WTA Adelaide 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Kerry Reid won the 1978 Adelaide, defeating Beth Norton 7-5 6-7 6-1 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on grass courts in Adelaide, Australia, from December 11 to December 17, 1978.

Champion
Kerry Reid
def. Beth Norton , 7-5 6-7 6-1
Dates
Dec 11 — Dec 17
Location
Adelaide, Australia
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 17, 1978* F Kerry Reid 7-5 6-7 6-1 Beth Norton H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 16, 1978* SF Beth Norton 6-3 3-6 6-0 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data
Dec 16, 1978* SF Kerry Reid 5-7 7-5 6-1 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
QF (4)
Dec 16, 1978* QF Hana Mandlikova 7-5 6-4 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Dec 16, 1978* QF Beth Norton 7-6 6-2 Birgitte Hermansen H2H Match data
Dec 16, 1978* QF Kerry Reid 7-5 6-1 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
Dec 16, 1978* QF Ilana Kloss 6-3 6-4 Chris Oneil H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Chris Oneil 5-7 6-3 6-1 Kim Sands H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Kerry Reid 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Hana Mandlikova 7-5 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Anne Hobbs 7-5 6-4 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Birgitte Hermansen 6-4 7-5 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-7 8-6 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Lesley Hunt 6-1 7-5 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data
Dec 15, 1978* R16 Beth Norton 7-5 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Lesley Hunt 6-4 6-2 Petra Delhees Jauch H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Lea Antonoplis 6-3 4-6 7-5 Naoko Sato H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Rosie Casals 6-4 2-6 7-5 Judy Chaloner H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Beth Norton 7-5 7-6 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Birgitte Hermansen 6-4 4-6 6-4 Rene Blount H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Kerry Reid 4-6 6-1 6-2 Nina Bohm H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Kim Sands 6-3 4-6 7-5 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Anne Hobbs 6-2 6-2 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Sylvia Hanika 6-4 7-6 Daniela Marzano H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Chris Oneil 6-3 6-1 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Renata Tomanova 6-2 7-6 Florenta Mihai H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Hana Mandlikova 6-0 6-2 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Hana Strachonova 7-5 6-7 6-3 Silvana Urroz H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Mimi Wikstedt 6-3 6-3 Marise Kruger H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-3 Sue Saliba H2H Match data
Dec 14, 1978* R32 Ilana Kloss 7-5 6-3 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Mimi Wikstedt 6-1 5-7 6-3 Carol Draper H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Sylvia Hanika 4-6 6-1 6-3 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Michele Gurdal 6-3 6-1 Helle Sparre H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Petra Delhees Jauch 6-4 2-6 6-1 Annina Von Planta H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Ilana Kloss 6-0 6-4 Heidi Eisterlehner H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Sue Saliba 5-7 6-3 6-3 Marlie Buehler H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Chris Oneil 4-6 7-5 6-3 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Florenta Mihai 7-5 6-4 Jane Stratton H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Beth Norton 3-6 6-2 6-2 Kym Ruddell H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Rene Blount 6-4 6-2 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Daniela Marzano 6-2 6-4 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Lesley Hunt 6-1 7-5 Chris Newton H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Judy Chaloner 6-4 6-4 Merrilyn Robinson H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Christiane Jolissaint 6-4 6-4 Keryn Pratt H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Birgitte Hermansen 7-5 6-1 Monique Van Haver H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 4-6 6-3 6-3 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Silvana Urroz 6-1 6-4 Patricia Bostrom H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-1 Monica Simmen H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Cynthia Doerner 6-3 4-6 7-5 Kaye Hallam H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Amanda Tobin 6-2 6-0 Leanne Harrison Austin H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Hana Strachonova 3-6 6-4 6-2 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Kerry Reid 6-2 7-6 Brenda Perry H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Lea Antonoplis 1-6 6-2 6-1 Anne Marie Ruegg H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Anne Hobbs 6-2 5-7 6-4 Dianne Evers H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-3 Mary Sawyer H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Marise Kruger 6-3 6-0 Lisette Senn H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-1 Nerida Gregory H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Rosie Casals 6-1 6-3 Jennifer Fenwick H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Marjorie Blackwood 7-5 2-6 10-8 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Nina Bohm 7-6 6-7 7-5 Jenny Gardiner H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Naoko Sato 6-4 6-4 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1978* R64 Kim Sands 6-3 6-1 Glaucia Langela H2H Match data

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