1978 Men's Tennis Recap Page
| Finals Date | Tournament | Venue | Singles Winner |
| Jan. 3 | Australian Open Tennis Championships | (Melbourne) | Guillermo Vilas |
| Jan. 7 | South African Sugar Circuit | Deon Joubert | |
| Jan. 8 | Tasmanian Open | Bob Carmichael | |
| Jan. 8 | Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open | Eliot Teltscher | |
| Jan. 14 | Masters | (New York) | John McEnroe |
| Jan. 15 | Birmingham International Indoor | Bjorn Borg | |
| Jan. 22 | Baltimore International | Cliff Drysdale | |
| Jan. 22 | Pepsi Grand Slam | (Boca Raton) | Bjorn Borg |
| Jan. 29 | INA U.S. Pro Indoor | (Philadelphia) | Jimmy Connors |
| Jan. 29 | Florida Indoor Championships | (Sarasota) | Tomas Smid |
| Feb. 5 | United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic | (Richmond) | Vitas Gerulaitis |
| Feb. 5 |
Fairfield Bay Tennis Classic |
(North Little Rock) | Dick Stockton |
| Feb. 5 | Mexican Open | (Mexico City) | Raul Ramirez |
| Feb. 12 | St. Louis Tennis Classic | Sandy Mayer | |
| Feb. 12 | Springfield International | Heinz Gunthardt | |
| Feb. 19 | American Airlines Tennis Games | (Palm Springs) | Roscoe Tanner |
| Feb. 26 | United Bank Tennis Classic | (Denver) | Jimmy Connors |
| Mar. 5 | U.S.National Indoor | (Memphis) | Jimmy Connors |
| Mar. 5 | Coca-Cola Tennis Classic | (Miami) | Ilie Nastase |
| Mar. 5 | Lagos Tennis Classic | Kjell Johansson | |
| Mar. 12 | Egyptian Open | (Cairo) | Jose Higueras |
| Mar. 12 | French Summer Satellite Circuit | Javier Soler | |
| Mar. 19 | Volvo Tennis Classic | (Washington,D.C.) | Brian Gottfried |
| Mar. 26 | Shakey’s Tournament of Champions | (Las Vegas) | Bjorn Borg |
| Apr. 2 | Ramazzotti Tennis Cup | (Milan) | Bjorn Borg |
| Apr. 2 | Dayton Pro Tennis Classic | Brian Gottfried | |
| Apr. 9 | ABN World Tennis Tournament | (Rotterdam) | Jimmy Connors |
| Apr. 10 | Peugeot Open | (Johannesburg) | Cliff Richey |
| Apr. 12 | USTA/Penn Satellite Circuit | Victor Amaya | |
| Apr. 16 | Monte Carlo International | Raul Ramirez | |
| Apr. 16 | Guadalajara Open | Gene Mayer | |
| Apr. 23 | River Oaks/Houston National Bank Tournament | Brian Gottfried | |
| Apr. 23 | Montano-Snauwaert International Championships | Jose Higueras | |
| Apr. 24 | Smythe Grand Prix | (San Jose) | Arthur Ashe |
| Apr. 30 | Japanese Satellite Circuit | Rod Frawley | |
| Apr. 30 |
Alan King/Caesars Palace Tennis Classic |
(Las Vegas) | Harold Solomon |
| Apr. 30 | Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Tournament | (Tulsa) | Eddie Dibbs |
| May 7 | Southern Circuit/Spring | Francisco Gonzalez | |
| May 11 |
Italian Satellite Circuit |
Antonio Zugarelli | |
| May 14 | WCT Finals | (Dallas) | Vitas Gerulaitis |
| May 21 | German Open | (Hamburg) | Guillermo Vilas |
| May 21 | Alitalia Florence Open | Jose-Luis Clerc | |
| May 28 | Italian Championships | (Rome) | Bjorn Borg |
| May 28 | Romika Cup | (Munich) | Guillermo Vilas |
| June 9 | British Satellite Circuit ( | Manchester) | John Paish |
| June 11 | French Open | (Paris) | Bjorn Borg |
| June 18 | Amex Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club Open (Shreveport) | Francisco Gonzalez | |
| June 18 | John Player Tennis Tournament | (Birmingham) | Jimmy Connors |
| June 18 | International Championships of Belgium | (Brussels) | Werner Zirngibl |
| June 24 | Rawlings International | (London) | Tony Roche |
| June 25 | Amex Birmingham Classic | Deon Joubert | |
| June 25 | Bancroft Cup | (Berlin) | Vladimir Zednik |
| July 2 | Amex Asheville Piedmont Airlines Classic | Eliot Teltscher | |
| July 8 | Wimbledon | (London) | Bjorn Borg |
| July 9 | Amex WRAL International | (Raleigh) | Mike Cahill |
| July 16 | Amex Hilton Head | Ricardo Acuna | |
| July 16 | Western Tennis Championships | (Cincinnati) | Eddie Dibbs |
| July 16 |
Miller Hall of Fame |
(Newport) | Bernie Mitton |
| July 16 | International Championships of Switzerland | (Gstaad) | Guillermo Vilas |
| July 16 | WCT Invitational | (Forest Hills) | Vitas Gerulaitis |
| July 23 | Washington Star International | Jimmy Connors | |
| July 23 | Swedish Open | (Bastad) | Bjorn Borg |
| July 23 | Dunlop Cup | (Stuttgart) | Uli Pinner |
| July 23 | Amex Virginia Beach Racket Club Open | Deon Joubert | |
| July 30 | Amex Allaire Open | (Wall, N.J.) | Johan Kriek |
| July 30 | Louisville International | Harold Solomon | |
| July 30 | Head Cup | (Kitzbühel) | Chris Lewis |
| July 30 |
Dutch Championships |
(Hilversum) | Balazs Taroczy |
| Aug. 6 | Volvo International | (North Conway) | Eddie Dibbs |
| Aug. 6 | Hibernia National Bank Interfest Tennis Classic | (New Orleans) | Roscoe Tanner |
| Aug. 6 | Mutual Benefit Life Open | (South Orange) | Guillermo Vilas |
| Aug. 6 | Amex Air New England Open | (Cape Cod) | Russell Simpson |
| Aug. 6 | Swiss Satellite Circuit | Jose Damiani | |
| Aug. 6 | Missouri Valley Satellite Circuit | Gonzalo Nunez | |
| Aug. 13 | Amex Old Hickory Racket Club Open | (Lancaster) | Erik van Dillen |
| Aug. 13 | U.S. Clay Court Championships | (Indianapolis) | Jimmy Connors |
| Aug. 13 | Wendy’s Tennis Classic | (Columbus) | Arthur Ashe |
| Aug. 20 | Rothman’s Canadian Open Tennis Championships | (Toronto) | Eddie Dibbs |
| Aug. 20 | English Leather Grand Prix | (Stowe) | Jimmy Connors |
| Aug. 20 | International Open | (Cleveland) | Peter Feigl |
| Aug. 27 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Open | Stan Smith | |
| Aug. 28 | U.S.Professional Championships | (Boston) | Manuel Orantes |
| Sept. 10 | U.S.Open | (Flushing Meadows) | Jimmy Connors |
| Sept. 24 | Arco Tennis Open | (Los Angeles) | Arthur Ashe |
| Sept. 24 | United Technologies Classic | (Hartford) | John McEnroe |
| Sept. 24 | Inchcape Hard Court Championships | (Bournemouth) | Jose Higueras |
| Sept. 24 | Amex Eastern Innkeepers Open | (Tinton Falls) | Sashi Menon |
| Oct. 1 |
Amex Frontier Airlines Classic |
(Lincoln) | John Sadri |
| Oct. 1 | Transamerica Open | (San Francisco) | John McEnroe |
| Oct. 1 | Fall Mexican Open | (Mexico City) | Vijay Amritraj |
| Oct. 1 | La Racquette d’or Fischer | (Aix-En-Provence) | Guillermo Vilas |
| Oct. 8 | Madrid Grand Prix | Jose Higueras | |
| Oct. 8 | Island Holidays Pro Tennis Classic | (Hawaii) | Bill Scanlon |
| Oct. 8 | Amex Canyon Racket Club Classic | (Salt Lake City) | Kevin Curren |
| Oct. 15 | Israel Tennis Center Classic | (Tel Aviv) | Tom Okker |
| Oct. 15 | Amex Crow Canyon Club Classic | (San Ramon) | Tim Wilkison |
| Oct. 15 | International Championships of Spain | (Barcelona) | Balazs Taroczy |
| Oct. 15 | South Pacific Tennis Classic | (Brisbane) | Mark Edmondson |
| Oct. 22 | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | (Sydney) | Jimmy Connors |
| Oct. 22 | Amex Plaza Tennis Club Open | (Pasadena) | Jorge Andrew |
| Oct. 29 | Fred Perry Japan Open | (Tokyo) | Adriano Panatta |
| Oct. 29 | Fischer Open | (Vienna) | Stan Smith |
| Oct. 29 | Swiss Indoor Championships | (Basel) | Guillermo Vilas |
| Nov. 5 | Cologne Cup | Wojtek Fibak | |
| Nov. 5 | Seiko World Super Tennis | (Tokyo) | Bjorn Borg |
| Nov. 5 | Crocodile Open | (Paris) | Bob Lutz |
| Nov. 13 | Stockholm Open | John McEnroe | |
| Nov. 13 | Colgate-Hong Kong Tennis Patrons Classic | Eliot Teltscher | |
| Nov. 19 | Benson & Hedges Championships | (London) | John McEnroe |
| Nov. 19 | Colgate Grand Prix of Bogota | Victor Pecci | |
| Nov. 19 | Cathay Trust Tennis Championships | (Taipei) | Brian Teacher |
| Nov. 19 | Hitachi Union Tennis Classic | (Kyoto) | Ross Case |
| Nov. 26 |
Argentine-South American Open Championships |
(Buenos Aires) | Jose-Luis Clerc |
| Nov. 26 | MYSD Phita International | (Manila) | Yannick Noah |
| Nov. 28 | Italian Indoor Championships | (Bologna) | Peter Fleming |
| Dec. 4 | SAB Open | (Johannesburg) | Tim Gullikson |
| Dec. 4 | Santiago International Tennis Championships | Jose-Luis Clerc | |
| Dec. 4 | Grand Prix Championships of India | (Calcutta) | Yannick Noah |
| Dec. 17 | WCT Challenge Cup | (Montego Bay) | Ilie Nastase |
| Dec. 24 |
Nabisco New South Wales Open |
(Sydney) | Tim Wilkison |