title: 1978 Paris Open – Singles
text: # 1978 Paris Open – Singles
  
  Corrado Barazzutti was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Robert Lutz won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 against Tom Gullikson.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
  * John Lloyd (first round)
  * Stan Smith (first round)
  * Robert Lutz (champion)
  * Ulrich Pinner (quarterfinals)
  * Tom Gullikson (final)
  * Ángel Giménez (second round)
  * Mark Cox (semifinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Robert Lutz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | |
  | 6 | Tom Gullikson | 2 | 2 | 6 | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Sanders | 4 | 1 | | 1 | B Gottfried | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I El Shafei | 3 | 7 | 7 | Q | D Bedel | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Bedel | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Pattison | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Drysdale | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | R Drysdale | 6 | 7 | | | R Drysdale | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Deblicker | 6 | 4 | | 7 | Á Giménez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Á Giménez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | R Lutz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Lutz | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Y Noah | 2 | 5 | | 4 | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Moore | 7 | 6 | | | R Moore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Hardie | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | R Lutz | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Dominguez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | U Pinner | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | O N Bengtson | 7 | 6 | | | O N Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Manson | 4 | 4 | | 5 | U Pinner | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | U Pinner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | T Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Källqvist | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Fritz | 6 | 7 | | | B Fritz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J James | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Moretton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Proisy | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | P Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | P Proisy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | V Pecci | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Smith | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Cox | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | J-F Caujolle | 1 | 3 | | 8 | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Soler | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Mir | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Mir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Cox | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Portes | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | J Austin | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | J Austin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Austin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J-L Haillet | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | J-L Haillet | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Lloyd | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  