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

Qualifiers

1. Felicia Hutnick
2. Bettina Bunge
3. Wendy White
4. Ivanna Madruga
5. Sonoe Yonezawa
6. Anna-Maria Fernandez
7. Elly Appel-Vessies
8. Kathy Jordan

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
		Joyce Portman	6	6
		Leslie Allen	3	1
									Joyce Portman	2	3
									Felicia Hutnick	6	6
		Felicia Hutnick	6	6
		Paulina Peled	2	1
																Felicia Hutnick	6	6
																Naoko Sato	1	0
		Karen Dawson	3	6	6
		Nerida Gregory	6	2	3
									Karen Dawson	4	1
									Naoko Sato	6	6
		Naoko Sato	6	3	6
		Cynthia Ashling	3	6	4

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Bettina Bunge	6	6
		Marlie Buehler	2	0
									Bettina Bunge	6	6
									Trey Lewis	4	2
		Trey Lewis	6	6
		Lindsey Beaven	0	1
																Bettina Bunge	6	6
																Robin Harris	2	0
		Rita Agassi	6	3	6
		Lisa Doherty	1	6	0
									Rita Agassi	3	6	6^5
									Robin Harris	6	1	7^7
		Robin Harris	6	6
		Chris Newton	2	4

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Ivanna Madruga	6	6
		Anne Fritz	1	0
									Ivanna Madruga	7^7	6
									Jean Nachand	6^5	2
		Jean Nachand	7	6
		Jane Preyer	5	2
																Ivanna Madruga	6	6
																Sue Mappin	4	2
		Kate Glancy	6	6
		Jenny Gardiner	3	3
									Kate Glancy	4	1
									Sue Mappin	6	6
		Sue Mappin	6	6
		Nancy Weigel	2	0

Fifth qualifier

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

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Rayni Fox	6	6
		Gretchen Galt	3	3
									Rayni Fox	1	1
									Anna-Maria Fernandez	6	6
		Anna-Maria Fernandez	6	6
		Andrea Whitmore	4	3
																Anna-Maria Fernandez	6	6
																Kay McDaniel	3	1
		Nancy Yeargin	6	6
		Marcie Louie	1	4
									Nancy Yeargin	4	3
									Kay McDaniel	6	6
		Kay McDaniel	6^4	6	6
		Linda Siegel	7^7	3	2

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

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

• 1978 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation