1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters

The 1978 Masters (also known as the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons)^[3] was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States between 10 January and 14 January 1979. It was the year-end championship of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit tour. John McEnroe won the singles title.

1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
Date	January 10–14, 1979
Edition	9th
Category	Masters
Draw	8S / 4D
Prize money	$400,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	New York City, US
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
John McEnroe[1]
Doubles
John McEnroe / Peter Fleming[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles

John McEnroe defeated Arthur Ashe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–5

• It was McEnroe's 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Doubles

John McEnroe / Peter Fleming defeated Tom Okker / Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 6–2, 6-4