Tennis tournament
1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | 16–22 October | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Category | Grand Prix circuit (Four star) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $175,000 | |||
Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
Venue | Hordern Pavilion | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Jimmy Connors | ||||
Doubles | ||||
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | ||||
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The 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 16 October through 22 October 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – SinglesJimmy Connors defeated Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–0, 6–4
- It was Connors' 10th title of the year and the 84th of his career.
Doubles
Main article: 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – DoublesJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Mark Edmondson / John Marks 6–4, 6–3
- It was Newcombe's only title of the year and the 65th of his career. It was Roche's 2nd title of the year and the 27th of his career.
References
- "1978 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1978 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-0354090681.
External links
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