1978 U.S. Pro Indoor

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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]

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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]

Finals

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Singles

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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

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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

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Point distribution

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

Prize money

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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	–

References

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^ "1978 Philadelphia – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1978 Philadelphia – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0354090681.
^ "Connors' Momentum Overpowers Tanner". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP. January 28, 1978. p. 4B.
^ ^a ^b Yates, Bob, ed. (1978). WCT-78 Media Guide. World Championship Tennis. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

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