1978 US Open (tennis)

The 1978 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 98th edition of the US Open and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was held from August 28 to September 10, 1978, and the singles titles were won by Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert.[1] This was the first year the US Open was played at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows after having been organized at the West Side Tennis Club venue in Forest Hills since 1915. It was also the first time the tournament was played on hard courts, as opposed to much of its history on grass and a brief stint, from 1975 through 1977, on clay.[5]

1978 US Open
Date28 August – 10 September
Edition98th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationFlushing Meadows, New York, United States
VenueNational Tennis Center
Attendance275,300 [1]
Champions
Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors [2]
Women's Singles
Chris Evert [3]
Men's Doubles
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith [4]
Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova [3]
Mixed Doubles
Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan [3]

Seniors

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

Jimmy Connors[lower-alpha 1] defeated Björn Borg, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

  • It was Connors 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd US Open title.

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

Chris Evert defeated Pam Shriver, 7–5, 6–4 [3]

  • It was Evert's 8th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th (consecutive) US Open title.

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

Bob Lutz / Stan Smith defeated Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 [4]

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

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull, 7–6, 6–4 [3]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1978 US Open – Mixed Doubles

Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan defeated Billie Jean King / Ray Ruffels, 6–3, 7-6 [3]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Per Hjertquist defeated Stefan Simonsson, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6

Girls' singles

Linda Siegel defeated Ivanna Madruga, 6–4, 6-4

Notes
  1. Due to Connors' victories in '74 on grass and '76 on clay, he is the only person—man or woman—to ever win this tournament on three different surfaces.

References
  1. Harvey Araton (August 23, 2018). "The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open". The New York Times.
  2. "ATP – 1978 US Open Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  3. "WTA – 1978 Tournaments – US Open" (PDF). WTA.
  4. "ATP – 1978 US Open Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  5. Mark Preston; E.J. Crawford & Joel Drucker. "The Greatest Achievements in US Open History". USTA.
Preceded by
1978 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1978 Australian Open
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