1978 New South Wales Open

The 1978 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Marlboro New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The men's event was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was art of the 1979 Colgate Series.[3] It was the 86th edition of the event and was held from 18 December through 24 December 1978. The singles titles were won by unseeded Tim Wilkison and second-seeded Dianne Fromholtz.[4][5]

1978 New South Wales Open
Date18–24 December 1978
Edition86th
CategoryGrand Prix (Four star)
Draw64S/32D (M)
Prize money$100,000 (M)
$35,000 (W)
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Tim Wilkison [1]
Women's Singles
Dianne Fromholtz
Men's Doubles
Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart [2]
Women's Doubles
Lesley Hunt / Sharon Walsh

Finals

Men's Singles

Tim Wilkison defeated Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2

Women's Singles

Dianne Fromholtz defeated Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 7–5

Men's Doubles

Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart defeated Syd Ball / Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Lesley Hunt / Sharon Walsh defeated Ilana Kloss / Marise Kruger 6–2, 6–1

References
  1. "1978 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1978 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 309.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 127. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 167. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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