F US Open 1978

Chris Evert def. Pam Shriver

7-5 6-4

Chris Evert defeated Pam Shriver 7-5 6-4 in the 1978 US Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldChris EvertPam Shriver
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 21, 1954Jul 4, 1962
Age2316
Height168 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,5531,839
Current career W-L1,228–158626–278
Current career earnings$8,896,195$5,460,566
Pre-match H2H

Path

Chris Evert's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1978SF
Tracy Austin 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1978QF
Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1978R16
Caroline Stoll 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1978R32
Donna Ganz 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1978R64

Chris Evert's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Pam Shriver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Navratilova 7-6(3) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1978SF
Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1978QF
Kerry Reid 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1978R16
Jeanne Evert 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1978R32
Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1978R64
Candy Reynolds 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1978R128