1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters Explained

The 1978 Masters (also known as the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons)^[1] 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.

Finals

Singles

See 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

See main article: 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Doubles. John McEnroe / Peter Fleming defeated Tom Okker / Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 6–2, 6-4

External links

• ATP tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins . Bud . Bud Collins . The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book . Year-End Championships . New Chapter Press . October 2010 . New York . 746 . 978-0-942257-70-0.