1978 French Open

The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.[4][5]

1978 French Open
Date29 May – 11 June 1978
Edition77
Category48th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$337,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Romania Virginia Ruzici[2]
Men's doubles
United States Gene Mayer / United States Hank Pfister[3]
Women's doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici[2]
Mixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová / Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil[2]
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Finals

Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]

  • It was Borg's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

  • It was Ruzici's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's doubles

Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]

Mixed doubles

Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil defeated Virginia Ruzici / Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [6]MenFF200,000FF105,000FF52,500FF26,300FF15,300FF8,400FF5,000FF2,800
WomenFF100,000FF50,000FF20,000FF8,000-FF4,000FF2,000FF1,000

Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.

References

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