Date 29 May – 11 June Category Grand Slam (ITF) Surface Clay / Outdoor | Edition 77th Prize money $337,000 Location Paris (XVI), France | |
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 77th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.
Contents
Men's singles
Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
Women's singles
Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2
Men's doubles
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Women's doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Mixed doubles
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil defeated Virginia Ruzici / Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired
Prize money
Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.
References
1978 French Open Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA