Tennis tournament
1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | February 27 – March 5 | |||
Edition | 9th | |||
Category | Grand Prix | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $225,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / Indoor | |||
Location | Memphis, TN, United States | |||
Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Jimmy Connors | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Raúl Ramírez / Brian Gottfried | ||||
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The 1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition of the tournament was held from February 27 through March 5, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $39,000 first-prize money. It was Connors' fourth title at the event after his three successive titles from 1973 to 1975, when the tournament was held in Salisbury, Maryland.
Finals
Singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Tim Gullikson 7–6, 6–3
- It was Connors' third singles title of the year and the 64th of his career.
Doubles
Raúl Ramírez / Brian Gottfried defeated Phil Dent / John Newcombe 3–6, 7–6, 6–2
See also
- 1978 US Indoor Championships – women's tournament
References
- "1978 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1978 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780354090391.
- "Gullikson Tough, But Connors Wins". Reading Eagle. March 6, 1978 – via Google News Archive.
External links
1978 Grand Prix Tour « 1977 1979 » | |||||
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