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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:sports_event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Björn_Borg
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gptkbp:attendance
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approximately 500,000
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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gptkb:CBS_Sports
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:Billie_Jean_King
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gptkbp:current_champion
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gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
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gptkbp:date
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August 28 -September 10, 1978
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gptkbp:first_introduced
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Arthur Ashe won the US Open
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gptkbp:held_in
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of the Grand Slam
increased prize money for women
first US Open won by an African American man
introduction of night matches
popularized tennis in the US.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the 1978 US Open
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:Chris_Evert
gptkb:Martina_Navratilova
gptkb:Bobby_Riggs
gptkb:Margaret_Court
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Flushing_Meadows
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gptkbp:men's_doubles_champion
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gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:Bob_Lutz
gptkb:Chris_Evert
gptkb:Martina_Navratilova
gptkb:Stan_Smith
gptkb:Bobby_Riggs
gptkb:Pam_Shriver
gptkb:Margaret_Court
6–4, 6–3
6–3, 6–4
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
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gptkbp:next_edition
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gptkb:1979_US_Open
gptkb:1977_US_Open
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Arthur Ashe's historic win
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gptkbp:notable_match
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gptkb:Ashe_vs._Connors
Evert vs. Navratilova
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gptkbp:official_ball
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gptkb:Wilson_T2000
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gptkbp:prize_money
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$1,000,000
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:American_Express
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gptkbp:surface
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hard court
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