1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships

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1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Date16–22 October
Edition6th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Four star)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueHordern Pavilion
Champions
Singles
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Doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche[2]

The 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 16 October through 22 October 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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Error creating thumbnail: Jimmy Connors defeated Australia Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–0, 6–4

  • It was Connors' 10th title of the year and the 84th of his career.

Doubles

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Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Newcombe's only title of the year and the 65th of his career. It was Roche's 2nd title of the year and the 27th of his career.

References

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