The 1978 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 20 through January 22, 1978. Björn Borg won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $125,000 first prize money..
| 1978 Pepsi Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 20–22 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | Special event |
| Draw | 4S |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Venue | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Björn Borg[1] | |
Final
editSingles
edit Björn Borg defeated 
Jimmy Connors 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1
- It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 32nd of his career.
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th |
| Singles [2] | $125,000 | $60,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 |
|---|
Draw
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Brian Gottfried
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Third place match
edit Brian Gottfried defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1978 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Borg keeps pressure on". The World. January 23, 1978. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
Borg broke Connors', held serve and broke again to pick up the $125,000 first prize. Connors won $60,000 for finishing second. [...] Brian Gottfried defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6-3 6-3 for third place and collected his biggest payoff ever – $40,000. Gerulaitis received $25,000.