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Singles
1978 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Raúl Ramírez
Score	7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dick Stockton was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament, but lost in the quarterfinals to first-seeded Jimmy Connors who won the title after a victory in the final against fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–5.

Seeds

1. Jimmy Connors (champion)
2. Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
3. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
4. Raúl Ramírez (final)
5. Sandy Mayer (second round)
6. Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
7. Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
8. Wojtek Fibak (first round)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	4	6	6
	3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	4	4
								1	Jimmy Connors	7	7
								4	Raúl Ramírez	5	5
	4	Raúl Ramírez	7	6
	7	Ilie Năstase	5	3

Upper half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Dick Crealy	1	3
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
									Kjell Johansson	3	1
		Ove Nils Bengtson	7	6	1
		Kjell Johansson	6	7	6
															1	Jimmy Connors	3	6	6
															4	Dick Stockton	6	4	0
		Fred McNair	3	4
		John Lloyd	6	6
									John Lloyd	0	3
								4	Dick Stockton	6	6
		Bill Scanlon	3	1
	6	Dick Stockton	6	6
																						1	Jimmy Connors	4	6	6
																						3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	4	4
	3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6
		Stan Smith	2	4
								3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6
									Jaime Fillol	0	1
		Chris Lewis	5	6	6
		Jaime Fillol	7	0	7
															3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6
																Robert Lutz	2	3
		Ken Rosewall	6	2
		Vladimír Zedník	7	6
									Vladimír Zedník	3	6	4
									Robert Lutz	6	3	6
		Robert Lutz	6	6
	8	Wojtek Fibak	4	2

Lower half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Sandy Mayer	6	7	6
		Tom Leonard	7	6	2
								5	Sandy Mayer	3	3
									Kim Warwick	6	6
		Raymond Moore	6	7	3
		Kim Warwick	7	6	6
																Kim Warwick	2	2
															4	Raúl Ramírez	6	6
		Vijay Amritraj	6	6
		Tom Okker	2	3
									Vijay Amritraj	2	2
								4	Raúl Ramírez	6	6
		Tomáš Šmíd	2	6
	4	Raúl Ramírez	6	7
																						4	Raúl Ramírez	7	6
																						7	Ilie Năstase	5	3
	7	Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Sherwood Stewart	1	1
								7	Ilie Năstase	6	6
									Mike Fishbach	3	1
		Terry Moor	5	5
		Mike Fishbach	7	7
															7	Ilie Năstase	w/o
															2	Björn Borg
		Mark Cox	1	4
		Antonio Zugarelli	6	6
									Antonio Zugarelli	1	2
								2	Björn Borg	6	6
		Louk Sanders	2	3
	2	Björn Borg	6	6

References

1. "1978 Rotterdam Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details

• 1978 ABN World Tennis Tournament