1978 U.S. Pro Indoor

The 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courta at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The tournament was organized by the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from January 23 through January 29, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $35,000 first-prize money.^[3][4]

1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Date	January 23–29
Edition	11th
Category	Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$225,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Venue	Spectrum
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Connors' 1st title of the year and the 75th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–4

• It was Hewitt's 1st title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was McMillan's 1st title of the year and the 50th of his career.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event		W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64
Singles	WCT	220	180	140	100	60	20	10
	Grand Prix	225	157	90	45	22	11	–
Doubles	WCT	220	180	140	100	60	20	–
	Grand Prix	45	31	18	9	5	–	–

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64
Singles [5]	$34,000	$17,000	$8,512	$5,000	$3,000	$1,600	$862
Doubles [5]	$11,500	$5,800	$3,512	$1,600	$750	$387	–