The 1978 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 20 through January 22, 1978. Björn Borg won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $125,000 first prize money..

1978 Pepsi Grand Slam
DateJanuary 20–22
Edition3rd
CategorySpecial event
Draw4S
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueMission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
← 1977 · Pepsi Grand Slam · 1979 →

Final

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Singles

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  Björn Borg defeated   Jimmy Connors 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1

  • It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 32nd of his career.

Prize money

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Event W F 3rd 4th
Singles [2] $125,000 $60,000 $40,000 $25,000

Draw

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Semifinals Final
              
  Björn Borg 6 6
  Brian Gottfried 2 4
  Björn Borg 7 3 6
  Jimmy Connors 6 6 1
  Jimmy Connors 6 6
  Vitas Gerulaitis 2 4

Third place match

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  Brian Gottfried defeated   Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "Borg keeps pressure on". The World. January 23, 1978. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Borg broke Connors', held serve and broke again to pick up the $125,000 first prize. Connors won $60,000 for finishing second. [...] Brian Gottfried defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6-3 6-3 for third place and collected his biggest payoff ever – $40,000. Gerulaitis received $25,000.
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