1978 US Open (tennis)
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For the golf event, see 1978 U.S. Open Golf Championship.
| 1978 U.S. Open | ||||
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| Date: | ||||
| Edition: | 97th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | New York City, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Jimmy Connors |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
| Chris Evert |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Bob Lutz / Stan Smith |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Betty Stöve /  Frew McMillan |
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Below is the list of the 1978 US Open champions. This was the first year in which this tournament was played on hard courts, as opposed to much of its history on grass and a brief stint on clay.[1]
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[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's singles
Main article: 1978 US Open - Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors def. 
Björn Borg, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
- It was Connors 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd US Open title. Due to Connors' victories in '74 on grass and '76 on clay, he will remain the only person - man or woman - to ever win this tournament on three different surfaces, as long as it remains on hard courts in the future.[2]
[edit] Women's singles
Main article: 1978 US Open - Women's Singles
Chris Evert def. Pam Shriver, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Evert's 8th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th (consecutive) US Open title.
[edit] Men's doubles
Main article: 1978 US Open - Men's Doubles
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith def. Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
[edit] Women's doubles
Main article: 1978 US Open - Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová def. 
Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull, 7–6, 6–4
[edit] Mixed doubles
Main article: 1978 US Open - Mixed Doubles
Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan def. Billie Jean King / Ray Ruffels, 6–3, 7-6
[edit] Juniors
[edit] Boys' singles
Per Hjertquist def. Stefan Simonsson, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6
[edit] Girls' singles
Linda Siegel def. 
Ivanna Madruga, 6–4, 6-4
[edit] Boys' doubles
- The tournament began in 1982.
[edit] Girls' doubles
- The tournament began in 1982.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2009-08-27/200908271251387759875.html "The greatest achievements in US Open history" Thursday, August 27, 2009. Accessed 2009-08-28. Archived 2009-09-04.
- ^ http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2009-08-27/200908271251387759875.html "A Man for All Surfaces". Accessed 2009-08-28. Archived 2009-09-04.
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