1978 French Open – Men's Singles


First-seeded Björn Borg defeated defending champion Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open. Borg did not lose a single set in the event, and only 32 games in total, which remains a record in the history of the tournament. The tournament also featured the first Grand Slam tournament appearance of Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Björn Borg
  2. Guillermo Vilas '
  3. Brian Gottfried '
  4. Eddie Dibbs '
  5. Manuel Orantes '
  6. Raúl Ramírez '
  7. Corrado Barazzutti '
  8. Harold Solomon '
  9. Roscoe Tanner '
  10. Dick Stockton '
  11. Wojtek Fibak '
  12. Phil Dent '
  13. Tim Gullikson '
  14. Buster C. Mottram '
  15. John Alexander '
  16. Stan Smith

    Draw

Key

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8