1978 Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix

1978 Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix
Date	April 24–30
Edition	1st
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Venue	Shadow Mountain Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Eddie Dibbs[1]
Doubles
Van Winitsky / Russell Simpson[2]

The 1978 Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Shadow Mountain Racquet Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament was held from April 24 through April 30, 1978. Eddie Dibbs won the singles title and earned $8,500 first-prize money.[3][4]

Finals

Singles

Eddie Dibbs defeated Pat DuPré 6–7, 6–2, 7–5

• It was Dibbs' 1st singles title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Doubles

Van Winitsky / Russell Simpson defeated Carlos Kirmayr / Ricardo Ycaza 4–6, 7–6, 6–2

References

1. "1978 Tulsa – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1978 Tulsa – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Dibbs wins Tulsa tennis". The Shreveport Times. May 1, 1978. p. 14-C – via Newspapers.com.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 120. ISBN 978-0354090681.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details