ATP
1978 season
95 tour-level events.
Leaders
Titles
Wins
- 1Bjorn Borg82-8
- 2Eddie Dibbs80-27
- 3John McEnroe74-19
- 4Harold Solomon73-30
- 5Brian Gottfried72-27
Win % (40+ matches)
- 1Jimmy Connors92%
- 2Bjorn Borg91%
- 3Guillermo Vilas86%
- 4John McEnroe80%
- 5Vitas Gerulaitis77%
Biggest titles
All 95 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1978 | Masters Masters 1000 · Carpet · 8 draw | Jimmy Connors d. Bjorn Borg 6-4 1-6 6-4 | |
| May 22, 1978 | Rome Masters 1000 · Clay · 64 draw | Bjorn Borg d. Adriano Panatta 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 | |
| May 29, 1978 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 128 draw | Bjorn Borg d. Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-1 6-3 | |
| Jun 26, 1978 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Bjorn Borg d. Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-2 6-3 | |
| Jul 10, 1978 | Cincinnati Masters 1000 · Clay · 64 draw | Eddie Dibbs d. Raul Ramirez 5-7 6-3 6-2 | |
| Aug 14, 1978 | Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 · Clay · 48 draw | Eddie Dibbs d. Jose Luis Clerc 5-7 6-4 6-1 | |
| Aug 29, 1978 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Jimmy Connors d. Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2 | |
| Dec 26, 1978 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass · 64 draw | Guillermo Vilas d. John Marks 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Leaderboard
63 players with 40+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff BorowiakUSA | 40 | 15-25 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 2 | Van WinitskyUSA | 40 | 15-25 | 37.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| 3 | George HardieUSA | 45 | 16-29 | 35.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| 4 | Paul McnameeAUS | 40 | 17-23 | 42.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 5 | Colin DibleyAUS | 46 | 18-28 | 39.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 6 | Dick CrealyAUS | 52 | 19-33 | 36.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| 7 | Colin DowdeswellGBR | 42 | 20-22 | 47.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| 8 | John JamesAUS | 47 | 20-27 | 42.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 9 | Tom OkkerNED | 42 | 21-21 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 10 | Geoff MastersAUS | 41 | 21-20 | 51.2% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 11 | Sherwood StewartUSA | 40 | 22-18 | 55.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 12 | Vladimir ZednikCZE | 44 | 22-22 | 50.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-8 |
| 13 | Peter FeiglAUT | 42 | 23-19 | 54.8% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 14 | Eliot TeltscherUSA | 42 | 24-18 | 57.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 15 | Gene MayerUSA | 43 | 25-18 | 58.1% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| 16 | Paolo BertolucciITA | 45 | 25-20 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| 17 | Phil DentAUS | 53 | 26-27 | 49.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-9 |
| 18 | Heinz GunthardtSUI | 54 | 27-27 | 50.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-8 |
| 19 | Ulrich PinnerGER | 41 | 27-14 | 65.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 20 | Victor AmayaUSA | 48 | 28-20 | 58.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-8 |
| 21 | Victor PecciPAR | 54 | 30-24 | 55.6% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| 22 | Kim WarwickAUS | 53 | 30-23 | 56.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 13-6 |
| 23 | Bob LutzUSA | 48 | 30-18 | 62.5% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-6 |
| 24 | John NewcombeAUS | 55 | 30-25 | 54.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-4 |
| 25 | John LloydGBR | 59 | 31-28 | 52.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 26 | Nick SavianoUSA | 63 | 32-31 | 50.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| 27 | Jaime FillolCHI | 62 | 33-29 | 53.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 12-14 |
| 28 | Hans GildemeisterCHI | 55 | 33-22 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-11 |
| 29 | Chris LewisNZL | 60 | 34-26 | 56.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| 30 | Zeljko FranulovicCRO | 63 | 35-28 | 55.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| 31 | Terry MoorUSA | 67 | 35-32 | 52.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-10 |
| 32 | Tom GulliksonUSA | 60 | 35-25 | 58.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 33 | Bernie MittonRSA | 69 | 36-33 | 52.2% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-16 |
| 34 | Buster C MottramGBR | 57 | 37-20 | 64.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 35 | Stan SmithUSA | 56 | 37-19 | 66.1% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| 36 | Brian TeacherUSA | 61 | 38-23 | 62.3% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-6 |
| 37 | Tomas SmidCZE | 63 | 38-25 | 60.3% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 11-8 |
| 38 | Pat DupreUSA | 71 | 41-30 | 57.7% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-13 |
| 39 | Sandy MayerUSA | 61 | 41-20 | 67.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-11 |
| 40 | Adriano PanattaITA | 68 | 42-26 | 61.8% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-10 |
| 41 | Peter FlemingUSA | 74 | 43-31 | 58.1% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-14 |
| 42 | Hank PfisterUSA | 69 | 43-26 | 62.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-10 |
| 43 | Ilie NastaseROU | 65 | 44-21 | 67.7% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-11 |
| 44 | Tim GulliksonUSA | 71 | 46-25 | 64.8% | 1 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| 45 | Dick StocktonUSA | 72 | 46-26 | 63.9% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-15 |
| 46 | Vitas GerulaitisUSA | 64 | 49-15 | 76.6% | 3 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-4 |
| 47 | Balazs TaroczyHUN | 68 | 49-19 | 72.1% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-8 |
| 48 | Manuel OrantesESP | 70 | 49-21 | 70.0% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 49 | John AlexanderAUS | 83 | 51-32 | 61.4% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-14 |
| 50 | Jose Luis ClercARG | 71 | 53-18 | 74.6% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-2 |