1978 Lagos Classic
Tennis tournament
1978 Lagos Classic | ||||
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Date | 27 February – 5 March | |||
Edition | 2nd | |||
Category | Grand Prix (WCT) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $50,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | Lagos, Nigeria | |||
Venue | Lagos Lawn Tennis Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1978 Lagos Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Lagos, Nigeria. The event was part of the World Championship Tennis tier of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 27 February until 5 March 1978. Third-seeded Kjell Johansson won the singles title.[2]
Finals
Singles
Kjell Johansson defeated
Robin Drysdale, 9–8, 6–3
- It was Johansson's only singles title of his career.
Doubles
Sashi Menon /
George Hardie defeated
Colin Dowdeswell /
Jürgen Fassbender 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
References
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
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Lagos tournaments
1976 | NH | 1978 | 1979 |
1980 | 1981 | NH | 1983 | NH | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | NH | 1989 |
NH | 1991 |