The 1978 WCT Tournament of Champions, also known by its sponsored name Shakey's Tournament of Champions, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas in the United States. The event was part of the 1978 World Championship Tennis (WCT) tour, which in turn was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit, but was classified as a special event and as such did not count towards the Grand Prix rankings. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 20 through March 26, 1978.

Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...

won the singles title and the accompanying $60,000 first prize money.

Finals

Singles

defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–5, 5–6, 6–4, 6–5 * It was Borg's 3rd singles title of the year and the 33rd of his career.

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ITF – tournament edition details
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WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977–1990. It was held in Lakeway, Texas in 1977, Las Vegas, ...

WCT Tournament of Champions, 1978