1978 Egyptian Open
1970s African professional tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
1978 Egyptian Open | ||||
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Date | 6–12 March | |||
Edition | 3rd | |||
Category | Grand Prix | |||
Draw | 16S / 8D | |||
Prize money | $38,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Cairo, Egypt | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
José Higueras[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie[2] | ||||
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The 1978 Egyptian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix . It was played at Cairo in Egypt and was held from 6 March until 12 March 1978. First-seeded José Higueras won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
José Higueras defeated Kjell Johansson 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Higueras' 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Doubles
Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie defeated Lito Álvarez / George Hardie 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
References
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
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