1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships

1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Date	16–22 October
Edition	6th
Category	Grand Prix circuit (Four star)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$175,000
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	Hordern Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors ^[1]
Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche ^[2]

The 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 16 October through 22 October 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.^[3]

Champions

Jimmy Connors defeated Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–0, 6–4

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Mark Edmondson / John Marks 6–4, 6–3

It was Newcombe's only title of the year and the 65th of his career. It was Roche's 2nd title of the year and the 27th of his career.

« 1977

$175,000+	Philadelphia ^(WCT) Richmond ^(WCT) Palm Springs Memphis Milan ^(WCT) Rotterdam ^(WCT) Monte Carlo ^(WCT) Las Vegas Dallas ^(WCT) Hamburg Rome Washington D.C North Conway Indianapolis Toronto Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Barcelona Sydney Indoor Tokyo Indoor Wembley Buenos Aires Johannesburg
$50,000 – $175,000	Cairo Munich London Cincinnati Hilversum Gstaad Båstad Vienna Paris Indoor Calcutta Sydney

Team events

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