Giải quần vợt Mỹ Mở rộng 1978 – Đơn nam

Jimmy Connors
| runner = Björn Borg
| score = 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
| draw = 128 (14)
| seeds = 16
| before_name = Giải quần vợt Mỹ Mở rộng – Đơn nam
| after_name = Giải quần vợt Mỹ Mở rộng – Đơn nam
}}

Second-seed Jimmy Connors đánh bại hạt giống số 1 Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 trong trận chung kết để giành chức vô địch Đơn nam tại Giải quần vợt Mỹ Mở rộng 1978. Trận chung kết có 19,537 khán giả cổ vũ. Guillermo Vilas là đương kim vô địch tuy nhiên thất bại ở vòng bốn trước Butch Walts.

Hạt giống
Các tay vợt xếp hạt giống được liệt kê bên dưới. Jimmy Connors là nhà vô địch; các tay vợt khác biểu thị vòng mà họ bị loại.

Björn Borg (Chung kết)
Jimmy Connors (Vô địch)
Guillermo Vilas (Vòng bốn)
Vitas Gerulaitis (Bán kết)
Eddie Dibbs (Vòng ba)
Brian Gottfried (Tứ kết)
Corrado Barazzutti (Vòng hai)
Raúl Ramírez (Tứ kết)
Manuel Orantes (Vòng một)
Sandy Mayer (Vòng một)
Roscoe Tanner (Vòng bốn)
Harold Solomon (Vòng bốn)
José Luis Clerc (Vòng ba)
Wojtek Fibak (Vòng ba)
John McEnroe (Bán kết)
Arthur Ashe (Vòng bốn)

Kết quả

Chú thích
Q = Vòng loại
WC = Đặc cách
LL = Thua cuộc may mắn
r. = bỏ cuộc trong giải đấu

Final Eight
Björn Borg
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2= Jimmy Connors
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-score1-1=4
| RD3-score2-1=6
| RD3-score1-2=2
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD3-score1-3=2
| RD3-score2-3=6
| RD2-team1= Björn Borg
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team2= Vitas Gerulaitis
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score2-2=2
| RD2-score1-3=77
| RD2-score2-3=63
| RD2-team3= John McEnroe
| RD2-seed3=15
| RD2-team4= Jimmy Connors
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-score3-1=2
| RD2-score4-1=6
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score4-2=6
| RD2-score3-3=5
| RD2-score4-3=7
| RD1-team1= Björn Borg
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team2= Raúl Ramírez
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-score1-1=66
| RD1-score2-1=78
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score2-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-score2-3=4
| RD1-score1-4=6
| RD1-score2-4=0
| RD1-team3= Vitas Gerulaitis
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team4= Johan Kriek
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score3-3=6
| RD1-score4-3=2
| RD1-team5= John McEnroe
| RD1-seed5=15
| RD1-team6= Butch Walts
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score6-1=1
| RD1-score5-2=6
| RD1-score6-2=2
| RD1-score5-3=7
| RD1-score6-3=6
| RD1-team7= Brian Gottfried
| RD1-seed7=6
| RD1-team8= Jimmy Connors
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-score7-1=2
| RD1-score8-1=6
| RD1-score7-2=60
| RD1-score8-2=77
| RD1-score7-3=1
| RD1-score8-3=6
}}

Nhánh 1
Borg
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team02= Hewitt
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=0
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-team03= Günthardt
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Masters
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=7
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-team05= Leonard
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= Mitton
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=5
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-team07= Cox
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Birner
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-team09= Muñoz
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Ocleppo
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=7
| RD1-score09-2=3
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-team11= Borowiak
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Lara
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-team13= Menon
| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team14= Mayer
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=0
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score13-3=2
| RD1-score14-3=6
| RD1-team15= Hardie
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Solomon
| RD1-seed16=12
| RD1-score15-1=3
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

Nhánh 2
Ashe
| RD1-seed01=16
| RD1-team02= Case
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=4
| RD1-score02-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=7
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-score02-3=1
| RD1-team03= McMillan
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Granát
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=5
| RD1-score04-1=7
| RD1-score03-2=1
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-team05= Malin
| RD1-seed05=Q
| RD1-team06= Graham
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=4
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-team07= Noah
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Moor
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=7
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=7
| RD1-score07-3=5
| RD1-score08-3=7
| RD1-team09= Gullikson
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Moore
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=4
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=2
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-team11= Lloyd
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Mottram
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-score12-3=1
| RD1-team13= Ruffels
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Carter
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=2
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-team15= Alexander
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Ramírez
| RD1-seed16=8
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=3
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=7
| RD1-score15-3=3
| RD1-score16-3=6
}}

Nhánh 3
Gerulaitis
| RD1-seed01=4
| RD1-team02= Portes
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=7
| RD1-score02-1=5
| RD1-score01-2=7
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-team03= Amaya
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Richey
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=7
| RD1-score04-1=5
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score04-3=3
| RD1-team05= Crealy
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= Martin
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=7
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score06-3=0
| RD1-team07= Okker
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Pattison
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=7
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=3
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-team09= Acuña
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Pfister
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=0
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=3
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-team11= Lewis
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Lutz
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=0
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=1
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-team13= Curren
| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team14= Collings
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-team15= Cahill
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Clerc
| RD1-seed16=13
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=7
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=3
| RD1-score15-3=1
| RD1-score16-3=6
}}

Nhánh 4
Mayer
| RD1-seed01=10
| RD1-team02= Génois
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=7
| RD1-score01-2=2
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-team03= Betancur
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Saviano
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=7
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score04-3=4
| RD1-team05= Fagel
| RD1-seed05=Q
| RD1-team06= Feigl
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=5
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-score05-3=3
| RD1-score06-3=2r
| RD1-score06-4=
| RD1-team07= Kriek
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= DiLouie
| RD1-seed08=Q
| RD1-score07-1=7
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=7
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-team09= Joubert
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Teacher
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=5
| RD1-score10-1=7
| RD1-score09-2=0
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-team11= Manson
| RD1-seed11=Q
| RD1-team12= Turpin
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-score11-1=4
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=7
| RD1-score12-2=5
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-score12-3=3
| RD1-team13= Taróczy
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Amaya
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-team15= Fishbach
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Dibbs
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=7
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

Nhánh 5
Barazzutti
| RD1-seed01=7
| RD1-team02= Simpson
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=0
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=4
| RD1-team03= Sadri
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Benavides
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=2
| RD1-team05= Warwick
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= Dowdeswell
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score05-3=3
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-team07= Purcell
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Waltke
| RD1-seed08=Q
| RD1-score07-1=5
| RD1-score08-1=7
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-team09= Šmid
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Giltinan
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=4
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score09-3=6
| RD1-score10-3=0
| RD1-team11= Pasarell
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Fleming
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=1
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=1
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-team13= Fillol, Sr.
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Johansson
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=7
| RD1-score13-3=6
| RD1-score14-3=4
| RD1-team15= Stewart
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= McEnroe
| RD1-seed16=15
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=7
| RD1-score15-2=4
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

Nhánh 6
Fibak
| RD1-seed01=14
| RD1-team02= González
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=3
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=3
| RD1-team03= Amritraj
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Drysdale
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=7
| RD1-score03-2=1
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-team05= Moretton
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= Walts
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=4
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=2
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-team07= Fisher
| RD1-seed07=Q
| RD1-team08= Friedler
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=3
| RD1-team09= Dowlen
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Bengtson
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=4
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-team11= Yuill
| RD1-seed11=Q
| RD1-team12= Smith
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=4
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-team13= Goven
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Scanlon
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-team15= Drysdale
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Vilas
| RD1-seed16=3
| RD1-score15-1=5
| RD1-score16-1=7
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

Nhánh 7
Gottfried
| RD1-seed01=6
| RD1-team02= Dent
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=7
| RD1-score02-1=5
| RD1-score01-2=7
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-team03= Winitsky
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Van Dillen
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=3
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=7
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=3
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-team05= Stockton
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= Amritraj
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score06-3=4
| RD1-team07= Prinsloo
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Garcia
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=3
| RD1-team09= Teltscher
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Halder
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=0
| RD1-team11= Iskersky
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Ycaza
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=2
| RD1-team13= Taygan
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Pecci, Sr.
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=3
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-team15= Schneider
| RD1-seed15=Q
| RD1-team16= Tanner
| RD1-seed16=11
| RD1-score15-1=1
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=4
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

Nhánh 8
Orantes
| RD1-seed01=9
| RD1-team02= Panatta
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=1r
| RD1-score02-1=4
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-team03= Gorman
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04= Nichols
| RD1-seed04=Q
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=7
| RD1-score03-3=4
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-team05= Edmondson
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06= James
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=1
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=4
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-team07= Riessen
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08= Wilkison
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=7
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-team09= DuPré
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10= Dibley
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-team11= Freyss
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12= Dominguez
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=4
| RD1-team13= Fillol
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14= Docherty
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=0
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-team15= Gullikson
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16= Connors
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-score15-1=0
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

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