1978 Alan King Tennis Classic Explained

The 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament was held from April 24 through April 30, 1978. Harold Solomon won the singles title after Barazzutti had to forfeit in the second set due to illness induced by food poisoning.^[1] Solomon earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 225 Grand Prix points.^{[2] [3]}

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles. Harold Solomon defeated Corrado Barazzutti 6–1, 3–0 ret.

Doubles

Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol defeated Bob Hewitt / Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. News: Solomon winner of King. The Spokesman-Review. May 1, 1978. Google News Archive.
2. Book: World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. 1978 . Macdonald and Janes. London . 9780354090391 . 83–84. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis).
3. News: Losing a pain for Barazzutti . Beaver County Times. May 1, 1978. Google News archive.