Barcelona Open 1978

ATP · Clay · 63 singles matches · All champions

Balazs Taroczy won the title, beating Ilie Nastase 1–6 7–5 4–6 6–3 6–4 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Balazs Taroczy def. Ivan Lendl 6–2 7–5
  • Semifinal: Ilie Nastase def. Paolo Bertolucci 6–3 3–6 9–7
  • Quarterfinal: Ivan Lendl def. Wojtek Fibak 4–6 7–6 6–4
  • Quarterfinal: Balazs Taroczy def. Ulrich Pinner 1–6 6–2 6–0

Barcelona 1978 1978

Defending champion
Bjorn Borg

Ranking points by round

Champion500
Runner-up330
Semifinal200
Quarterfinal100
Round of 1650
Round of 3225
Round of 640
Qualifier bonus16

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1977Bjorn BorgManuel Orantes
1976Paolo BertolucciJun Kuki
1975Ilie NastaseJuan Gisbert
1974Ilie NastaseManuel Orantes
1973Ilie NastaseManuel Orantes
1972Jan KodesManuel Orantes
1971Manuel OrantesBob Lutz
1970Manuel SantanaRod Laver

Matches by round

63 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy817466
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase365634

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy867
🇺🇸Ivan LendlQ25
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase3639
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci367

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan LendlQ476
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak6664
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy8166
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner16620
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase366
🇪🇸Jose Higueras522
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci66
🇨🇿Tomas Smid21

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan LendlQ66
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux23
Fin
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak666
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil22
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner1666
🇨🇿Jan Kodes40
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy866
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza10
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras566
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez30
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase366
🇧🇴Ramiro Benavides21
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci66
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka23
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇳🇱Louk Sanders20

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux66
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs124
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan LendlQ66
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister941
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil566
🇫🇷Christophe Roger-Vasselin744
Fin
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak6566
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan743
Fin
🇨🇿Jan Kodes76
🇦🇹Hans Kary53
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner1666
🇸🇪Tenny Svensson44
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza628
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol13466
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy876
🇪🇸Jairo VelascoQ51
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras566
🇭🇺Janos BenyikQ03
Fin
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez67
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic1435
Fin
🇧🇴Ramiro Benavides66
🇪🇸Javier Soler22
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase36310
🇪🇸Fernando LunaQ268
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka76
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram752
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci67
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik1536
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta1042
Fin
🇳🇱Louk Sanders636
🇨🇿Jiri Hrebec361

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs166
🇪🇸Lorenzo FargasQ34
Fin
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux66
🇪🇸Alvaro Margets10
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan LendlQ66
🇨🇴Ivan Molina32
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister9076
🇸🇪Per HjertquistQ652
Fin
🇫🇷Christophe Roger-Vasselin66
🇳🇿Chris Lewis1143
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil66
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring24
Fin
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan66
🇬🇧Robin Drysdale10
Fin
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak666
🇨🇱Alejandro PierolaQ41
Fin
🇦🇹Hans Kary66
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc411
Fin
🇨🇿Jan Kodes66
🇨🇴Alvaro Betancur20
Fin
🇸🇪Tenny Svensson66
🇦🇺John James44
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner16366
🇫🇷Gilles Moretton631
Fin
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol1366
🇪🇸Juan Torralbo44
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza636
🇪🇸Antonio Munoz463
Fin
🇪🇸Jairo VelascoQ166
🇨🇿Jiri Granat622
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy867
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt15
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras566
🇩🇪Werner Zirngibl22
Fin
🇭🇺Janos BenyikQ606
🇬🇧John Feaver261
Fin
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez6
🇿🇦Bob Hewitt4
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic1476
🇫🇷Bernard Fritz51
Fin
🇪🇸Javier Soler266
🇩🇪Karl Meiler12633
Fin
🇧🇴Ramiro Benavides66
🇨🇿Stanislav Birner42
Fin
🇪🇸Fernando LunaQ66
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez22
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase366
🇿🇦Frew Mcmillan34
Fin
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram7467
🇵🇾Victor Pecci645
Fin
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka66
🇦🇺Paul Mcnamee33
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci76
🇫🇷Jean Louis HailletQ64
Fin
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik1566
🇬🇧Colin Dowdeswell11
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta1066
🇫🇷Georges Goven31
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid466
🇩🇪Klaus Eberhard611
Fin
🇳🇱Louk Sanders276
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer663
Fin
🇨🇿Jiri Hrebec66
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti212