1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships

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.[3][4]

1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships
DateFebruary 27 – March 5
Edition9th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$225,000
SurfaceHard / Indoor
LocationMemphis, TN, USA
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
Raúl Ramírez / Brian Gottfried [2]

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

References

  1. "1978 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1978 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780354090391.
  4. "Gullikson Tough, But Connors Wins". Reading Eagle. March 6, 1978 via Google News Archive.
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