# 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Hank Pfister. Sixth-seeded Harold Solomon claimed the title after Corrado Barazzutti retired from the final due to food poisoning.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (second round)
* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
* Corrado Barazzutti (final)
* Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
* Harold Solomon (champion)
* Ilie Năstase (first round)
* John McEnroe (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Hank Pfister | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | 6 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Harold Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Hagey | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe | 4 | 5 | | | H Pfister | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Fleming | 3 | 7 | 3 | | W Fibak | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 5 | 3 | | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Ž Franulović | 2 | 6 | | 4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 0 | 1 | | | B Lutz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Barazzutti | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Guy Fritz | 2 | 3 | | | J Newcombe | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fillol | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 3 | 7 | 6 | | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | J Lloyd | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Warwick | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | P Kronk | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | K Rosewall | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leonard | 3 | 4 | | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Carnahan | 2 | 2 | | | P Dent | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Okker | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 7 | 3 | 6 | | C Dibley | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Cahill | 4 | 5 | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |