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The 1978 Seiko World Super Tennis, also known as the Tokyo Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Municipal Gym in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 31 October to 5 November 1978. Matches were the best of three sets. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[3]

Date31 October – 5 November
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Super Series)
Draw32S / 16D
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1978 Seiko World Super Tennis
Date31 October – 5 November
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Super Series)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Municipal Gym
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Doubles
Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters[2]
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Singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Borg's 9th singles title of the year and the 39th of his career.

Doubles

Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters defeated United States Pat DuPré / United States Tom Gorman 6–3, 6–4

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