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
Group A Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Group B Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances
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