1978 Milan Indoor
Tennis tournament
1978 Milan Indoor | |||
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Date | 27 March – 2 April | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Category | Grand Prix (WCT) | ||
Draw | 32S / 16D | ||
Prize money | $ 175,000 | ||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | ||
Location | Milan , Italy | ||
Venue | Palazzo dello Sport | ||
Attendance | 76,841 | ||
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The 1978 Milan Indoor , also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup , was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan in Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 27 March through 2 April 1978. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title. [3] [4] Total attendance for the tournament was 76,841. [5]
Finals
Singles
Björn Borg
defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 6–3
- It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 34th of his career .
Doubles
José Higueras
/
Víctor Pecci
defeated
Wojciech Fibak
/
Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
References
- ↑ "1978 Milan – Singles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "1978 Milan – Doubles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ John Barrett , ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook . London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 177. ISBN 978-0354090681 .
- ↑ "Borg Wins Milan Over Gerulaitis" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . UPI. 3 April 1978. p. 3D.
- ↑ Remo Borgatti (18 February 2016). "Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all'indoor di Milano" . Ubitennis (in Italian).
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