1978 Alan King Tennis Classic

1978 Alan King Tennis Classic
Date April 24 – 30
Edition 7th
Category Grand Prix
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Hard / Outdoor
Location Las Vegas, NV, USA
Venue Caesars Palace
Champions
Singles
United States Harold Solomon [1]
Doubles
Chile Álvaro Fillol / Chile Jaime Fillol [2]

The 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament was held from April 24 through April 30, 1978. Harold Solomon won the singles title after Barazzutti had to forfeit in the second set due to illness induced by food poisoning.[3] Solomon earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 225 Grand Prix points.[4][5]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Harold Solomon defeated Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–1, 3–0 ret.

Men's Doubles

Chile Álvaro Fillol / Chile Jaime Fillol defeated South Africa Bob Hewitt / Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–6

References

  1. "ATP – 1978 Las Vegas Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  2. "ATP – 1978 Las Vegas Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  3. "Solomon winner of King". The Spokesman-Review. May 1, 1978.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9780354090391.
  5. "Losing a pain for Barazzutti". Beaver County Times. May 1, 1978.

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