Singles
1978 American Airlines Tennis Games
Final
Champion	Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up	Raúl Ramirez
Score	6–1, 7–6
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Peter Fleming.

Roscoe Tanner won in the final 6–1, 7–6 against Raúl Ramirez.

	Semifinals							Final
		Peter Fleming	6	6	4
	4	Raúl Ramirez	4	7	6
								4	Raúl Ramirez	1	6
								8	Roscoe Tanner	6	7
	8	Roscoe Tanner	6	6
		Tom Leonard	3	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Gottfried	6	6
	Q	J Osborne	3	3				1	B Gottfried	6	6
	Q	A Amritraj	6	6				Q	A Amritraj	2	3
		S Docherty	2	4											1	B Gottfried	3	6	6
		P DuPré	6	6											11	S Smith	6	3	1
		B Lloyd	1	1					P DuPré	5	7	5
		F McMillan	6	2	1			11	S Smith	7	6	7
	11	S Smith	3	6	6																	1	B Gottfried	7	6	2
	15	J Higueras	6	6																			P Fleming	5	7	6
		B Scanlon	2	3				15	J Higueras	3	3
		A Pattison	4	6					P Fleming	6	6
		P Fleming	6	7												P Fleming	4	6	6
		Tom Gullikson	6	7												Tom Gullikson	6	1	3
	Q	M Machette	4	5					Tom Gullikson	5	6	6
		R Moore	7	6					R Moore	7	3	4
	7	S Mayer	6	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	R Ramirez	6	6
		H Günthardt	4	1				4	R Ramirez	6	6
		T Moor	6	3	1				S Stewart	3	0
		S Stewart	2	6	6										4	R Ramirez	6	6
		M Lara	6	3	7										9	J Fillol	4	4
		T Šmíd	4	6	5				M Lara	1	4
		B Bertram	4	2				9	J Fillol	6	6
	9	J Fillol	6	6																		4	R Ramirez	6	6
	14	C Drysdale	6	6																		5	I Năstase	2	4
		C Lewis	3	1				14	C Drysdale	3	6
		C Richey	6	5	6				C Richey	6	7
		M Harrington	3	7	3											C Richey	2	5
		G Masters	6	6											5	I Năstase	6	7
		R Case	3	1					G Masters	7	4	3
		S Krulevitz	2	6				5	I Năstase	6	6	6
	5	I Năstase	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	R Tanner	6	6
		T Williams	1	2				8	R Tanner	6	7
		G Hardie	6	3	7				G Hardie	1	6
		V Pecci	4	6	5										8	R Tanner	7	7
		C Dibley	3	6	6											C Dibley	6	6
	Q	T Waltke	6	4	3				C Dibley	6	6
	Q	B Manson	4	3				13	Tim Gullikson	3	4
	13	Tim Gullikson	6	6																		8	R Tanner	6	4	7
	16	J Newcombe	2	3																		3	M Orantes	1	6	5
		R Lutz	6	6					R Lutz	6	6
		M Riessen	0	6				Q	E van Dillen	3	4
	Q	E van Dillen	6	7												R Lutz	3	5
		B Martin	4	6	4										3	M Orantes	6	7
		B Mitton	6	4	6				B Mitton	4	2
		B Fairlie	6	2				3	M Orantes	6	6
	3	M Orantes	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	H Solomon	6	6
		B Hewitt	2	3				6	H Solomon	6	6
		B Walts	5	3					D Crealy	3	3
		D Crealy	7	6											6	H Solomon	4	1
	Q	H Bunis	6	6	3											A Ashe	6	6
		A Ashe	7	3	6				A Ashe	2	6	7
	Q	J Austin	6	4	6			Q	J Austin	6	3	5
	12	J Alexander	4	6	2																		A Ashe	6	6	3
	10	P Dent	2	7	1																		T Leonard	4	7	6
		T Leonard	6	6	6				T Leonard	7	3	6
		N Saviano	7	6					N Saviano	5	6	3
		J Granát	5	4												T Leonard	3	7	7
		C Pasarell	6	6												I El Shafei	6	6	6
		I El Shafei	7	7					I El Shafei	7	6
		T Okker	7	1	4			2	E Dibbs	5	2
	2	E Dibbs	6	6	6

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