Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  Vitas Gerulaitis |
| Runner-up | Eddie Dibbs |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs.
Seeds edit
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Björn Borg (semifinals, withdrew)
Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)- Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)- Eddie Dibbs (final)
Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)- Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Ilie Năstase
| 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Corrado Barazzutti
| 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Corrado Barazzutti
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brian Gottfried
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)