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1978 World Championship Tennis Finals

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1978 World Championship Tennis Finals
DateMay 9 – May 14
Edition8th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw8S
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationDallas, TX, USA
VenueMoody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
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The 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 8th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix, as the World Championship Tennis and the Grand Prix circuits were now combined. It was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 9 through May 14, 1978.

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Vitas Gerulaitis defeated United States Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 [1]

  • It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 18th of his career.


References

  1. ^ "Vitas Serves Notice". The Evening Independent. May 15, 1978. Retrieved 16 September 2012.