1978 Milan Indoor
{{TennisEventInfo|1978|Milan Indoor|
| date=27 March – 2 April
| edition= 1st
| category=Grand Prix (WCT)
| prize_money=$175,000
| draw=32S / 16D
| surface=Carpet / indoor
| location=Milan, Italy
| venue=Palazzo dello Sport
| attendance=76,841
| champs={{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg{{cite web|title=1978 Milan – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1978/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) }}
| champd={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José Higueras / {{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Pecci{{cite web|title=1978 Milan – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) }}
}}
The 1978 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan in Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 27 March through 2 April 1978. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook|year=1979|publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London|isbn=978-0354090681|page=177|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}{{cite news|title=Borg Wins Milan Over Gerulaitis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9T41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3906%2C1597935|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|agency=UPI|date=3 April 1978|page=3D}} Total attendance for the tournament was 76,841.{{cite web |author1=Remo Borgatti |title=Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all’indoor di Milano |url=https://www.ubitennis.com/blog/2016/02/18/i-tornei-scomparsi-stelle-senza-polvere-allindoor-di-milano/ |website=Ubitennis|language=Italian |date=18 February 2016}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3
- It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 34th of his career.
=Doubles=
{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José Higueras / {{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Pecci defeated {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak / {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/milan/ita/1978/m-gp-ita-01a-1978/draws-and-results/ ITF edition tournament details]
{{Milan Indoor tournaments}}
{{1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}