1978 Berlin Open

1978 Berlin Open
Date19–25 June
Edition4th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBerlin, West Germany
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník[1]
Doubles
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell[2]
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The 1978 Berlin Open, also known as the International Championships of Berlin, was a men's tennis tournament staged in Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 19 June until 25 June 1978. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and fifth-seeded Vladimír Zedník won the singles title.[3]

Finals

Singles

Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník defeated West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6–4, 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Zedník's only singles title of his career.

Doubles

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović / Chile Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "1978 Berlin – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1978 Berlin – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 121. ISBN 978-0354090681.