1978 Italian Open (tennis)

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.^[3][4]

1978 Italian Open
Date	22–28 May
Edition	35th
Draw	64S / 32D (M) 32/S / 16D (W)
Prize money	$175,000 (M) $35,000 (W)
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Regina Maršíková
Men's doubles
Víctor Pecci / Belus Prajoux[2]
Women's doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici

Finals

Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated 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

Regina Maršíková defeated 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

Víctor Pecci / Belus Prajoux defeated Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 7–6, 6–1

Women's doubles

Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Florența Mihai / Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Third round	Second round	First round	Total
Men's singles	$23,992	$12,005	$6,597	$3,552	$2,205	$1,172	$595	$118,842
Women's singles	$6,000	$3,000	$1,550	$900	—	$600	$150	$26,250
Men's doubles	$8,995	$4,497	$2,345	$1,190	—	$542	$157	$29,802
Women's doubles	$2,000	$1,100	$550	$300	—	—	$150	$6,600

Source: World of Tennis 1979^[3]