1978 Pepsi Grand Slam Explained

The 1978 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 20 through January 22, 1978. Björn Borg won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $125,000 first prize money..

Final

Singles

Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 7–6^(7–1), 3–6, 6–1

• It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 32nd of his career.

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th
style=background:#f3f3f3	Singles ^[1]	$125,000	$60,000	$40,000	$25,000

Draw

Third place match

Brian Gottfried defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3

See also

• Borg–Connors rivalry

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. News: Borg keeps pressure on. . The World . January 23, 1978 . 9 . Borg broke Connors', held serve and broke again to pick up the $125,000 first prize. Connors won $60,000 for finishing second. [...] Brian Gottfried defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6-3 6-3 for third place and collected his biggest payoff ever – $40,000. Gerulaitis received $25,000.. Newspapers.com. subscription.