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1978 US Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1978 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Chris Evert
Runner-upUnited States Pam Shriver
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw96
Seeds16
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
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Three-time defending champion Chris Evert defeated Pam Shriver in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open.[1] It was her fourth consecutive US Open title (an Open Era record), her fourth US Open singles title overall, and her eighth major singles title overall. At 16 years and two months of age, Shriver became the youngest major finalist in the Open Era.

This was the first edition of the tournament to be held on hardcourts, having been held on clay the previous three years and on grass before that.

This marked the final major appearance for two-time major champion and former singles world No. 2 Nancy Richey; she lost in the first round to Lesley Hunt.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (semifinalist)
  2. United States Chris Evert (champion)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (third round)
  4. Australia Wendy Turnbull (semifinalist)
  5. United States Tracy Austin (quarterfinalist)
  6. Australia Dianne Fromholtz (third round)
  7. Netherlands Betty Stöve (fourth round)
  8. Australia Kerry Reid (fourth round)
  9. South Africa Marise Kruger (first round)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (second round)
  11. Romania Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinalist)
  12. Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (fourth round)
  13. United States Marita Redondo (fourth round)
  14. United States JoAnne Russell (second round)
  15. United States Kathy May (quarterfinalist)
  16. United States Pam Shriver (finalist)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
11 Romania Virginia Ruzici 3 2
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
16 United States Pam Shriver 7 7
Australia Lesley Hunt 2 0
16 United States Pam Shriver 6 6
16 United States Pam Shriver 5 4
2 United States Chris Evert 7 6
15 United States Kathy May 6 6 3
4 Australia Wendy Turnbull 3 7 6
4 Australia Wendy Turnbull 3 0
2 United States Chris Evert 6 6
5 United States Tracy Austin 5 1
2 United States Chris Evert 7 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Navratilova 6 6
France Lovera 6 5 6 France Lovera 1 1
South Africa Harford 3 7 2 1 United States Navratilova 6 6
Hungary Pinterová 1 2
Hungary Pinterová 6 7
Czechoslovakia Strachoňová 6 7 Czechoslovakia Strachoňová 2 6
Sweden Wikstedt 4 5 1 United States Navratilova 6 6
United States duPont 6 6 United States Kiyomura 4 2
United Kingdom Tyler 4 3 United States duPont 2 1
United States Kiyomura 6 6
United States Kiyomura 6 2 6
Czechoslovakia Tomanová 6 6 Czechoslovakia Tomanová 3 6 3
Brazil Medrado 4 3 Czechoslovakia Tomanová 6 4
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jaušovec 2 2 r

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Romania Ruzici 6 6
Australia Whytcross 1 0 11 Romania Ruzici 6 5 6
France Thibault 4 7 2
11 Romania Ruzici 6 6
Q Japan Yonezawa 6 7 United States Louie 2 3
United Kingdom Fayter 3 5 Q Japan Yonezawa 7 6 1
United States Louie 5 7 6
11 Romania Ruzici 4 7 6
United States DuVall 6 6 United States Margolin 6 6 4
Romania Simionescu 4 3 United States DuVall 3 4
United States Margolin 6 6
United States Margolin 6 7
6 Australia Fromholtz 2 5
United States Desfor 1 3
6 Australia Fromholtz 6 6 6 Australia Fromholtz 6 6
United States Harter 1 4

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United Kingdom Wade 6 6
South Africa Cuypers 6 3 6 South Africa Cuypers 0 1
Denmark Sparre-Viragh 1 6 3 3 United Kingdom Wade 3 6 3
United States Forood 6 2 6
United States Forood 7 6 7
United States Meyer 7 6 United States Meyer 5 7 6
United States Kemmer Shaw 6 1 United States Forood 3 6 3
Australia Hunt 6 3 6
South Africa Vermaak 3 6 4
Australia Hunt 6 4 6 Australia Hunt 6 2 6
United States Richey 3 6 4 Australia Hunt 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 7 2 4
Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 6 3 6
14 United States Russell 6 6 14 United States Russell 2 6 2
Canada Blackwood 1 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 United States Shriver 6 6
United States Reynolds 1 1 16 United States Shriver 6 7
United States Walsh 3 6
16 United States Shriver 6 7
United States Evert J 4 6 6 United States Evert J 2 5
United States Moulton 6 0 1 United States Evert J 6 6
Argentina Giscafré 1 4
16 United States Shriver 6 6
8 Australia Reid 2 4
United States Overton 6 4 3
Australia Tobin 6 6 Australia Tobin 0 6 6
Q United States Hutnick 3 1 Australia Tobin 0 1
8 Australia Reid 6 6
Q United States White 2 2
8 Australia Reid 6 6 8 Australia Reid 6 6
United States Anthony 0 1

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Netherlands Stöve 6 6
United States Holladay 3 2 7 Netherlands Stöve 6 6
Argentina González 1 0
7 Netherlands Stöve 7 6
United Kingdom Hobbs 6 2
United Kingdom Hobbs 7 6
United States Gerulaitis 3 6 6 United States Gerulaitis 6 2
United States McInerney 6 4 1 7 Netherlands Stöve 4 6
United States Tolleson 6 6 15 United States May 6 7
United States Latham 3 3 United States Tolleson 6 6
United States Potter 2 4
United States Tolleson 1 1
15 United States May 6 6
Australia Doerner 4 2
15 United States May 6 6 15 United States May 6 6
Belgium Gurdal 4 0

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United States Redondo 7 6
United States Bruning 6 1 13 United States Redondo 7 7
Argentina Casabianca 5 5
13 United States Redondo 2 7 6
South Africa Kloss 6 6 6 South Africa Kloss 6 6 1
United States Richards 2 7 4 South Africa Kloss 3 6 6
United States Ziegenfuss 6 3 4
13 United States Redondo 2 7 2
United States Collins 7 6 4 Australia Turnbull 6 6 6
United States Smith 5 4 United States Collins 6 6
United States Hepner 1 1
United States Collins 5 6 4
4 Australia Turnbull 7 1 6
United States Hallquist 2 3
4 Australia Turnbull 6 7 4 Australia Turnbull 6 6
West Germany Ebbinghaus 2 5

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Austin 6 6
United States Bostrom 0 1 5 United States Austin 6 6
Australia O'Neil 3 0
5 United States Austin 6 6
Q United States Fernandez 1 2
Q United States Fernandez 6 6
Q Argentina Madruga 7 6 Q Argentina Madruga 2 2
Sweden Ekblom 6 1 5 United States Austin 6 6
United States Smith 6 7 United States Smith 4 3
United States Jordan 1 6 United States Smith 6 7
United States Gilbert 1 6
United States Smith 6 6
Q West Germany Bunge 3 1
United States Kuykendall 3 3
Q West Germany Bunge 7 7 Q West Germany Bunge 6 6
9 South Africa Kruger 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Czechoslovakia Maršíková 7 6
United States Teeguarden 5 3 12 Czechoslovakia Maršíková 6 6
Q Netherlands Vessies 2 1
12 Czechoslovakia Maršíková 6 6
Q United States Jordan 3 6 6 United States Liess 4 1
United States Nagelsen 6 3 4 Q United States Jordan 4 4
United States Liess 6 6
12 Czechoslovakia Maršíková 4 1
United States Stoll 6 6 2 United States Evert C 6 6
United Kingdom Coles 0 1 United States Stoll 5 7 6
Sweden Anliot 7 5 2
United States Stoll 1 5
United States Ganz 7 1 6 2 United States Evert C 6 7
West Germany Hanika 5 6 4 United States Ganz 0 4
2 United States Evert C 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Harvey Araton (August 23, 2018). "The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open". The New York Times.
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