1978 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.[1]

Women's singles qualifying
1978 US Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1977 · US Open · 1979 →

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Joyce Portman 6 6
8   Leslie Allen 3 1
  Joyce Portman 2 3
  Felicia Hutnick 6 6
4   Felicia Hutnick 6 6
5   Paulina Peled 2 1
  Felicia Hutnick 6 6
  Naoko Sato 1 0
2   Karen Dawson 3 6 6
7   Nerida Gregory 6 2 3
  Karen Dawson 4 1
  Naoko Sato 6 6
3   Naoko Sato 6 3 6
6   Cynthia Ashling 3 6 4

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Bettina Bunge 6 6
8   Marlie Buehler 2 0
  Bettina Bunge 6 6
  Trey Lewis 4 2
4   Trey Lewis 6 6
5   Lindsey Beaven 0 1
  Bettina Bunge 6 6
  Robin Harris 2 0
2   Rita Agassi 6 3 6
7   Lisa Doherty 1 6 0
  Rita Agassi 3 6 65
  Robin Harris 6 1 77
3   Robin Harris 6 6
6   Chris Newton 2 4

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Kim Sands 6 6
8   Lili Bell 1 0
  Kim Sands 6 3 1
  Wendy White 4 6 6
4   Wendy White 6 6
5   Leanne Harrison 4 2
  Wendy White 6 7
  Sally Greer 3 5
2   Susan Hagey 3 6 6
7   Kaye Hallam 6 2 3
  Susan Hagey 1 3
  Sally Greer 6 6
3   Sally Greer 6 6
6   Beatrix Klein 3 0

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Ivanna Madruga 6 6
8   Anne Fritz 1 0
  Ivanna Madruga 77 6
  Jean Nachand 65 2
4   Jean Nachand 7 6
5   Jane Preyer 5 2
  Ivanna Madruga 6 6
  Sue Mappin 4 2
2   Kate Glancy 6 6
7   Jenny Gardiner 3 3
  Kate Glancy 4 1
  Sue Mappin 6 6
3   Sue Mappin 6 6
6   Nancy Weigel 2 0

Fifth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Sonoe Yonezawa 3 6 6
8   Margaret Riley 6 2 4
  Sonoe Yonezawa 6 6
  Anne Chevalier 2 1
4   Anne Chevalier 1 6 6
5   Nancy Ornstein 6 4 3
  Sonoe Yonezawa 6 0 6
  Silvana Urroz 4 6 2
2   Silvana Urroz 6 6
7   Brenda Perry 3 1
  Silvana Urroz 6 7
  Sherry Acker 1 5
3   Sherry Acker 6 6
6   Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer 2 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Rayni Fox 6 6
8   Gretchen Galt 3 3
  Rayni Fox 1 1
  Anna-Maria Fernandez 6 6
4   Anna-Maria Fernandez 6 6
5   Andrea Whitmore 4 3
  Anna-Maria Fernandez 6 6
  Kay McDaniel 3 1
2   Nancy Yeargin 6 6
7   Marcie Louie 1 4
  Nancy Yeargin 4 3
  Kay McDaniel 6 6
3   Kay McDaniel 64 6 6
6   Linda Siegel 77 3 2

Seventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Elly Appel-Vessies 6 6
8   Sue Stap 0 1
  Elly Appel-Vessies 6 6
  Kym Ruddell 1 0
4   Kym Ruddell 3 6 6
5   Lisa Kearney 6 3 4
  Elly Appel-Vessies 6 7
  Karen Hantze Susman 4 5
2   Kathy O'Brien 6 6
7   Lynn Jacobs 2 2
  Kathy O'Brien 65 1
  Karen Hantze Susman 77 6
3   Karen Hantze Susman 6 6
6   Dominique Beillan 3 2

Eighth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Renee Blount 6 6
8   Heather Ludloff 3 1
  Renee Blount 4 2
  Diane Morrison 6 6
4   Diane Morrison 7 6
5   Jane Stratton 5 3
  Diane Morrison 1 0
  Kathy Jordan 6 6
2   Sabina Simmonds 6 6
7   Sandy Stap 4 4
  Sabina Simmonds 1 1
  Kathy Jordan 6 6
3   Kathy Jordan 6 6
6   Sylvie Rual 0 4

References

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  1. ^ Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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