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1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles

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John McEnroe defeated Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters. McEnroe saved two championships points, at 4–5 in the third set, en route to his first year-end championships title.

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but lost in the round-robin.

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=USA Arthur Ashe | RD1-score1-1=7 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=USA Brian Gottfried | RD1-score2-1=5 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=USA John McEnroe | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=USA Eddie Dibbs | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=USA Arthur Ashe | RD2-score1-1=77 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=USA John McEnroe | RD2-score2-1=65 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=7 | RD2-seed3=

Group A

| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1= | team-1-abbrev=USA McEnroe | team-1=USA John McEnroe | match-w/l-1=3–0 | set-w/l-1=5–0 | game-w/l-1=34–14 | standings-1=1 | seed-2= | team-2-abbrev=USA Ashe | team-2=USA Arthur Ashe | match-w/l-2=1–1 | set-w/l-2=2–2 | game-w/l-2=16–17 | standings-2=2 | seed-3= | team-3-abbrev=USA Connors | team-3=USA Jimmy Connors | match-w/l-3=1–1 | set-w/l-3=2–1 | game-w/l-3=17–13 | standings-3=3 | seed-4= | team-4-abbrev=USA Solomon | team-4=USA Harold Solomon | match-w/l-4=0–3 | set-w/l-4=0–6 | game-w/l-4=13–36 | standings-4=4 |color-row-1= |1v2=6–3, 6–1 |1v3=7–5, 3–0, r |1v4=6–3, 6–2 |color-row-2= |2v1=3–6, 1–6 | 2v3=– |2v4=6–1, 6–4 |color-row-3= |3v1=5–7, 0–3, r |3v2=– | 3v4=6–1, 6–2 |color-row-4= |4v1=3–6, 2–6 |4v2=1–6, 4–6 |4v3=1–6, 2–6

Group B

| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1= | team-1-abbrev=USA Gottfried | team-1=USA Brian Gottfried | match-w/l-1=3–0 | set-w/l-1=6–0 | game-w/l-1=37–21 | standings-1=1 | seed-2= | team-2-abbrev=MEX Ramírez | team-2=MEX Raúl Ramírez | match-w/l-2=1–2 | set-w/l-2=2–5 | game-w/l-2=21–37 | standings-2=3 | seed-3= | team-3-abbrev=ITA Barazzutti | team-3=ITA Corrado Barazzutti | match-w/l-3=0–3 | set-w/l-3=1–6 | game-w/l-3=35–40 | standings-3=4 | seed-4= | team-4-abbrev=USA Dibbs | team-4=USA Eddie Dibbs | match-w/l-4=2–1 | set-w/l-4=4–2 | game-w/l-4=30–21 | standings-4=2 |color-row-1= | 1v2=6–4, 6–1 | 1v3=7–6, 6–4 | 1v4=6–3, 6–3 |color-row-2= | 2v1=4–6, 1–6 | 2v3=3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 2v4=0–6, 1–6 |color-row-3= | 3v1=6–7, 4–6 | 3v2=6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | 3v4=4–6, 4–6 |color-row-4= | 4v1=3–6, 3–6 | 4v2=6–0, 6–1 |4v3=6–4, 6–4

References

References

"1978 Masters – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
(January 22, 1979). "Blistering Anticlimax".

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