1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
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| 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |
 Vitas Gerulaitis |
| Runner-up |
Eddie Dibbs |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
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Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Björn Borg |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Dick Stockton |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Björn Borg |
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| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
- 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)
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