# 1978 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Johan Kriek.
Stan Smith won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Balázs Taróczy.

## Seeds

* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
* Balázs Taróczy (final)
* Stan Smith (champion)
* Johan Kriek (semifinals)
* Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
* Jaime Fillol (first round)
* Karl Meiler (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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Johan Kriek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | 4 | Stan Smith | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kodeš | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | B Gottfried | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Taylor | 3 | 1 | | | T Gullikson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | P Huťka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Feigl | 3 | 3 | | Q | P Huťka | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Taygan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Kriek | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 |
| | S Birner | 0 | 2 | | 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 7 | 3 | 7 | | B Mitton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Taróczy | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Austin | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Kronk | 4 | 2 | | | J Austin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 5 | 3 | | 8 | K Meiler | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Meiler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 7 | J Fillol | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O N Bengtson | 6 | 6 | | | O N Bengtson | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reininger | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | O N Bengtson | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Proisy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Muñoz | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 3 | 2 | | 4 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 6 |
| | G Hardie | 1 | 4 | | 6 | T Šmíd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | F McMillan | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | T Šmíd | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Barazzutti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J James | 3 | 4 | | | C Letcher | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | C Barazzutti | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |