1978 South American Championships – Singles

Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1978 South American Championships
1977 ChampionArgentina Guillermo Vilas
ChampionArgentina José Luis Clerc
Runner-upParaguay Víctor Pecci
Score64, 64

José Luis Clerc won in the final 64, 64 against Víctor Pecci.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Italy Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
  2. United States Harold Solomon (semifinals)
  3. Spain José Higueras (quarterfinals)
  4. Argentina José Luis Clerc (champion)
  5. Chile Hans Gildemeister (first round)
  6. Italy Paolo Bertolucci (second round)
  7. Chile Jaime Fillol (first round)
  8. New Zealand Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6  
  Chile B Prajoux 4 0   1 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6  
  Chile P Cornejo 3 6 2   Argentina H Varela 4 4  
  Argentina H Varela 6 1 6 1 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6
  Spain A Muñoz 4 6 1   Brazil C Kirmayr 4 7 3
  Brazil C Kirmayr 6 1 6   Brazil C Kirmayr 7 6  
  West Germany R Gehring 6 2 6   West Germany R Gehring 6 3  
7 Chile J Fillol 3 6 2 1 Italy C Barazzutti 4 4  
3 Spain J Higueras 6 6     Paraguay V Pecci 6 6  
  Australia P McNamee 1 2   3 Spain J Higueras 6 6  
  Colombia I Molina 6 6 4   Rhodesia A Pattison 4 2  
  Rhodesia A Pattison 4 7 6 3 Spain J Higueras      
  Uruguay J L Damiani 2 6 6   Paraguay V Pecci w/o    
  France P Dominguez 6 2 1   Uruguay J L Damiani 3 6 1
  Paraguay V Pecci 6 6     Paraguay V Pecci 6 1 6
5 Chile H Gildemeister 0 2     Paraguay Víctor Pecci 4 4  
6 Italy P Bertolucci 6 6   4 Argentina José Luis Clerc 6 6  
  Argentina F Dalla Fontana 4 2   6 Italy P Bertolucci 6 2 6
  West Germany A Maurer 6 5 6   Ecuador R Ycaza 4 6 8
  Ecuador R Ycaza 4 7 8   Ecuador R Ycaza 3 3  
  West Germany W Zirngibl 6 7   4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 6  
  Brazil G Barbosa 3 5     West Germany W Zirngibl 1 1  
  Argentina R Cano 1 2   4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 6  
4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 6   4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 1 6
8 New Zealand C Lewis 6 6   2 United States H Solomon 2 6 2
  United States G Hardie 2 2   8 New Zealand C Lewis 5 6 6
  Venezuela J Andrew 4 7 6   Venezuela J Andrew 7 0 2
  Argentina L Álvarez 6 5 1 8 New Zealand C Lewis 3 2  
  Brazil J Soares 6 3 9 2 United States H Solomon 6 6  
  Australia P Kronk 2 6 7   Brazil J Soares 4 2  
  United States V Winitsky 6 4 4 2 United States H Solomon 6 6  
2 United States H Solomon 2 6 6
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