1978 French Open | |
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Date | 29 May – 11 June 1978 |
Edition | 77 |
Category | 48th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Prize money | $337,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Women's singles | |
Virginia Ruzici[2] | |
Men's doubles | |
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister[3] | |
Women's doubles | |
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici[2] | |
Mixed doubles | |
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil[2] |
The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.[4][5]