WTA US Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Chris Evert won the 1978 US Open, defeating Pam Shriver 7-5 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 11, 1978. The match log contains 95 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Chris Evert
def. Pam Shriver , 7-5 6-4
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1978 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 7-5 6-4 Pam Shriver H2H Match data Sep 11, 1978* F
SF (2)
Pam Shriver 7-6(3) 7-6(3) Martina Navratilova H2H Match data Sep 10, 1978* SF Upset: winner had a 2 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 6-3 6-0 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data Sep 10, 1978* SF
QF (4)
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 7-5 6-1 Tracy Austin H2H Match data Sep 8, 1978* QF
Pam Shriver 6-2 6-0 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Sep 8, 1978* QF
Wendy Turnbull 3-6 7-6 6-3 Kathy May H2H Match data Sep 8, 1978* QF
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data Sep 8, 1978* QF
R16 (8)
Lesley Hunt 6-3 3-6 6-3 Lele Forood H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-7 6-2 Marita Redondo H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Kathy May 6-4 7-6 Betty Stove H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Virginia Ruzici 4-6 7-6 6-4 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-3 Anne Smith H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 6-4 6-1 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-2 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16
Pam Shriver 6-2 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Sep 6, 1978* R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Anne Smith 6-3 6-1 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 6-1 7-5 Caroline Stoll H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Wendy Turnbull 7-5 1-6 6-4 Sandy Collins H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-1 Zenda Liess H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Betty Stove 7-6 6-2 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-2 Anna Maria Fernandez H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Stacy Margolin 6-2 7-5 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kathy May 6-1 6-1 Stephanie Tolleson H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Kerry Reid 6-0 6-1 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Lele Forood 6-3 2-6 6-3 Virginia Wade CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 3 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-2 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-3 2-6 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Lesley Hunt 5-7 6-2 6-4 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Marita Redondo 2-6 7-6 6-1 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Pam Shriver 6-2 7-5 Jeanne Evert H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-3 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data Sep 4, 1978* R32
R64 (32)
Stacy Margolin 6-3 6-4 Jeanne Duvall H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Bettina Bunge 6-3 6-3 Kathy Kuykendall H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Virginia Ruzici 6-4 5-7 6-2 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Betty Stove 6-1 6-0 Viviana Gonzalez H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Marie Pinterova 6-2 7-6 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Ilana Kloss 3-6 6-3 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Amanda Tobin 0-6 6-4 6-3 Wendy Overton H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-3 Diane Desfor H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Jeanne Evert 6-1 6-4 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Stephanie Tolleson 6-2 6-4 Barbara Potter H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Anna Maria Fernandez 6-2 6-2 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Kathy May 6-4 6-2 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Zenda Liess 6-4 6-4 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-2 6-1 Laura Dupont H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-3 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Tracy Austin 6-3 6-0 Chris Oneil H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Renata Tomanova 6-2 4-2 (ret.) Mima Jausovec H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Regina Marsikova 6-2 6-1 Elly Appel H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Caroline Stoll 5-7 7-5 6-2 Helena Anliot H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Hana Mandlikova 6-2 3-6 6-2 Joanne Russell H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Anne Hobbs 7-6 6-2 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Lele Forood 7-5 6-7 7-6 Carrie Meyer H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Marita Redondo 7-5 7-5 Claudia Casabianca H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Pam Shriver 6-3 7-6 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Sandy Collins 6-1 6-1 Jean Hepner H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Anne Smith 6-1 7-6 Dana Gilbert H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Lesley Hunt 6-3 2-6 6-4 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Virginia Wade CH 6-0 6-1 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Kerry Reid 6-2 6-2 Wendy White H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Chris Evert DEF · 3× 6-0 6-4 Donna Ganz H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
Mareen Louie Harper 5-7 7-6 6-1 Sonoe Yonezawa H2H Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64
R128 (32)
Anne Smith 6-1 7-6 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-3 Patricia Medrado H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Amanda Tobin 6-3 6-1 Felicia Hutnick H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-7 6-4 Renee Richards H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Marita Redondo 7-6 6-1 Bunny Bruning H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-0 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Kathy May 6-4 6-0 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Regina Marsikova 7-5 6-3 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Stephanie Tolleson 6-3 6-3 Kate Latham H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Jeanne Evert 4-6 6-0 6-1 Alycia Moulton H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Sonoe Yonezawa 6-3 7-5 Jackie Fayter H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Caroline Stoll 6-0 6-1 Glynis Coles H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Sandy Collins 7-5 6-4 Paula Smith H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Hana Strachonova 6-4 7-5 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Jeanne Duvall 6-4 6-3 Mariana Simionescu H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Brigette Cuypers 6-1 3-6 6-3 Helle Sparre H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-4 Kathleen Harter H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Kerry Reid 6-0 6-1 Julie Anthony H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Pam Shriver 6-1 6-1 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Donna Ganz 7-5 1-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Ruta Gerulaitis 3-6 6-4 6-1 Sheila Mcinerney H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Lesley Hunt 6-3 4-6 6-4 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Ivanna Madruga 7-6 6-1 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Bettina Bunge 7-6 7-6 Marise Kruger H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kathy Jordan 3-6 6-3 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Betty Stove 6-3 6-2 Terry Holladay H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Carrie Meyer 7-6 6-1 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Tracy Austin 6-0 6-1 Patricia Bostrom H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Joanne Russell 6-1 6-4 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 7-5 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Laura Dupont 6-4 6-3 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128
Gail Sherriff 6-3 5-7 6-2 Tanya Harford H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 2 players share this record.

  1. Chris Evert 6 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Venus Williams 26 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-6(3).
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Chris Evert and Serena Williams are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 6 each.
When was the first US Open played?
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