# Australian Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:7/australian-open?season=1978
Tour: WTA

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Location: Melbourne, Australia

## Champion
- Winner: Chris Oneil
- Runner-up: Betsy Nagelsen
- Final score: 6-3 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Oneil d. Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 7-6

### SF
- Betsy Nagelsen d. Chris Matison 7-5 6-4
- Chris Oneil d. Dianne Evers 6-0 6-3

### QF
- Dianne Evers d. Sue Barker 6-2 7-6
- Chris Oneil d. Dorte Ekner 7-5 6-1
- Chris Matison d. Mary Sawyer 6-4 6-3
- Betsy Nagelsen d. Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-4

### R16
- Chris Oneil d. Beth Norton 6-4 6-3
- Sue Barker d. Michele Gurdal 6-2 7-5
- Dianne Evers d. Rene Blount 6-4 6-3
- Betsy Nagelsen d. Nina Bohm 6-3 6-4
- Chris Matison d. Kim Sands 1-6 6-2 6-4
- Dorte Ekner d. Heidi Eisterlehner 4-6 6-1 6-2
- Renata Tomanova d. Nerida Gregory 6-2 7-5
- Mary Sawyer d. Patricia Bostrom 4-6 6-3 7-5

### R32
- Kim Sands d. Sue Saliba 6-2 6-0
- Patricia Bostrom d. Birgitte Hermansen 6-2 7-5
- Dianne Evers d. Kym Ruddell 6-2 3-6 6-1
- Nina Bohm d. Judy Chaloner 6-4 6-2
- Heidi Eisterlehner d. Naoko Sato 6-2 6-4
- Michele Gurdal d. Wendy Gilchrist 6-2 6-1
- Renata Tomanova d. Pam Whytcross 6-4 6-1
- Betsy Nagelsen d. Sabina Simmonds 6-1 6-3
- Chris Matison d. Amanda Tobin 6-1 6-3
- Rene Blount d. Elisabeth Ekblom 6-4 6-3
- Chris Oneil d. Leanne Harrison Austin 6-2 6-4
- Mary Sawyer d. Kaye Hallam 6-2 7-5
- Sue Barker d. Karen Gulley 6-0 6-2
- Nerida Gregory d. Keryn Pratt 6-3 1-6 6-3
- Beth Norton d. Jenny Walker 6-1 6-4
- Dorte Ekner d. Cynthia Doerner 6-4 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:7/australian-open?season=1978
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