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
DateAugust 28 – September 10
Edition98th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationFlushing Meadows, New York City, United States
VenueNational Tennis Center
Attendance275,300 [1]
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jimmy Connors[2]
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert[3]
Men's doubles
United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith[4]
Women's doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova[3]
Mixed doubles
Netherlands Betty Stöve / South Africa Frew McMillan[3]

Seniors

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

United States Jimmy Connors[lower-alpha 1] defeated Sweden 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

United States Chris Evert defeated United States 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

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

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

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

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1978 US Open – Mixed doubles

Netherlands Betty Stöve / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated United States Billie Jean King / Australia Ray Ruffels, 6–3, 7-6 [3]

Juniors

Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

United States Linda Siegel defeated Argentina 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.
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