Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  Vitas Gerulaitis |
| Runner-up | Eddie Dibbs |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs.
Seeds
editA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Björn Borg (semifinals, withdrew)
Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)- Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)- Eddie Dibbs (final)
Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)- Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Björn Borg
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Dick Stockton
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Björn Borg
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vitas Gerulaitis
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vitas Gerulaitis
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Raúl Ramirez
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vitas Gerulaitis
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Ilie Năstase
| 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Corrado Barazzutti
| 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Corrado Barazzutti
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brian Gottfried
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)