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The 1978 U.S. Open was the 78th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Andy North held on for a one-stroke victory over runners-up Dave Stockton and J. C. Snead to claim the first of his two U.S. Open titles. [3] [4]
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881.It is played on outdoor hard courts [e] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.
The tournament was held from August 28 to September 10, 1978, and the singles titles were won by Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert. [1] This was the first year the US Open was played at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows after having been organized at the West Side Tennis Club venue in Forest Hills since 1915. It was also the first time ...
The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship. [1] It is run by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively.
It was his third US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators. [1] Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Butch Walts. This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hard courts, and the first to be held at the National ...
1978 U.S. Open may refer to: 1978 U.S. Open (golf), a major golf tournament; 1978 US Open (tennis), a Grand Slam tennis tournament This page was last edited on 10 ...
1978 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation This page was last edited on 3 December 2022, at 04:06 (UTC). Text is available ...
This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hard courts, and the first to be held at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, relocating from its former site at Forest Hills. This marked the final major appearance for two-time major champion and former singles world No. 2 Nancy Richey ; she lost in the first round to Lesley ...