1978 Milan Indoor
Tennis tournament
| 1978 Milan Indoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 March – 2 April | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (WCT) | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $175,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||
| Venue | Palazzo dello Sport | |||
| Attendance | 76,841 | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Björn Borg[1] | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 José Higueras /  Víctor Pecci[2] | ||||
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The 1978 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan in Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 27 March through 2 April 1978. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.[3][4] Total attendance for the tournament was 76,841.[5]
Finals
Singles
Björn Borg defeated 
Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3
- It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 34th of his career.
Doubles
José Higueras / Víctor Pecci defeated 
Wojciech Fibak / 
Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
References
- ^ "1978 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1978 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 177. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ "Borg Wins Milan Over Gerulaitis". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. UPI. 3 April 1978. p. 3D.
- ^ Remo Borgatti (18 February 2016). "Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all'indoor di Milano". Ubitennis (in Italian).
External links
- ITF edition tournament details
