1978 French Open

The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.[4][5]

1978 French Open
Date29 May – 11 June
Edition82nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$337,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Björn Borg [1]
Women's Singles
Virginia Ruzici [2]
Men's Doubles
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister [3]
Women's Doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici [2]
Mixed Doubles
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil [2]

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]

  • It was Borg's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's Singles

Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

  • It was Ruzici's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's Doubles

Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's Doubles

Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1978 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil defeated Virginia Ruzici / Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [6] Men FF200,000 FF105,000 FF52,500 FF26,300 FF15,300 FF8,400 FF5,000 FF2,800
Women FF100,000 FF50,000 FF20,000 FF8,000 - FF4,000 FF2,000 FF1,000

Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.

References
  1. "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1978 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1979. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090681.
Preceded by
1977 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1978 Wimbledon Championships
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