1978 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1978 Australian Open.

"See also::"1978 Australian Open - Women's Singles":"1978 Australian Open - Men's Doubles":"1978 Australian Open - Women's Doubles":"1978 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* L = Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5 | team-width=160
RD3-team1=flagicon|ARG Guillermo Vilas
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score1-3=3
RD3-score1-4=6
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS John Marks
RD3-seed2=
RD3-score2-1=4
RD3-score2-2=4
RD3-score2-3=6
RD3-score2-4=3
RD2-team1=flagicon|ARG Guillermo Vilas
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score1-3=6
RD2-team2=flagicon|USA Hank Pfister
RD2-seed2=9
RD2-score2-1=2
RD2-score2-2=0
RD2-score2-3=4
RD2-team3=flagicon|USA Arthur Ashe
RD2-seed3=3
RD2-score3-1=4
RD2-score3-2=2
RD2-score3-3=6
RD2-score3-4=6
RD2-score3-5=7
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS John Marks
RD2-seed4=
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score4-3=2
RD2-score4-4=1
RD2-score4-5=9
RD1-team1=flagicon|ARG Guillermo Vilas
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RD1-score1-1=3
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score1-3=3
RD1-score1-4=6
RD1-score1-5=6
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Tony Roche
RD1-seed2=11
RD1-score2-1=6
RD1-score2-2=1
RD1-score2-3=6
RD1-score2-4=3
RD1-score2-5=2
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Paul Kronk
RD1-seed3=
RD1-score3-1=5
RD1-score3-2=3
RD1-score3-3=3
RD1-team4=flagicon|USA Hank Pfister
RD1-seed4=9
RD1-score4-1=7
RD1-score4-2=6
RD1-score4-3=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUT Peter Feigl
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RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score5-2=2
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score5-4=2
RD1-score5-5=7
RD1-team6=flagicon|USA Arthur Ashe
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RD1-score6-1=4
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-score6-3=4
RD1-score6-4=6
RD1-score6-5=9
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS John Alexander
RD1-seed7=6
RD1-score7-1=4
RD1-score7-2=4
RD1-score7-3=5
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS John Marks
RD1-seed8=
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score8-3=7

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
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RD4-seed01=1
RD4-score01-1=3
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score01-3=3
RD4-score01-4=6
RD4-score01-5=6
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RD4-seed02=11
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score02-2=1
RD4-score02-3=6
RD4-score02-4=3
RD4-score02-5=2
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RD3-seed01=1
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=6
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RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score02-3=4
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RD3-seed03=11
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-team04=D Collings
RD3-seed04=
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RD3-score04-2=2
RD3-score04-3=3
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RD2-seed01=1
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=B Drewett
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=4
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score02-3=3
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RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=4
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score03-3=3
RD2-score03-4=4
RD2-team04=A Stone
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RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score04-2=3
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=T Roche
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-team06=G Hardie
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-score06-3=4
RD2-team07=D Collings
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score07-3=6
RD2-score07-4=7
RD2-team08=V Amaya
RD2-seed08=8
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=3
RD2-score08-4=6
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RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score01-4=7
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS T Rocavert
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=3
RD1-score02-2=7
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-score02-4=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS B Drewett
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=4
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score03-4=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS R Ruffels
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=4
RD1-score04-3=2
RD1-score04-4=1
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS M Edmondson
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=3
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score05-4=7
RD1-team06=flagicon|NZL B Fairlie
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-score06-3=1
RD1-score06-4=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA T Wilkison
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=3
RD1-score07-2=2
RD1-score07-3=3
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS A Stone
RD1-seed08=16
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS T Roche
RD1-seed09=11
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|ROU I Tiriac
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=3
RD1-score10-2=0
RD1-score10-3=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA G Hardie
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score11-4=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS A Gardiner
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=7
RD1-score12-2=2
RD1-score12-3=4
RD1-score12-4=1
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS D Collings
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score13-2=4
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|FRA G Moretton
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=4
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=4
RD1-score14-4=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|IND S Menon
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score15-3=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA V Amaya
RD1-seed16=8
RD1-score16-1=7
RD1-score16-2=7
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 2

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RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=P Kronk
RD4-seed01=
RD4-score01-1=5
RD4-score01-2=3
RD4-score01-3=3
RD4-team02=H Pfister
RD4-seed02=9
RD4-score02-1=7
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=6
RD3-team01=P McNamara
RD3-seed01=
RD3-score01-1=2
RD3-score01-2=2
RD3-score01-3=5
RD3-team02=P Kronk
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score02-3=7
RD3-team03=H Pfister
RD3-seed03=9
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=7
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-team04=W Fibak
RD3-seed04=5
RD3-score04-1=3
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=1
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RD2-seed01=4
RD2-score01-1=2
RD2-score01-2=3
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=P McNamara
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score02-3=7
RD2-team03=J Dilouie
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=5
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-score03-5=1
RD2-team04=P Kronk
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score04-1=2
RD2-score04-2=7
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=4
RD2-score04-5=6
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RD2-seed05=9
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=4
RD2-score05-4=3
RD2-score05-5=8
RD2-team06=S Docherty
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=5
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score06-4=6
RD2-score06-5=6
RD2-team07=J James
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=2
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score07-3=6
RD2-score07-4=3
RD2-team08=W Fibak
RD2-seed08=5
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=4
RD2-score08-4=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA T Gullikson
RD1-seed01=4
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=7
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS P McNamee
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-score02-3=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS C Kachel
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=2
RD1-score03-2=7
RD1-score03-3=2
RD1-score03-4=2
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS P McNamara
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=5
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA J Dilouie
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS R Frawley
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-score06-3=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS P Kronk
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=7
RD1-score07-2=2
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score07-4=6
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS G Masters
RD1-seed08=14
RD1-score08-1=5
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score08-3=3
RD1-score08-4=1
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA H Pfister
RD1-seed09=9
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|GBR J Smith
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=3
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-score10-3=2
RD1-team11=flagicon|GBR R Drysdale
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score11-3=4
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS S Docherty
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS D Carter
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score13-2=0
RD1-score13-3=7
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-score13-5=2
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS J James
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=6
RD1-score14-4=4
RD1-score14-5=6
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS D Whyte
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=4
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score15-3=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|POL W Fibak
RD1-seed16=5
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 3

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RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=P Feigl
RD4-seed01=12
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score01-2=2
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score01-4=2
RD4-score01-5=7
RD4-team02=A Ashe
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=4
RD4-score02-4=6
RD4-score02-5=9
RD3-team01=K Rosewall
RD3-seed01=7
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=5
RD3-score01-4=4
RD3-score01-5=8
RD3-team02=P Feigl
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score02-3=7
RD3-score02-4=6
RD3-score02-5=10
RD3-team03=K Warwick
RD3-seed03=13
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score03-3=5
RD3-score03-4=6
RD3-score03-5=3
RD3-team04=A Ashe
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-score04-1=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=7
RD3-score04-4=4
RD3-score04-5=6
RD2-team01=K Rosewall
RD2-seed01=7
RD2-score01-1=2
RD2-score01-2=7
RD2-score01-3=7
RD2-score01-4=7
RD2-team02=S Stewart
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score02-3=5
RD2-score02-4=6
RD2-team03=B Giltinan
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score03-3=5
RD2-score03-4=1
RD2-team04=P Feigl
RD2-seed04=12
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score04-2=3
RD2-score04-3=7
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=K Warwick
RD2-seed05=13
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-team06=D Crealy
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score06-2=1
RD2-score06-3=3
RD2-team07=R Moore
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=4
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score07-3=3
RD2-team08=A Ashe
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS K Rosewall
RD1-seed01=7
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA C Stansbury
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score02-2=4
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-team03=flagicon|GBR R Lewis
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=7
RD1-score03-2=2
RD1-score03-3=1
RD1-score03-4=4
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA S Stewart
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|EGY I El Shafei
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=7
RD1-score05-2=4
RD1-score05-3=3
RD1-score05-4=7
RD1-score05-5=7
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS B Giltinan
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-score06-4=6
RD1-score06-5=9
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS C Dibley
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=4
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score07-3=4
RD1-score07-4=6
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUT P Feigl
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RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score08-2=1
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-score08-4=7
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS K Warwick
RD1-seed09=13
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|FRA C Freyss
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-score10-3=4
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS D Crealy
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score11-2=7
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS W Maher
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=4
RD1-score12-2=5
RD1-score12-3=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|ZAF R Moore
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=7
RD1-score13-2=4
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|IND R Krishnan
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=5
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=2
RD1-score14-4=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA B Kleege
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score15-2=3
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA A Ashe
RD1-seed16=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score16-3=7

ection 4

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RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=J Alexander
RD4-seed01=6
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score01-2=4
RD4-score01-3=5
RD4-team02=J Marks
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=7
RD3-team01=J Alexander
RD3-seed01=6
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-team02=B Carmichael
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score02-1=3
RD3-score02-2=2
RD3-score02-3=2
RD3-team03=J Sadri
RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score03-4=4
RD3-team04=J Marks
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=4
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=J Alexander
RD2-seed01=6
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=R Simpson
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-team03=B Carmichael
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score03-3=7
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-team04=B Mitton
RD2-seed04=15
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=3
RD2-team05=R Case
RD2-seed05=
RD2-score05-1=1
RD2-score05-2=4
RD2-score05-3=1
RD2-team06=J Sadri
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=P Dent
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=7
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score07-3=2
RD2-score07-4=2
RD2-team08=J Marks
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=6
RD2-score08-4=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS J Alexander
RD1-seed01=6
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=7
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS P Campbell
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=4
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score02-3=4
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA DR Bohrnstedt
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=2
RD1-score03-2=2
RD1-score03-3=3
RD1-team04=flagicon|NZL R Simpson
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|GBR A Jarrett
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=2
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score05-3=2
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS B Carmichael
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS C Letcher
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=3
RD1-score07-2=3
RD1-score07-3=7
RD1-score07-4=1
RD1-team08=flagicon|ZAF B Mitton
RD1-seed08=15
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score08-3=5
RD1-score08-4=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|FRA Y Noah
RD1-seed09=10
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=3
RD1-score09-4=3
RD1-score09-5=1
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS R Case
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-score10-4=6
RD1-score10-5=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA J Sadri
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score11-2=7
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS N Phillips
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS P Dent
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=7
RD1-score13-2=2
RD1-score13-3=1
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-score13-5=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|FRA P Portes
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=6
RD1-score14-4=2
RD1-score14-5=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS J Marks
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-team16=flagicon|ARG JL Clerc
RD1-seed16=2
RD1-score16-1=7
RD1-score16-2= r.

External links

* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/eventhistory/draws.asp?TournamentID=580&TournamentYear=1978 Australian Open (1978) on ATPtennis.com]
* [http://tenniscorner.net/index.php?corner=M&tourid=19781225MEL&drawtype=M&action=draw Australian Open (1978) on tenniscorner.net]