1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Geoff Masters
Score	6–0, 6–0, 6–4

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 against Geoff Masters.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Raúl Ramírez (first round)
Arthur Ashe (second round)
John Alexander (first round)
Tony Roche (first round)
Tom Gorman (second round)
John Newcombe (semifinals)
Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

		Pat Du Pré	3	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

									Geoff Masters	0	0	4
		Geoff Masters	6	6

	8	Ken Rosewall	2	3

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	J Connors	6	6
		C Dibley	4	1				1	J Connors	6	6
		B Giltinan	2	6					M Edmondson	2	2
		M Edmondson	6	7											1	J Connors	6	7
		P McNamara	7	6											7	J Newcombe	4	6
		J Marks	6	1					P McNamara	1	4
		F McNair	6	5	2			7	J Newcombe	6	6
	7	J Newcombe	3	7	6																	1	J Connors	6	6
	3	A Ashe	7	6																			P Du Pré	3	1
		K Warwick	6	3				3	A Ashe	3	1
		S Menon	3	4					P Du Pré	6	6
		P Du Pré	6	6												P Du Pré	6	6	6
		A Stone	7	4	4											S Stewart	7	3	2
		S Stewart	5	6	6				S Stewart	7	6
		N Saviano	7	7					N Saviano	6	2
	5	T Roche	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	6	T Gorman	6	6
		E Teltscher	4	4				6	T Gorman	5	1
		L Hall	1	4					T Rocavert	7	6
		T Rocavert	6	6												T Rocavert	0	1
		C Kachel	2	4												G Masters	6	6
		G Masters	6	6					G Masters	6	6
		H Pfister	6	4	6				H Pfister	4	4
	4	J Alexander	2	6	2																		G Masters	6	6
	8	K Rosewall	6	6																		8	K Rosewall	2	3
		D Crealy	1	4				8	K Rosewall	6	6
		B Walts	6	6	1				B Drewett	0	4
		B Drewett	7	4	6										8	K Rosewall	6	3	6
		R Kelly	4	2												P Dent	1	6	3
		P Dent	6	6					P Dent	6	7	6
		R Case	6	3	6				R Case	7	6	4
	2	R Ramírez	4	6	4

External links

1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw