1978 BMW Open
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The 1978 BMW Open
was an Grand Prix Tennis Circuit tournament held in Munich
, Germany which began on May 23, 1978. Its now part of the ATP Tour.
Guillermo Vilas
defeated
Buster C. Mottram
6-1, 6-3, 6-3
Ion Ţiriac
/ Guillermo Vilas
defeated
Jürgen Fassbender
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Tom Okker
3-6, 6-4, 7-6
BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
was an Grand Prix Tennis Circuit tournament held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany which began on May 23, 1978. Its now part of the ATP Tour.
Men's Singles
Guillermo VilasGuillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
defeated
Buster C. MottramBuster Mottram
Christopher Mottram is a former English tennis player, who achieved a highest lifetime ranking of fifteenth in the world.Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times...
6-1, 6-3, 6-3
- It was Vilas's 3rd title of the year and the 50th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Ion ŢiriacIon Tiriac
Ion Țiriac is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman. He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.-Sports career:...
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Guillermo VilasGuillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
defeated
Jürgen FassbenderJürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender is a retired professional tennis player for West Germany.Fassbender won one singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ATP Tour. His best Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.-Singles :...
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Tom OkkerTom Okker
Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...
3-6, 6-4, 7-6
- It was Tiriac's 1st title of the year and the 19th of his career. It was Vilas's 2nd title of the year and the 49th of his career.