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Tennis tournament
1978 Suisse Open Gstaad
Date10–16 July
Edition33rd
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationGstaad, Switzerland
Champions
Singles
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / Netherlands Tom Okker
← 1977 · Suisse Open Gstaad · 1979 →

The 1978 Suisse Open Gstaad was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament and was held from 10 July through 16 July 1978. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit with a total prize money available of $75,000. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title, his second at the tournament after 1974.

Finals

Singles

Argentina Guillermo Vilas defeated Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–3, 7–6, 6–4

  • It was Vilas' 3rd singles title of the year and the 38th of his career.

Doubles

Australia Mark Edmondson / Netherlands Tom Okker defeated South Africa Bob Hewitt / Australia Kim Warwick 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4

References

  1. "1978 Gstaad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1978 Gstaad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 121. ISBN 978-0354090681.

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