1978 French Open – Men's Singles

First-seeded Björn Borg defeated defending champion Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open. Borg did not lose a single set in the event, and only 32 games in total, which remains a record in the history of the tournament. The tournament also featured the first Grand Slam tournament appearance of Ivan Lendl.

Men's Singles
1978 French Open
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Final score6–1, 6–1, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Björn Borg (Champion)
  2. Guillermo Vilas (Final)
  3. Brian Gottfried (Third round)
  4. Eddie Dibbs (Quarterfinals)
  5. Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinals)
  6. Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
  7. Corrado Barazzutti (Semifinals)
  8. Harold Solomon (Third round)
  9. Roscoe Tanner (Fourth round)
  10. Dick Stockton (Semifinals)
  11. Wojtek Fibak (Fourth round)
  12. Phil Dent (First round)
  13. Tim Gullikson (Fourth round)
  14. Buster C. Mottram (Third round)
  15. John Alexander (Fourth round)
  16. Stan Smith (Third round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
6 Raúl Ramírez 3 3 0
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
7 Corrado Barazzutti 0 1 0
4 Eddie Dibbs 2 69 1
7 Corrado Barazzutti 6 711 6
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
2 Guillermo Vilas 1 1 3
5 Manuel Orantes 5 1 3
10 Dick Stockton 7 6 6
10 Dick Stockton 3 3 2
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
  Hans Gildemeister 4 6 1 6 3
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 2 6 3 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 B Borg 6 6 6
E Deblicker 1 1 1 1 B Borg 6 6 6
R Fagel 6 7 6 R Fagel 0 1 0
P Kronk 1 6 1 1 B Borg 6 6 6
G Hardie 5 6 6 7 6 P Bertolucci 0 2 2
J Moreno 7 1 7 6 1 G Hardie 2 3 5
B Andersson 4 6 3 6 4 P Bertolucci 6 6 7
P Bertolucci 6 3 6 0 6 1 B Borg 6 6 77
N Saviano 3 2 6 9 R Tanner 2 4 65
H Günthardt 6 6 7 H Günthardt 3 3 6
K Meiler 4 3 6 1 C Dibley 6 6 7
C Dibley 6 6 2 6 C Dibley 5 6 4
J-L Haillet 3 2 4 9 R Tanner 7 7 6
P Portes 6 6 6 P Portes 3 0 1
J Fassbender 2 1 r 9 R Tanner 6 6 6
9 R Tanner 6 4

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 B Mottram 6 6 6
J Soler 2 3 2 14 B Mottram 2 7 6 6
C Roger-Vasselin 7 7 6 C Roger-Vasselin 6 5 2 1
S Krulevitz 5 6 0 14 B Mottram 3 0 0
B Hewitt 5 5 4 V Pecci, Sr. 6 6 6
I Molina 7 7 6 I Molina 2 3 4
V Pecci, Sr. 6 7 6 V Pecci, Sr. 6 6 6
B Lloyd 4 5 1 V Pecci, Sr. 2 2 67
J Higueras 6 6 6 6 R Ramírez 6 6 79
D Bedel 0 2 3 J Higueras 2 4 3
P Cornejo 5 4 6 3 B Teacher 6 6 6
B Teacher 7 6 3 6 B Teacher 2 4 4
P Pearson 2 6 4 6 R Ramírez 6 6 6
A Zugarelli 6 7 6 A Zugarelli 1 3 2
B Fritz 2 0 4 6 R Ramírez 6 6 6
6 R Ramírez 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 E Dibbs 6 6 6
A Muñoz 1 3 1 4 E Dibbs 7 6 6
B Giltinan 6 6 7 B Giltinan 6 1 3
C Richey 2 2 5 4 E Dibbs 7 6 3 6
Q W Zirngibl 3 3 6 P McNamee 6 1 6 1
T Rocavert 6 6 7 T Rocavert 2 3 3
P McNamee 6 6 4 7 P McNamee 6 6 6
H Kary 3 2 6 5 4 E Dibbs 6 7 6
P DuPré 0 5 3 11 W Fibak 3 5 1
J Lloyd 6 7 6 J Lloyd 2 0 6 6 6
G Mayer 6 3 3 6 2 U Pinner 6 6 1 4 3
U Pinner 4 6 6 4 3 J Lloyd 1 6 1 1
Q K Tanabe 2 4 3 11 W Fibak 6 4 6 6
V Winitsky 6 6 6 V Winitsky 1 2 3
I El Shafei 4 6 4 4 11 W Fibak 6 6 6
11 W Fibak 6 2 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 S Smith 3 6 6 7
J James 6 3 3 5 16 S Smith 7 3 5 7 6
C Dowdeswell 6 5 6 1 6 C Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6 4
T Gullikson 3 7 3 6 3 16 S Smith 6 2 4
M Edmondson 6 4 3 2 LL S Birner 7 6 6
LL S Birner 2 6 6 6 LL S Birner 7 7 6
E van Dillen 2 5 1 Z Franulović 6 5 2
Z Franulović 6 7 6 LL S Birner 1 4 1
K Warwick 1 6 7 6 3 7 C Barazzutti 6 6 6
P Dominguez 6 7 6 3 6 P Dominguez 7 5 7 6
R Fisher 3 5 3 H Pfister 6 7 5 2
H Pfister 6 7 6 P Dominguez 7 4 5 2
G Ocleppo 6 6 6 7 C Barazzutti 5 6 7 6
Q S Menon 3 2 4 G Ocleppo 6 2 3 3
J Yuill 6 6 3 1 r 7 C Barazzutti 4 6 6 6
7 C Barazzutti 3 7 6 0

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 M Orantes 3 6 6 6
T Okker 6 3 2 2 5 M Orantes 7 6 7
A Pierola 6 2 0 6 6 A Pierola 5 1 6
B Mitton 3 6 6 3 0 5 M Orantes 7 7 6
R Lewis 3 5 3 T Šmid 5 5 2
R Ycaza 6 7 6 R Ycaza 2 7 2 1
T Šmid 7 4 T Šmid 6 5 6 6
V Amaya 6 6 r 5 M Orantes 6 77 77
C Freyss 5 4 0 13 T Gullikson 3 64 63
J Borowiak 7 6 6 J Borowiak 5 6 6 6
J Granát 6 2 3 1 A Panatta 7 1 4 4
A Panatta 3 6 6 6 J Borowiak 2 6 2
G Goven 4 7 7 6 13 T Gullikson 6 7 6
V Zednik 6 5 5 2 G Goven 6 3 3 3
C Letcher 3 2 2 13 T Gullikson 2 6 6 6
13 T Gullikson 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 D Stockton 4 2 6 6 6
R Drysdale 6 6 3 4 1 10 D Stockton 6 6 7
D Crealy 3 1 6 3 Q J Marks 1 0 5
Q J Marks 6 6 4 6 10 D Stockton 4 6 3 7 6
C Lewis 6 6 6 B Taróczy 6 4 6 6 4
R Frawley 4 2 3 C Lewis 1 1 1
Q D Naegelen 0 3 0 B Taróczy 6 6 6
B Taróczy 6 6 6 10 D Stockton 7 6 6
C Kirmayr 2 4 4 Q R Gehring 5 1 3
T Moor 6 6 6 T Moor 6 6 6 5 3
Q R Gehring 6 4 2 6 6 Q R Gehring 4 3 7 7 6
M Fishbach 3 6 6 0 3 Q R Gehring 6 6 4 6 6
Q D Carter 6 6 6 3 B Gottfried 3 7 6 3 2
B Phillips-Moore 1 2 1 Q D Carter 4 2 6 4
B Scanlon 2 2 0 3 B Gottfried 6 6 3 6
3 B Gottfried 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 H Solomon 6 7 6
J Feaver 2 5 2 8 H Solomon 7 6 6 6
B Prajoux 7 6 4 6 6 B Prajoux 6 3 7 3
L Sanders 5 7 6 1 2 8 H Solomon 6 5 0 4
Q P Složil 6 4 6 2 H Gildemeister 3 7 6 6
L Álvarez 7 6 3 6 L Álvarez 6 6 4 3
H Gildemeister 6 6 6 H Gildemeister 4 7 6 6
J Vanier 1 3 4 H Gildemeister 7 6 3 4 6
P Proisy 6 6 7 15 J Alexander 5 4 6 6 3
B Bertram 3 3 5 P Proisy 1 7 2 6 0
R Cano 3 6 6 7 R Cano 6 5 6 4 6
N Špear 6 4 3 5 R Cano 6 2 3
Q K Eberhard 6 2 7 6 15 J Alexander 7 6 6
P Elter 4 6 6 2 Q K Eberhard 6 4 7 2
J-F Caujolle 1 4 3 15 J Alexander 7 6 6 6
15 J Alexander 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 P Dent 4 1 2
A Ashe 6 6 6 A Ashe 6 6 6
Q J L Clerc 6 6 6 Q J L Clerc 2 4 4
I Lendl 3 0 3 A Ashe 4 6 7 6
J Kodeš 6 6 6 J Kodeš 6 3 6 4
B Fairlie 2 0 1 J Kodeš 3 6 7 7
H Gauvain 1 6 3 2 N Pilić 6 3 5 6
N Pilić 6 3 6 6 A Ashe 2 2 2
F Jauffret 7 3 3 4 2 G Vilas 6 6 6
G Moretton 6 6 6 6 G Moretton 0 3 2
Y Noah 6 6 6 Y Noah 6 6 6
Q A Fillol 2 2 3 Y Noah 2 6 1 1
P Hutka 6 0 1 2 G Vilas 6 4 6 6
B Martin 7 6 6 B Martin 2 6 6 2 4
O Parun 0 4 0 2 G Vilas 6 2 3 6 6
2 G Vilas 6 6 6
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