1978 World Championship Tennis Finals
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The 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 8th edition of the WCT Finals
and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
, as the World Championship Tennis
and the Grand Prix circuits were now combined. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
in Dallas, Texas
in the United States
and began on May 9, 1978.
Vitas Gerulaitis
defeated Eddie Dibbs
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 8th edition of the WCT Finals
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...
and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
, as the World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
and the Grand Prix circuits were now combined. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is an 8,998-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas. The arena opened in 1956. It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball team. It was also home to the Dallas Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association before they moved...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and began on May 9, 1978.
Men's Singles
Vitas GerulaitisVitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...
defeated
Eddie DibbsEddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Grand Slam singles tournament timeline:...
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 18th of his career.