{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1978|Washington Star International| | date=July 17–23 | edition=10th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$175,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1978 Washington – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1978/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1978 Washington – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1978/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open }}
The '''1978 Washington Star International''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament and was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s. The event was part of the [[1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|1978 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held in [[Washington, D.C.]] from July 17 through July 23, 1978. First-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] won his second singles title at the event after 1976.<ref name=wot1978>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook|year=1978|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090391|pages=89–90|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] 7–5, 7–5 * It was Connors' 6th singles title of the year and the 67th of his [[Jimmy Connors career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] 6–3, 6–3
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/washington-dc/usa/1978/m-gp-usa-28a-1978/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Washington tennis tournaments}} {{1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:Washington Open (tennis)]] [[Category:1978 in American tennis|Washington Star International]] [[Category:1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|Washington Star International]] [[Category:1978 in sports in Washington, D.C.|Washington Star International]]