1978 Egyptian Open
Appearance
1978 Egyptian Open | |
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Date | 6–12 March |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 16S / 8D |
Prize money | $38,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Champions | |
Singles | |
José Higueras[1] | |
Doubles | |
Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie[2] |
The 1978 Egyptian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix . It was played at Cairo in Egypt and was held from 6 March until 12 March 1978. First-seeded José Higueras won the singles title.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]José Higueras defeated Kjell Johansson 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Higueras' 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie defeated Lito Álvarez / George Hardie 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
References
[edit]- ^ "1978 Cairo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1978 Cairo – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
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