Australian Open
Kooyong, Australie

25 - 31 December 1978
64 Draw - $300,000 - Grand Chelem
Surface: Grass
 
Palmarès (Winners)
1977 : V.GERULAITIS (EU) b. J.LLOYD (GB)  6-3,7-6,5-7,3-6,6-2
1977 : R.TANNER (EU) b. G.VILAS (Arg)  6-3,6-3,6-3
1976 : M.EDMONDSON (Austr) b. J.NEWCOMBE (Austr)  6-7,6-3,7-6,6-1
1975 : J.NEWCOMBE (Austr) b. J.CONNORS (EU)  7-5,3-6,6-4,7-6
1974 : J.CONNORS (EU) b. P.DENT (Austr)  7-6,6-4,4-6,6-3
1973 : J.NEWCOMBE (Austr) b. O.PARUN (NZ)  6-3,6-7,7-5,6-1
1972 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. M.ANDERSON (Austr)  7-6,6-3,7-5
1971 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-1,7-5,6-3
1970 : A.ASHE (EU) b. D.CREALY (Austr)  6-4,9-7,6-2
1969 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. A.GIMENO (Esp)  6-3,6-4,7-5
1968 : B.BOWREY (EU) b. J.GISBERT (Esp)  7-5,2-6,9-7,6-4
1967 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-4,6-1,6-1
1966 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-4,6-8,6-2,6-3
1965 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. F.STOLLE (Austr)  7-9,2-6,6-4,7-5,6-1
1964 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. F.STOLLE (Austr)  6-3,6-4,6-2
1963 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. K.FLETCHER (EU)  6-3,6-3,6-1
1962 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. R.EMERSON (Austr)  8-6,0-6,6-4,6-4
1961 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. R.LAVER (Austr)  1-6,6-3,7-5,6-4
1960 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. N.FRASER (Austr)  5-7,3-6,6-3,8-6,8-6

 1 G.VILAS (Arg)______________  G.VILAS
                              |________________
   T.ROCAVERT (Austr)_________| 63 67 63 76    | G.VILAS
                                               |_______________
   B.DREWETT (Austr)__________  B.DREWETT      | 64 64 63      |
                              |________________|               |
   R.RUFFELS (Austr)__________| 46 64 62 61                    | G.VILAS
                                                               |_____________
   M.EDMONDSON (Austr)________  M.EDMONDSON                    | 64 64 64    |
                              |________________                |             |
   B.FAIRLIE (NZ)_____________| 36 62 61 76    | A.STONE       |             |
                                               |_______________|             |
   T.WILKISON (EU)____________  A.STONE        | 64 36 63 64                 |
                              |________________|                             |
16 A.STONE (Austr)____________| 63 62 63                                     | G.VILAS
                                                                             |_____________
11 T.ROCHE (Austr)____________  T.ROCHE                                      | 36 61 36 63 62
                              |________________                              |             |
   I.TIRIAC (Roum)____________| 63 60 63       | T.ROCHE                     |             |
                                               |_______________              |             |
   G.HARDIE (EU)______________  G.HARDIE       | 63 64 64      |             |             |
                              |________________|               |             |             |
   A.GARDINER (Austr)_________| 67 62 64 61                    | T.ROCHE     |             |
                                                               |_____________|             |
   D.COLLINGS (Austr)_________  D.COLLINGS                     | 61 62 63                  |
                              |________________                |                           |
   G.MORETTON (Fr)____________| 64 46 64 63    | D.COLLINGS    |                           |
                                               |_______________|                           |
   S.MENON (Inde)_____________  V.AMAYA        | 64 36 63 76                               |
                              |________________|                                           |
 8 V.AMAYA (EU)_______________| 76 76 62                                                   | G.VILAS
                                                                                           |____________
 4 Ti.GULLICKSON (EU)_________  Ti.GULLICKSON                                              | 62 60 64   |
                              |________________                                            |            |
   P.McNAMEE (Austr)__________| 62 62 76       | P.McNAMARA                                |            |
                                               |_______________                            |            |
   P.McNAMARA (Austr)_________  P.McNAMARA     | 62 63 76      |                           |            |
                              |________________|               |                           |            |
   C.KACHEL (Austr)___________| 62 57 62 62                    | P.KRONK                   |            |
                                                               |_____________              |            |
   J.DILOUIE (EU)_____________  J.DILOUIE                      | 62 62 75    |             |            |
                              |________________                |             |             |            |
   R.FRAWLEY (Austr)__________| 63 62 61       | P.KRONK       |             |             |            |
                                               |_______________|             |             |            |
   P.KRONK (Austr)____________  P.KRONK        | 26 75 64 46 61              |             |            |
                              |________________|                             |             |            |
14 G.MASTERS (Austr)__________| 75 26 63 61                                  | H.PFISTER   |            |
                                                                            |_____________|            |
 9 H.PFISTER (EU)_____________  H.PFISTER                                    | 75 63 63                 |
                              |________________                              |                          |
   J.SMITH (GB)_______________| 63 62 62       | H.PFISTER                   |                          |
                                               |_______________              |                          |
   S.DOCHERTY (Austr)_________  S.DOCHERTY     | 75 63 46 36 86|             |                          |
                              |________________|               |             |                          |
   R.DRYSDALE (GB)____________| 63 62 64                       | H.PFISTER   |                          |
                                                               |_____________|                          |
   J.JAMES (Austr)____________  J.JAMES                        | 63 76 61                               |
                              |________________                |                                        |
   D.CARTER (Austr)___________| 64 60 67 46 62 | W.FIBAK       |                                        |
                                               |_______________|                                        |
   D.WHYTE (Austr)____________  W.FIBAK        | 62 62 46 63                                            |
                              |________________|                                                        |
 5 W.FIBAK (Pol)______________| 64 61 62                                                                | G.VILAS
                                                                                                        |_____________
 7 K.ROSEWALL (Austr)_________  K.ROSEWALL                                                              | 64 64 36 63
                              |________________                                                         |
   C.STANSBURY (EU)___________| 62 64 63       | K.ROSEWALL                                             |
                                               |_______________                                         |
   S.STEWART (EU)_____________  S.STEWART      | 26 76 75 76   |                                        |
                              |________________|               |                                        |
   R.LEWIS (GB)_______________| 67 62 61 64                    | P.FEIGL                                |
                                                               |_____________                           |
   B.GILTINAN (Austr)_________  B.GILTINAN                     | 26 46 75 64 108                        |
                              |________________                |             |                          |
   I.EL SHAFEI (Egy)__________| 67 64 63 67 97 | P.FEIGL       |             |                          |
                                               |_______________|             |                          |
   C.DIBLEY (Austr)___________  P.FEIGL        | 62 36 75 61                 |                          |
                              |________________|                             |                          |
12 P.FEIGL (Autr)_____________| 64 16 64 76                                  | A.ASHE                   |
                                                                             |_____________             |
13 K.WARWICK (Austr)__________  K.WARWICK                                    | 46 62 46 62 97           |
                              |________________                              |             |            |
   C.FREYSS (Fr)______________| 64 64 64       | K.WARWICK                   |             |            |
                                               |_______________              |             |            |
   D.CREALY (Austr)___________  D.CREALY       | 76 61 63      |             |             |            |
                              |________________|               |             |             |            |
   W.MAHER (Austr)____________| 64 75 63                       | A.ASHE      |             |            |
                                                               |_____________|             |            |
   R.MOORE (AfS)______________  R.MOORE                        | 26 62 75 46 63            |            |
                              |________________                |                           |            |
   R.KRISHNAN (Inde)__________| 75 46 62 62    | A.ASHE        |                           |            |
                                               |_______________|                           |            |
   B.KLEEGE (EU)______________  A.ASHE         | 64 64 63                                  |            |
                              |________________|                                           |            |
 3 A.ASHE (EU)________________| 63 63 76                                                   | J.MARKS    |
                                                                                           |____________|
 6 J.ALEXANDER (Austr)________  J.ALEXANDER                                                | 64 62 26 16 97
                              |________________                                            |
   P.CAMPBELL (Austr)_________| 64 76 64       | J.ALEXANDER                               |
                                               |_______________                            |
   R.SIMPSON (NZ)_____________  R.SIMPSON      | 63 63 64      |                           |
                              |________________|               |                           |
   D.BOHRNSTEDT (EU)__________| 62 62 63                       | J.ALEXANDER               |
                                                               |_____________              |
   B.CARMICHAEL (Austr)_______  B.CARMICHAEL                   | 63 62 62    |             |
                              |________________                |             |             |
   A.JARRETT (GB)_____________| 62 63 62       | B.CARMICHAEL  |             |             |
                                               |_______________|             |             |
   C.LETCHER (Austr)__________  B.MITTON       | 64 26 76 63                 |             |
                              |________________|                             |             |
15 B.MITTON (AfS)_____________| 63 63 57 61                                  | J.MARKS     |
                                                                             |_____________|
10 Y.NOAH (Fr)________________  R.CASE                                       | 64 64 75
                              |________________                              |
   R.CASE (Austr)_____________| 46 46 63 63 61 | J.SADRI                     |
                                               |_______________              |
   J.SADRI (EU)_______________  J.SADRI        | 61 64 61      |             |
                              |________________|               |             |
   N.PHILLIPS (Austr)_________| 63 76 64                       | J.MARKS     |
                                                               |_____________|
   P.DENT (Austr)_____________  P.DENT                         | 62 62 46 64
                              |________________                |
   P.PORTES (Fr)______________| 76 26 16 62 61 | J.MARKS       |
                                               |_______________|
   J.MARKS (Austr)____________  J.MARKS        | 67 63 62 62
                              |________________|
 2 JL.CLERC (Arg)_____________| 67 ab.