Dibbs
Score| 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
Events
| Singles

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1978 tennis event results

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 against Eddie Dibbs.

## Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Björn Borg (semifinals, withdrew)
2. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
3. Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
4. Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
5. Eddie Dibbs (final)
6. Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
7. Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
8. Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)

## Draw

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### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* ITF = ITF entry
* PR = Protected ranking
* SR = Special ranking
* SE = Special exempt
* JE = Junior exempt
* JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
* CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Björn Borg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |  | | |
| 8 |  Dick Stockton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |  |
| | 1 |  Björn Borg |  |  |  |  |  |
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| | | 3 |  Vitas Gerulaitis | w/o |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |  |

| 6 |  Raúl Ramirez | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |  |
| | 3 |  Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 |  |  |
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| | | 5 |  Eddie Dibbs | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  |
| 5 |  Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 6 |  |  | |

| 4 |  Ilie Năstase | 3 | 3 | 0 |  |  |
| | 5 |  Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 7 | 6 |  |  |
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| | | 7 |  Corrado Barazzutti | 2 | 6 | 4 |  |  |
| 7 |  Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |

| 2 |  Brian Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |

## References

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* 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)