The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event. In addition eight World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournaments, a separate professional tennis circuit held from 1971 through 1977, were incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The 28 tournaments with prize money of $175,000 or more formed the Super Series category. Jimmy Connors won 10 of the 84 tournaments which secured him the first place in the Grand Prix points ranking. However he did not play enough tournaments (13) to qualify for largest share ($300,000) of the bonus pool, which instead went to third–ranked Eddie Dibbs.

Schedule The table below shows the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner to the ATP Tour).

Key Grand Slam tournamentsTour finals Super Series Regular Series

January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Jan Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D Björn Borg 7–6(7–4), 7–5 Dick Stockton Vitas Gerulaitis Eddie Dibbs Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez Terry Moor Brian Gottfried Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 Frew McMillan Dick Stockton 16 Jan Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – 4S Björn Borg 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1 Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried Vitas Gerulaitis 23 Jan US Pro Indoor WCT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Super Series Carpet (i) $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Roscoe Tanner Brian Gottfried Eddie Dibbs Raúl Ramírez John McEnroe Sandy Mayer Björn Borg Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–4 Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer Sarasota, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 0–6, 7–5 Nick Saviano Pat DuPré John Yuill Rod Laver Bernard Mitton Ove Nils Bengtson Jiří Granát Geoff Masters Colin Dowdeswell 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton 30 Jan Mexico City WCT Mexico City, Mexico Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–1 Pat DuPré Gene Mayer Roger Taylor Steve Docherty Peter Pearson Ross Case Anand Amritraj Sashi Menon Gene Mayer 6–3, 7–6 Marcelo Lara Raúl Ramírez United Virginia Bank Classic WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3 John Newcombe Eddie Dibbs Corrado Barazzutti Björn Borg Rod Laver Peter Fleming Ken Rosewall Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5 Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock, Arkansas, US Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Dick Stockton 6–4, 3–5, ret. Hank Pfister Victor Amaya Byron Bertram Nick Saviano Jiří Hřebec Charlie Pasarell Tim Gullikson Geoff Masters Colin Dibley 7–6, 6–3 Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson

February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Feb Springfield, Massachusetts, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Harold Solomon Tomáš Šmíd Byron Bertram Marty Riessen Robert Lutz Jan Kodeš Stan Smith Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–3 Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen St. Louis WCT St. Louis, Missouri, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D Sandy Mayer 7–6, 6–4 Eddie Dibbs Željko Franulović John Alexander Wojciech Fibak Chris Lewis Dick Stockton John Newcombe Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–2 Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 13 Feb American Airlines Tennis Games Palm Springs, California, US Super Series Hard $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 7–6 Raúl Ramírez Peter Fleming Tom Leonard Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner Raymond Moore 6–4, 6–4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 20 Feb United Bank Tennis Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6(7–2) Stan Smith Geoff Masters Arthur Ashe Nick Saviano Tom Leonard Wojciech Fibak Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–2 Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 27 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Super Series Carpet (i) $225,000 – 32S/16D Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–3 Tim Gullikson José Higueras Sandy Mayer Mark Cox John Lloyd Eddie Dibbs Robert Lutz Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 Phil Dent John Newcombe Miami, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5 Tom Gullikson Dick Crealy Brian Teacher Björn Borg Anand Amritraj Cliff Richey Van Winitsky Gene Mayer Tom Gullikson 7–6, 6–3 Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher Lagos Classic Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Kjell Johansson 9–8, 6–3 Robin Drysdale Sashi Menon Ismail El Shafei Bernard Fritz Tenny Svensson Roger Dowdeswell Jürgen Fassbender Sashi Menon George Hardie 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Colin Dowdeswell Jürgen Fassbender

March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Mar Cairo Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $38,000 – 16S/8D José Higueras 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Kjell Johansson Jürgen Fassbender Éric Deblicker Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret George Hardie Nicola Spear Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 Lito Alvárez George Hardie 13 Mar Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Brian Gottfried 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Raúl Ramírez Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith John McEnroe Tim Gullikson Brian Teacher Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 Arthur Ashe John McEnroe 27 Mar Ramazzotti Cup WCT Milan, Italy Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Björn Borg 6–3, 6–3 Vitas Gerulaitis Stan Smith Sandy Mayer Adriano Panatta Gianni Ocleppo Robert Lutz José Higueras Víctor Pecci José Higueras 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Brian Gottfried 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Eddie Dibbs Arthur Ashe Harold Solomon Tom Gullikson Arthur Ashe Hank Pfister Dick Crealy Geoff Masters Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–4 Hank Pfister Butch Walts

April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Apr Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Cliff Richey 7–5, 7–6 Colin Dowdeswell Guillermo Vilas Bernard Mitton Éric Deblicker Colin Dibley Yannick Noah Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 7–5, 7–6 Colin Dibley Geoff Masters ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Jimmy Connors 7–5, 7–5 Raúl Ramírez Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase Dick Stockton Robert Lutz Kim Warwick Björn Borg Raúl Ramírez Fred McNair 6–2, 6–3 Robert Lutz Stan Smith 10 Apr Monte Carlo WCT Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 Tomáš Šmíd Vitas Gerulaitis Corrado Barazzutti Guillermo Vilas Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Peter Fleming 6–4, 7–5 Jaime Fillol Ilie Năstase Guadalajara OpenGuadalajara, Mexico Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–4 John Newcombe Sandy Mayer Ricardo Ycaza George Hardie Marcelo Lara Ray Ruffels Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sandy Mayer 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 Gene Mayer Sashi Menon 17 Apr Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Brian Gottfried 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Ilie Năstase Corrado Barazzutti Željko Franulović Jeff Borowiak Hans Gildemeister Harold Solomon Jaime Fillol Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 7–5, 7–5 Tom Leonard Mike Machette Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D José Higueras 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Yannick Noah Patrick Proisy Chris Lewis José Luis Clerc Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Huťka Jiří Hřebec François Jauffret Patrice Dominguez 6–4, 6–0 Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Arthur Ashe 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 Bernard Mitton John McEnroe Roscoe Tanner Trey Waltke Erik van Dillen Eliot Teltscher Byron Bertram Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–4 Hank Pfister Brad Rowe 24 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Super Series Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles Harold Solomon 6–1, 3–0, ret. Corrado Barazzutti Hank Pfister Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner John Newcombe Kim Warwick Brian Gottfried Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol 6–3, 7–6 Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Eddie Dibbs 6–7, 6–2, 7–5 Pat DuPré John James Steve Docherty Bruce Manson Carlos Kirmayr Pancho Walthall Dick Stockton Van Winitsky Russell Simpson 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 Carlos Kirmayr Ricardo Ycaza

May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 MayWorld Doubles WCT Kansas City, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 Robert Lutz Stan Smith8 May Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 8D Spain 2–1 Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S8 Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 Eddie Dibbs Björn Borg Corrado Barazzutti Dick Stockton Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried 15 May German Open Hamburg, West Germany Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 Wojciech Fibak Manuel Orantes Buster Mottram Kjell Johansson Vladimír Zedník Hans Gildemeister Paolo Bertolucci Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–4 Antonio Muñoz Víctor Pecci Alitalia Florence Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 Patrice Dominguez Ángel Giménez John Alexander Jiří Granát Rick Fagel Lito Alvárez Ricardo Ycaza Adriano Panatta Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 Mark Edmondson John Marks 22 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Super Series Clay – $210,000 – 64S/32D Björn Borg 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 Adriano Panatta Eddie Dibbs José Higueras Harold Solomon John Lloyd John Alexander Victor Amaya Belus Prajoux Víctor Pecci 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 Buster Mottram Balázs Taróczy Željko Franulović Vladimír Zedník Ulrich Pinner Karl Meiler Carlos Kirmayr Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 Jürgen Fassbender Tom Okker 29 May5 Jun French Open Grand Slam Paris, France Clay Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Björn Borg 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 Guillermo Vilas Corrado Barazzutti Dick Stockton Raúl Ramírez Eddie Dibbs Manuel Orantes Hans Gildemeister Gene Mayer Hank Pfister 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 José Higueras Manuel Orantes Renáta Tomanová Pavel Složil 7–6, ret. Virginia Ruzici Patrice Dominguez

June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 12 Jun Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Werner Zirngibl 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 Ricardo Cano Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci Jiří Granát Jürgen Fassbender Antonio Muñoz Éric Deblicker Antonio Zugarelli Jean-Louis Haillet 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 Onny Parun Vladimír Zedník Birmingham, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner Brian Gottfried Ismail El Shafei John Newcombe Belus Prajoux Bernard Mitton Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 4–6, 6–1, 3–6. 8–6, 6–3 José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux 19 Jun Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles Tony Roche 8–6, 9–7 John McEnroe Colin Dibley Sandy Mayer John Alexander Tom Gullikson Nick Saviano John Lloyd Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–5 Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Vladimír Zedník 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 Harald Elschenbroich Andreas Maurer Peter Elter François Jauffret Željko Franulović Hans Jürgen Pohmann Hans Gildemeister Jürgen Fassbender Colin Dowdeswell 6–3, 6–4 Željko Franulović Hans Gildemeister 26 Jun3 Jul Wimbledon Grand Slam London, England Grass Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 Jimmy Connors Tom Okker Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 John McEnroe Peter Fleming Frew McMillan Betty Stöve 6–1, 14–12 Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King

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