# US Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:66/us-open?season=1978
Tour: WTA

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: hard
- Location: New York, United States
- Start date: 1978-08-29
- End date: 1978-09-11

## Champion
- Winner: Chris Evert
- Runner-up: Pam Shriver
- Final score: 7-5 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Evert d. Pam Shriver 7-5 6-4

### SF
- Pam Shriver d. Martina Navratilova 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
- Chris Evert d. Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-0

### QF
- Chris Evert d. Tracy Austin 7-5 6-1
- Pam Shriver d. Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-0
- Wendy Turnbull d. Kathy May 3-6 7-6 6-3
- Martina Navratilova d. Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-2

### R16
- Lesley Hunt d. Lele Forood 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Wendy Turnbull d. Marita Redondo 6-2 6-7 6-2
- Kathy May d. Betty Stove 6-4 7-6
- Virginia Ruzici d. Stacy Margolin 4-6 7-6 6-4
- Tracy Austin d. Anne Smith 6-4 6-3
- Chris Evert d. Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-1
- Martina Navratilova d. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-4 6-2
- Pam Shriver d. Kerry Reid 6-2 6-4

### R32
- Anne Smith d. Bettina Bunge 6-3 6-1
- Chris Evert d. Caroline Stoll 6-1 7-5
- Wendy Turnbull d. Sandy Collins 7-5 1-6 6-4
- Regina Marsikova d. Zenda Liess 6-4 6-1
- Betty Stove d. Anne Hobbs 7-6 6-2
- Tracy Austin d. Anna Maria Fernandez 6-1 6-2
- Stacy Margolin d. Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 7-5
- Kathy May d. Stephanie Tolleson 6-1 6-1
- Kerry Reid d. Amanda Tobin 6-0 6-1
- Lele Forood d. Virginia Wade 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Martina Navratilova d. Marie Pinterova 6-1 6-2
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi d. Renata Tomanova 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Lesley Hunt d. Hana Mandlikova 5-7 6-2 6-4
- Marita Redondo d. Ilana Kloss 2-6 7-6 6-1
- Pam Shriver d. Jeanne Evert 6-2 7-5
- Virginia Ruzici d. Mareen Louie Harper 6-2 6-3

### R64
- Stacy Margolin d. Jeanne Duvall 6-3 6-4
- Bettina Bunge d. Kathy Kuykendall 6-3 6-3
- Virginia Ruzici d. Frederique Thibault 6-4 5-7 6-2
- Betty Stove d. Viviana Gonzalez 6-1 6-0
- Marie Pinterova d. Hana Strachonova 6-2 7-6
- Ilana Kloss d. Valerie Ziegenfuss 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Amanda Tobin d. Wendy Overton 0-6 6-4 6-3
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Diane Desfor 6-1 6-3
- Jeanne Evert d. Raquel Giscafre 6-1 6-4
- Stephanie Tolleson d. Barbara Potter 6-2 6-4
- Anna Maria Fernandez d. Ivanna Madruga 6-2 6-2
- Kathy May d. Cynthia Doerner 6-4 6-2
- Martina Navratilova d. Gail Sherriff 6-1 6-1
- Zenda Liess d. Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-4
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi d. Laura Dupont 6-2 6-1
- Wendy Turnbull d. Barbara Hallquist 6-2 6-3
- Tracy Austin d. Chris Oneil 6-3 6-0
- Renata Tomanova d. Mima Jausovec 6-2 4-2 RET
- Regina Marsikova d. Elly Appel 6-2 6-1
- Caroline Stoll d. Helena Anliot 5-7 7-5 6-2
- Hana Mandlikova d. Joanne Russell 6-2 3-6 6-2
- Anne Hobbs d. Ruta Gerulaitis 7-6 6-2
- Lele Forood d. Carrie Meyer 7-5 6-7 7-6
- Marita Redondo d. Claudia Casabianca 7-5 7-5
- Pam Shriver d. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 7-6
- Sandy Collins d. Jean Hepner 6-1 6-1
- Anne Smith d. Dana Gilbert 6-1 7-6
- Lesley Hunt d. Yvonne Vermaak 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Virginia Wade d. Brigette Cuypers 6-0 6-1
- Kerry Reid d. Wendy White 6-2 6-2
- Chris Evert d. Donna Ganz 6-0 6-4
- Mareen Louie Harper d. Sonoe Yonezawa 5-7 7-6 6-1

### R128
- Anne Smith d. Barbara Jordan 6-1 7-6
- Renata Tomanova d. Patricia Medrado 6-4 6-3
- Amanda Tobin d. Felicia Hutnick 6-3 6-1
- Ilana Kloss d. Renee Richards 6-2 6-7 6-4
- Marita Redondo d. Bunny Bruning 7-6 6-1
- Virginia Ruzici d. Pam Whytcross 6-1 6-0
- Kathy May d. Michele Gurdal 6-4 6-0
- Regina Marsikova d. Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-3
- Stephanie Tolleson d. Kate Latham 6-3 6-3
- Jeanne Evert d. Alycia Moulton 4-6 6-0 6-1
- Sonoe Yonezawa d. Jackie Fayter 6-3 7-5
- Caroline Stoll d. Glynis Coles 6-0 6-1
- Sandy Collins d. Paula Smith 7-5 6-4
- Hana Strachonova d. Mimi Wikstedt 6-4 7-5
- Jeanne Duvall d. Mariana Simionescu 6-4 6-3
- Brigette Cuypers d. Helle Sparre 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Kathleen Harter 6-1 6-4
- Kerry Reid d. Julie Anthony 6-0 6-1
- Pam Shriver d. Candy Reynolds 6-1 6-1
- Donna Ganz d. Sylvia Hanika 7-5 1-6 6-4
- Ruta Gerulaitis d. Sheila Mcinerney 3-6 6-4 6-1
- Lesley Hunt d. Nancy Richey 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Ivanna Madruga d. Elisabeth Ekblom 7-6 6-1
- Bettina Bunge d. Marise Kruger 7-6 7-6
- Kathy Jordan d. Betsy Nagelsen 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Betty Stove d. Terry Holladay 6-3 6-2
- Carrie Meyer d. Kristien Shaw 7-6 6-1
- Tracy Austin d. Patricia Bostrom 6-0 6-1
- Joanne Russell d. Marjorie Blackwood 6-1 6-4
- Wendy Turnbull d. Katja Ebbinghaus 6-2 7-5
- Laura Dupont d. Michelle Tyler 6-4 6-3
- Gail Sherriff d. Tanya Harford 6-3 5-7 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 95
- Players: 96

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