Edition 67th Surface Grass | Category Grand Slam (ITF) | |
Date 25 December - 3 January 1979 Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Venue Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club | ||
The 1978 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 25 December 1978 to 3 January 1979. It was the 67th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and Australian Chris O'Neil.
Contents
Men's singles
Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
• It was Vilas' 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open.Women's singles
Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
• It was O'Neil's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.Men's doubles
Wojciech Fibak / Kim Warwick defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 7–5
• It was Fibak's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. • It was Warwick's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.Women's doubles
Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová defeated Naoko Sato / Pam Whytcross, 7–5, 6–2
• It was Nagelsen's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. • It was Tomanová's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.Mixed doubles
This event was not held from 1970 until 1985.
References
1978 Australian Open Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA