1978 French Open

The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.^[4][5]

1978 French Open
Date	29 May – 11 June 1978
Edition	77
Category	48th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money	$337,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Virginia Ruzici[2]
Men's doubles
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister[3]
Women's doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici[2]
Mixed doubles
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil[2]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 ^[1]

• It was Borg's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's singles

Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 ^[2]

• It was Ruzici's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's doubles

Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's doubles

Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Mixed doubles

Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil defeated Virginia Ruzici / Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired ^[2]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [6]	Men	FF200,000	FF105,000	FF52,500	FF26,300	FF15,300	FF8,400	FF5,000	FF2,800
	Women	FF100,000	FF50,000	FF20,000	FF8,000	-	FF4,000	FF2,000	FF1,000

Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.

References

1. "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1978 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
6. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1979. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090681.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1977 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1978 Wimbledon Championships