1978 American Airlines Tennis Games

1978 American Airlines Tennis Games
Date February 13 – 19
Edition 3rd
Category Grand Prix
Draw 64S/32D
Prize money $225,000
Surface Hard / Outdoor
Location Palm Springs, CA, United States
Venue Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Roscoe Tanner [1]
Doubles
South Africa Raymond Moore / United States Roscoe Tanner [2]

The 1978 American Airlines Tennis Games was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States and held from February 13 through February 19, 1978. Roscoe Tanner won the singles title.[3]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Roscoe Tanner defeated Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 7–6

  • It was Tanner's 2nd title of the year and the 24th of his career.

Men's Doubles

South Africa Raymond Moore / United States Roscoe Tanner defeated South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Moore's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Tanner's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of his career.

References

  1. ↑ "Palm Springs Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "Palm Springs Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9780354090391.
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