# 1978 Swedish Open – Singles

The 1978 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1978 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 17 July and 23 July 1973. Corrado Barazzutti was the defending Swedish Open champion. First-seeded Björn Borg won the title by defeating second-seeded Barazzutti in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Björn Borg (champion)
* Corrado Barazzutti (final)
* Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
* Kjell Johansson (quarterfinals)
* Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
* Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)
* Mike Fishbach (first round)
* Colin Dowdeswell (first 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 |
| 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tony Giammalva | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | Bob Carmichael | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Per Larsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Björn Borg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Ángel Giménez | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Chris Lewis | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Jonathan Smith | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Javier Soler | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Chris Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chris Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Kjell Johansson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Antonio Muñoz | 4 | 1 |
| | Christophe Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Kjell Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | François Jauffret | 2 | 1 | | | Louk Sanders | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louk Sanders | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Kjell Johansson | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Birger Andersson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Antonio Muñoz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Ulf Eriksson | 1 | 6 | | | Birger Andersson | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 7 | 6 | | | Antonio Muñoz | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colin Dowdeswell | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Mike Fishbach | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Kary | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Hans Kary | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 4 | | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gianni Ocleppo | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | Mark Edmondson | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Per Hjertquist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Jan Norbäck | 5 | 0 | | | Per Hjertquist | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Raymond Moore | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | Álvaro Fillol | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Raymond Moore | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Péter Szőke | 5 | 3 | | | Stanislav Birner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanislav Birner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Raymond Moore | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tenny Svensson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ove Bengtson | 6 | 6 | | | Ove Bengtson | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Palm | 1 | 4 | | 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |