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1978 Romika Cup – Singles

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Singles
1978 Romika Cup
Final
ChampionArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Buster Mottram
Score6–1, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1977 · Bavarian Tennis Championships · 1979 →

Željko Franulović was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Buster Mottram.

Guillermo Vilas won in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 against Mottram.

Seeds

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  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (champion)
  2. United Kingdom Buster Mottram (final)
  3. Hungary Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
  4. West Germany Karl Meiler (quarterfinals)
  5. Chile Hans Gildemeister (second round)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (semifinals)
  7. United States Pat Du Pré (first round)
  8. Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Semifinals Final
            
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 1 7 1
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6    
2 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 1 3 3    
6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6 4 3
2 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 4 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
  West Germany G Gnettner 4 3   1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
  West Germany J Fassbender 7 4 6   West Germany J Fassbender 2 4  
  New Zealand O Parun 6 6 4 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 7  
  France G Goven 7 1 4   Czechoslovakia V Zednik 2 5  
  Czechoslovakia V Zednik 6 6 6   Czechoslovakia V Zednik 6 4 6
  Chile P Cornejo 3 0   5 Chile H Gildemeister 3 6 4
5 Chile H Gildemeister 6 6   1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
3 Hungary B Taróczy 6 3 7 3 Hungary B Taróczy 1 7 1
  Netherlands L Sanders 3 6 5 3 Hungary B Taróczy 6 3 7
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 7   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 2 6 5
  New Zealand B Fairlie 2 7 5 3 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6  
  South Africa J Yuill 1 0     West Germany U Pinner 3 4  
  West Germany U Pinner 6 6     West Germany U Pinner 6 4 6
  Australia J James 1 5   7 United States P Du Pré 1 6 2
7 United States P Du Pré 6 7  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 7 6  
  Netherlands T Okker 5 1   6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom J Feaver 6 7   Q United Kingdom J Feaver 7 0 1
  Egypt I El Shafei 3 6   6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6  
  France J-F Caujolle 3 2   4 West Germany K Meiler 1 2  
  Austria P Feigl 6 6     Austria P Feigl 2 2  
  South Africa B Hewitt 6 5   4 West Germany K Meiler 6 6  
4 West Germany K Meiler 7 6   6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 4 3
8 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 3 2   2 United Kingdom B Mottram 4 6 6
  France F Jauffret 6 6     France F Jauffret 4 7 4
Q Brazil C Kirmayr 6 6   Q Brazil C Kirmayr 6 6 6
Q West Germany M Wünschig 3 2   Q Brazil C Kirmayr 6 4 3
Q Argentina R Cano 6 6   2 United Kingdom B Mottram 4 6 6
  Austria H Kary 2 2   Q Argentina R Cano 6 2 1
  West Germany W Zerngibl 4 5   2 United Kingdom B Mottram 2 6 6
2 United Kingdom B Mottram 6 7  
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