1978 Transamerica Open

The 1978 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit and Barry MacKay was the tournament director. It was the 90th edition of the tournament and ran from September 25 through October 2, 1978. The singles event had a field of 64 players. Eighth-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and $24,000 first prize money.^[3]

1978 Transamerica Open
Date	September 25 – October 2
Edition	90th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	San Francisco, U.S.
Venue	Cow Palace
Champions
Singles
John McEnroe[1]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1978 Transamerica Open – Singles

John McEnroe defeated Dick Stockton 2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2

• It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1978 Transamerica Open – Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–4