Madrid Open 1978

ATP · Clay · 63 singles matches · All champions

Jose Higueras won the title, beating Tomas Smid 6–7 6–3 6–3 6–4 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Jose Higueras def. Corrado Barazzutti 6–1 6–7 6–4
  • Semifinal: Tomas Smid def. Balazs Taroczy 7–6 7–5
  • Quarterfinal: Corrado Barazzutti def. Pavel Slozil 6–4 7–5
  • Quarterfinal: Jose Higueras def. Hans Gildemeister 6–7 7–6 8–6

Madrid 1978 1978

Defending champion
Bjorn Borg

Ranking points by round

Champion1,000
Runner-up650
Semifinal400
Quarterfinal200
Round of 16100
Round of 3250
Round of 6430
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus20

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1972Ilie NastaseFrantisek Pala
1971Ion TiriacIlie Nastase
1968Manuel OrantesManuel Santana

Matches by round

63 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras6666
🇨🇿Tomas Smid7334

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras666
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti174
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid77
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy65

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti67
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil45
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras678
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister766
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid476
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta664
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy66
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol33

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti66
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic22
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil67
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak25
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras366
🇳🇿Chris Lewis644
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister66
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner31
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta67
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik26
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc42
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy76
🇨🇴Ivan Molina52
Fin
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol626
🇨🇿Jan Kodes463

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti76
🇦🇹Hans Kary61
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic77
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer65
Fin
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak66
🇸🇪Ulf Eriksson22
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil76
🇪🇸Javier Soler51
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras2
🇨🇿Jiri Hrebec1
Fin
🇳🇿Chris Lewis66
🇪🇸L Maeso34
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister66
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist42
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner66
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka11
Fin
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik466
🇪🇸Jairo Velasco622
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta66
🇬🇧Colin Dowdeswell34
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇫🇷Georges Goven21
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc76
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza54
Fin
🇨🇴Ivan Molina266
🇪🇸Fernando Luna643
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy166
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci602
Fin
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol76
🇪🇸Fernando Vasquez63
Fin
🇨🇿Jan Kodes76
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes64

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti67
🇫🇷Jean Louis Haillet46
Fin
🇦🇹Hans Kary636
🇩🇪Werner Zirngibl063
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic646
🇨🇱Alvaro Fillol364
Fin
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer66
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring42
Fin
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak67
🇧🇴Ramiro Benavides45
Fin
🇸🇪Ulf Eriksson66
🇪🇸Juan Ignacio Muntanola33
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil66
🇩🇪Karl Meiler11
Fin
🇪🇸Javier Soler66
🇪🇸Antonio Munoz13
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras66
🇦🇺Paul Mcnamee33
Fin
🇨🇿Jiri Hrebec66
🇪🇸Gabriel Urpi22
Fin
🇳🇿Chris Lewis66
🇺🇸Gonzalo Nunez12
Fin
🇪🇸L Maeso66
🇩🇪Peter Elter22
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister656
🇨🇱Alejandro Pierola473
Fin
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist66
🇺🇸Tim Garcia40
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner636
🇫🇷Bernard Fritz163
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka366
🇫🇷Gilles Moretton603
Fin
🇪🇸Jairo Velasco627
🇨🇿Stanislav Birner165
Fin
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik464
🇦🇹Peter Feigl620
Fin
🇬🇧Colin Dowdeswell476
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl653
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta66
🇦🇷Lito Alvarez11
Fin
🇫🇷Georges Goven666
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt274
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇭🇺Janos Benyik42
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza616
🇬🇧John Feaver263
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc66
🇪🇸Roberto Vizcaino41
Fin
🇪🇸Fernando Luna66
🇨🇿Jiri Granat23
Fin
🇨🇴Ivan Molina636
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez364
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci266
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan621
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy76
🇩🇪Klaus Eberhard52
Fin
🇪🇸Fernando Vasquez66
🇬🇧Richard Lewis23
Fin
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol76
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux63
Fin
🇨🇿Jan Kodes646
🇬🇧Robin Drysdale161
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes66
🇨🇴Alvaro Betancur43