1977 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
1977 US Open

Qualifiers

1. Peggy Michel
2. Margaret Riley
3. Robin Harris
4. Barbara Jordan
5. Peanut Louie Harper
6. Pauline Elliott
7. Caroline Stoll
8. Sheila McInerney

Lucky losers

1. Sue Saliba

Qualifying 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

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Peggy Michel	7
		Raquel Giscafré	6^r
									Peggy Michel	6	4	6
									Nancy Yeargin	2	6	4
		Nancy Yeargin	6	6
		Marita Redondo	3	2
																Peggy Michel	6	6
																Florence Guedy	1	2
		Florence Guedy	5	6	6
		Leslie Allen	7	2	1
									Florence Guedy	6	2	6
									Paula Smith	2	6	3
		Paula Smith	6	3	6
		Judy Connor	3	6	2

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Christine Matison	5
		Linda Siegleman	0^r
									Christine Matison	3	4
									Beatrix Klein	6	6
		Beatrix Klein	7	6
		Laurie Tenney	5	4
																Beatrix Klein	3	6	1
																Margaret Riley	6	4	6
		Aleida Spex	4	6	6
		Naoko Sato	6	3	4
									Aleida Spex	4	6	2
									Margaret Riley	6	4	6
		Margaret Riley	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist	1	3

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Robin Harris	6	6
		Dominique Beillan	2	1
									Robin Harris	1	6	6
									Viviana González	6	3	1
		Viviana González	6	6
		Penny Moor	4	1
																Robin Harris	6	6
																Robin Tenney	4	1
		Robin Tenney	6	7
		Marjorie Blackwood	4	6
									Robin Tenney	6	7
									Diane Morrison	3	5
		Diane Morrison	6	6
		Beverly Buckley	4	4

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Diane Desfor	6	1	6
		Nancy Ornstein	4	6	2
									Diane Desfor	6	6
									Kay McDaniel	1	3
		Kay McDaniel	6	4
		Kathy Jordan	3	3^r
																Diane Desfor	2	1
																Barbara Jordan	6	6
		Patricia Medrado	7	6
		Jeanne DuVall	6	4
									Patricia Medrado	6	0	3
									Barbara Jordan	0	6	6
		Barbara Jordan	6	6
		Ann Etheredge	0	0

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Peanut Louie	6	6
		Jean Nachand	3	4
									Peanut Louie	6	6
									Belinda Thompson	3	4
		Belinda Thompson	3	6	6
		Susana Maria Villaverde	6	1	4
																Peanut Louie	4	6	6
																Sue Saliba	6	4	3
		Gretchen Galt	6	6
		Roylee Bailey	4	4
									Gretchen Galt	4	4
									Sue Saliba	6	6
		Sue Saliba	6	6
		Jane Preyer	4	4

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Felicia Hutnick	6	5	7
		Caroline Lane	4	7	5
									Felicia Hutnick	3	1
									Sally Greer	6	6
		Sally Greer	7	6
		Sue Stap	6	3
																Sally Greer	6	2	4
																Pauline Elliott	1	6	6
		Pauline Elliott	3	6	6
		Cynthia-Ann Thomas	6	2	4
									Pauline Elliott	4	6	6
									Mary Sawyer	6	1	4
		Mary Sawyer	6	6
		Robin Khan	2	1

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Nerida Gregory	6	6
		Erin Dignam	2	2
									Nerida Gregory	3	6	7
									Trey Lewis	6	2	6
		Trey Lewis	6	6	7
		Dana Gilbert	7	0	5
																Nerida Gregory	0	1
																Caroline Stoll	6	6
		Pamela Baily	6	6
		A. Schroeder	2	2
									Pamela Baily	3	1
									Caroline Stoll	6	6
		Caroline Stoll	6	6
		Anna-Maria Fernandez	1	2

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Vicki Lancaster-Kerr	6	6
		Sherry Acker	4	2
									Vicki Lancaster-Kerr	1	0
									Sheila McInerney	6	6
		Sheila McInerney	6	6
		Marlie Buehler	2	0
																Sheila McInerney	6	6
																Amanda Tobin	1	1
		Amanda Tobin	6	6
		Wendy Burkhart	1	3
									Amanda Tobin	6	7
									Stephanie Tolleson	3	5
		Stephanie Tolleson	7	6
		Karen Kennington	5	2

References

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

External links

• 1977 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation