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1978 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

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Singles
1978 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upMexico Raúl Ramírez
Score7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dick Stockton was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament, but lost in the quarterfinals to first-seeded Jimmy Connors who won the title after a victory in the final against fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–5.[1]

Seeds

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  1. United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. Sweden Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  4. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (final)
  5. United States Sandy Mayer (second round)
  6. United States Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
  7. Romania Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
  8. Poland Wojtek Fibak (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Jimmy Connors 4 6 6
3 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 4
1 United States Jimmy Connors 7 7
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 5 5
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7 6
7 Romania Ilie Năstase 5 3

Upper half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
Australia Dick Crealy 1 3
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson 3 1
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson 7 6 1
Sweden Kjell Johansson 6 7 6
1 United States Jimmy Connors 3 6 6
4 United States Dick Stockton 6 4 0
United States Fred McNair 3 4
United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 6
United Kingdom John Lloyd 0 3
4 United States Dick Stockton 6 6
United States Bill Scanlon 3 1
6 United States Dick Stockton 6 6
1 United States Jimmy Connors 4 6 6
3 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 4
3 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
United States Stan Smith 2 4
3 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
Chile Jaime Fillol 0 1
New Zealand Chris Lewis 5 6 6
Chile Jaime Fillol 7 0 7
3 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
United States Robert Lutz 2 3
Australia Ken Rosewall 63 2
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 7 6
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 3 6 4
United States Robert Lutz 6 3 6
United States Robert Lutz 6 6
8 Poland Wojtek Fibak 4 2

Lower half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
5 United States Sandy Mayer 6 7 6
United States Tom Leonard 7 6 2
5 United States Sandy Mayer 3 3
Australia Kim Warwick 6 6
South Africa Raymond Moore 6 7 3
Australia Kim Warwick 7 6 6
Australia Kim Warwick 2 2
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
India Vijay Amritraj 6 6
Netherlands Tom Okker 2 3
India Vijay Amritraj 2 2
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 2 66
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 7
4 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7 6
7 Romania Ilie Năstase 5 3
7 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United States Sherwood Stewart 1 1
7 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United States Mike Fishbach 3 1
United States Terry Moor 5 5
United States Mike Fishbach 7 7
7 Romania Ilie Năstase w/o
2 Sweden Björn Borg
United Kingdom Mark Cox 1 4
Italy Antonio Zugarelli 6 6
Italy Antonio Zugarelli 1 2
2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Netherlands Louk Sanders 2 3
2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "1978 Rotterdam Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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