1978 Italian Open (tennis)#Women's doubles

{{TennisEventInfo|1978|Italian Open|

| date=22–28 May

| edition=35th

| prize_money=$175,000 (M)
$35,000 (W)

| draw=64{{tooltip|S|Men's singles}} / 32{{tooltip|D|Men's doubles}} (M)
32/{{tooltip|S|Women's singles}} / 16{{tooltip|D|Women's doubles}} (W)

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| location=Rome, Italy

| venue=Foro Italico

| champms={{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg{{cite web|title=1978 Rome – Men's singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1978/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champws={{flagicon|TCH}} Regina Maršíková

| champmd={{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Pecci / {{flagicon|CHI}} Belus Prajoux{{cite web|title=1978 Rome – Men's doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champwd={{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec / {{flagicon|ROU|1985}} Virginia Ruzici

}}

The 1978 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the Colgate International Series (Category A). It was the 35th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 May through 28 May 1978. The singles titles were won by first-seeded Björn Borg, who won his second Italian Open title after 1974, and third-seeded Regina Maršíková.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook|year=1979|publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London|isbn=978-0354090681|pages=87, 155|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}{{cite news|title=Borg 'Endures', wins Italian net title|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LxYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BOEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=957%2C9987265|work=Schenectady Gazette|agency=AP|date=29 May 1978|page=18|via=Google News Archive}}

Finals

=Men's singles=

{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3

It was Borg's 5th singles title of the year and the 35th of his career.

=Women's singles=

{{flagicon|TCH|}} Regina Maršíková defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–5

It was Maršíková's 2nd singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.

=Men's doubles=

{{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Pecci / {{flagicon|CHI}} Belus Prajoux defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš / {{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 7–6, 6–1

=Women's doubles=

{{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec / {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Florența Mihai / {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6

Prize money

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center \|width=130 bgcolor=efefef\|Event \|width=80 bgcolor=lime\|{{tooltip\|W\|winner}} \|width=85 bgcolor=thistle\|{{tooltip\|F\|finalist}} \|width=85 bgcolor=ffff00\|{{tooltip\|SF\|semifinalist}} \|width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd\|{{tooltip\|QF\|quarterfinalist}} \|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee\|Third round \|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee\|Second round \|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee\|First round \|width=85 bgcolor=\|Total
style=background:#f7f7f7\|Men's singles \|$23,992 \|$12,005 \|$6,597 \|$3,552 \|$2,205 \|$1,172 \|$595 \|$118,842
style=background:#f7f7f7\|Women's singles \|$6,000 \|$3,000 \|$1,550 \|$900 \|{{n/a}} \|$600 \|$150 \|$26,250
style=background:#f7f7f7\|Men's doubles \|$8,995 \|$4,497 \|$2,345 \|$1,190 \|{{n/a}} \|$542 \|$157 \|$29,802
style=background:#f7f7f7\|Women's doubles \|$2,000 \|$1,100 \|$550 \|$300 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|$150 \|$6,600

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|width=130 bgcolor=efefef|Event

|width=80 bgcolor=lime|{{tooltip|W|winner}}

|width=85 bgcolor=thistle|{{tooltip|F|finalist}}

|width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|{{tooltip|SF|semifinalist}}

|width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|{{tooltip|QF|quarterfinalist}}

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Third round

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Second round

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|First round

|width=85 bgcolor=|Total

style=background:#f7f7f7|Men's singles

|$23,992

|$12,005

|$6,597

|$3,552

|$2,205

|$1,172

|$595

|$118,842

style=background:#f7f7f7|Women's singles

|$6,000

|$3,000

|$1,550

|$900

|{{n/a}}

|$600

|$150

|$26,250

style=background:#f7f7f7|Men's doubles

|$8,995

|$4,497

|$2,345

|$1,190

|{{n/a}}

|$542

|$157

|$29,802

style=background:#f7f7f7|Women's doubles

|$2,000

|$1,100

|$550

|$300

|{{n/a}}

|$150

|$6,600

Source: World of Tennis 1979

References

External links

[https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/home Official website]
[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/rome/ita/1978/m-gp-ita-03a-1978/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament draws (men)]
[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/rome/ita/1978/w-wt-ita-01a-1978/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament draws (women)]
[https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/rome/416/overview ATP tournament profile]
[https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/709/rome/ WTA tournament profile]

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