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1978 Paris Open – Singles
Corrado Barazzutti was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Robert Lutz won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 against Tom Gullikson. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Brian Gottfried ''(semifinals)'' # John Lloyd ''(first round)'' # Stan Smith ''(first round)'' # Robert Lutz (champion) # Ulrich Pinner ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tom Gullikson ''(final)'' # Ángel Giménez ''(second round)'' # Mark Cox ''(semifinals)'' Draw * '' NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.'' Final Section 1 Section 2 External links 1978 Paris Open draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris Open - Singles, 1978 Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lutz (tennis)
Robert Lutz (born August 29, 1947) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and his longtime partner Stan Smith were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Bud Collins ranked Lutz as world No. 7 in singles in 1972. Between 1967 and 1977, he was ranked among the top-10 American players eight times, with his highest ranking being No. 5 in both 1968 and 1970. Career Lutz won the 1967 NCAA singles title and, partnering with Stan Smith, won the NCAA doubles crown in 1967 and 1968. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1966. During his career he won 11 singles titles, the most important being the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in 1972 and the Paris Masters in 1978, and reached 15 other singles finals, including Cincinnati in 1974. He also won 43 doubles titles, 37 of which were won partnering Stan Smith, and reached 30 other doubles finals. With Smith he formed the only team to win the doubles title at U.S. Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Moore (tennis)
Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won eight doubles titles, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in doubles. Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles. In 1981, Moore teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Mir
Miguel Mir Rodon (born 18 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Mir made his first Grand Slam appearance at the 1975 French Open, where he was beaten in the opening round by Roger Taylor. He didn't return to the tournament until 1980, when he again made a first round exit, with Brian Gottfried winning in straight sets. A month later he played in the 1980 Wimbledon Championships and lost to Steve Krulevitz in the opening round. His final attempt at registering a win came at the 1981 French Open, but he was beaten once more, this time by Billy Martin. He did however make the second round of the doubles, with partner José López-Maeso. The pair had a win over Jimmy Arias and Ben Testerman. The Spaniard took part in one Davis Cup tie for his country, in 1981, against Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Soler (tennis)
Javier Soler (born 25 March 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Biography A left-handed player from Barcelona, Soler featured in the Spain Davis Cup team for two ties, both in 1977. His first appearance was the doubles rubber when Spain played Greece in Athens. He and partner Antonio Muñoz secured the tie with a four-set win. He was called up again for Spain in the Europe Zone final against Italy in Barcelona. With the Italians having an unassailable 3–1 lead, Soler was picked for the fifth match against Adriano Panatta, a dead rubber. He managed to dominate the former French Open champion for a 6–1, 6–0 win, but the Italian was accused of not playing to his best. The crowd was reportedly incensed by Panatta's performance which was described as "lackadaisical" and showing "little inclination to fight". He allegedly deliberately hit some of his shots out during the match. The crowd booed Panatta throughout and a few attempted to attack him as he left th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Caujolle
Jean-François Caujolle (born 3 March 1952, in Marseille, France) is a left-handed former professional tennis player from France. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 59 in singles on 31 September 1977. Caujolle retired from tennis in 1981 and became a coach in a Marseille tennis camp. In 1993, he created the ATP International Series Open 13 in Marseille, and became co-director, alongside Cédric Pioline, of the BNP Paribas Masters tournament of Paris in 2007. In 2008, he initiated, with Gilles Moretton and Jean-Louis Haillet, the creation of the Masters France The Masters France (sponsored by BNP Paribas) was a professional tennis Exhibition game, exhibition Round-robin tournament, round-robin singles-only tournament, played on indoor hard courts, specifically Plexicushion. It was held in December at th ... exhibition tournament in Toulouse. Career finals Singles (2 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caujolle, Jean-Francois French male tennis players Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Pecci
Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay. He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. He beat Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion Björn Borg in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Pecci won the French Open boys' singles in 1973. Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Grand Slam singles performance timeline Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. Career finals Singles: 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Proisy
Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth seed Manuel Orantes in the semi-finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets). He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 16 in October 1972. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up) Grand Slam tournament performance timeline Singles Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. Career finals Singles: 5 (2–3) Post-playing career From 1997 to 2003, Proisy was president of RC Strasbourg football club. In 2016, he received a ten-month suspended prison sentence for irregularities in transfers during his tenure; parts of transfer fees were rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton (born 10 February 1958) is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 55 in 1984. Since 2001, he has been president of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, one of France's top basketball clubs. In February 2021 he was elected president of the French Tennis Federation The French Tennis Federation (french: Fédération française de tennis, FFT) is the governing body for tennis in France. It was founded in 1920, and is tasked with the organisation, co-ordination and promotion of the sport. It is recognised by the ... (FFT). Career finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moretton, Gilles Basketball executives French male tennis players Living people 1958 births Tennis players from Lyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John James (tennis)
John James (born 7 March 1951) is a right-handed former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from Australia. James enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles. Career finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, John Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players from Adelaide 1951 births Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz (born 5 October 1953) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from France. Fritz enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 106 in 1984. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 91 in 1983. Career finals Doubles (4 runners-up) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fritz, Bernard French male tennis players Tennis players from Marseille 1953 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Källqvist
Jan Rune Källqvist (born 31 March 1958) is a Swedish former tennis player who was active in the 1970s. Career Källqvist played in his first Grand Prix event as a sixteen-year-old at the 1974 Stockholm Open. He lost in the first round to the Colombian, twelve years his senior, Iván Molina. In partnership with Ulf Eriksson he also competed in the doubles draw and lost in the first round. Källqvist participated in the singles draw at thirteen Grand Prix tournaments and lost in the first round on each occasion. In doubles, during July 1979, he and partner Leo Palin reached the semifinals at the Porto Alegre Challenger in Brazil and in November 1979, with partner Per Hjertquist he reached the quarterfinals at the Stockholm Open, before losing to the eventual finalists Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker. Källqvist has a career high ATP ATP may refer to: Companies and organizations * Association of Tennis Professionals, men's professional tennis governing body * American Techni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Manson
Bruce Manson (born March 20, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 in 1981. His career high singles ranking was World No. 39, but he did, when ranked 112, defeat world number 1 Björn Borg in 1979 at the Tennis Games Tournament at Mission Hills Country Club. Biography Manson is Jewish, and was born in Los Angeles, California, and lived in North Hollywood. He attended Grant High School. He was the first player to win three consecutive L.A. City Tennis Singles Championships (1973–75). He won the boys 16 and under in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1972. He was the Southern California Junior Singles Champion in both 1973 and 1974, and was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup Team. At the University of Southern California on a tennis scholarship, Manson was a three-time All-American (1975–77). He was an NCAA Singles semi-finalist in both 1976 and 1977, and doubles champion in 1975 and 1977. While at U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |