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1978 Swiss Indoors

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1978 Swiss Indoors
Date24–29 October
Edition10th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
Argentina Guillermo Vilas[1]
Doubles
United States John McEnroe / Poland Wojciech Fibak[2]
← 1977 · Swiss Indoors · 1979 →

The 1978 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 October through 29 October 1978. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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Argentina Guillermo Vilas defeated United States John McEnroe 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Vilas' 6th singles title of the year and the 41st of his career.

Doubles

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United States John McEnroe / Poland Wojciech Fibak defeated United States Bruce Manson / Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 7–6, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "1978 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1978 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 126. ISBN 978-0354090681.
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