WTA Sydney 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Dianne Fromholtz won the 1978 Sydney, defeating Kerry Reid 6-1 1-6 6-4 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on grass courts in Sydney, Australia, from December 4 to December 10, 1978.

Champion
Dianne Fromholtz
def. Kerry Reid , 6-1 1-6 6-4
Dates
Dec 4 — Dec 10
Location
Sydney, Australia
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 10, 1978* F Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 1-6 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 9, 1978* SF Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-7 6-2 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1978* SF Kerry Reid 4-6 6-4 6-4 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
QF (4)
Dec 9, 1978* QF Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 7-6 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1978* QF Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-2 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1978* QF Virginia Wade 6-3 6-7 8-6 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1978* QF Kerry Reid 6-3 6-0 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-2 Rene Blount H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Virginia Wade 6-2 4-6 6-4 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Sylvia Hanika 7-6 7-6 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-4 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Kerry Reid 6-3 6-2 Nina Bohm H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-1 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-1 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1978* R16 Hana Mandlikova 6-4 6-1 Daniela Marzano H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Hana Mandlikova 7-6 4-6 6-4 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Rene Blount 6-3 6-3 Tine Zwaan H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Daniela Marzano 6-4 7-5 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Hana Strachonova 6-1 6-2 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Kerry Reid 6-1 6-2 Florenta Mihai H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-7 6-3 Heidi Eisterlehner H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-3 Kaye Hallam H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-4 6-4 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Nina Bohm 6-0 7-6 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Sabina Simmonds 6-4 6-0 Marise Kruger H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Sylvia Hanika 6-4 7-5 Brenda Perry H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Mima Jausovec 0-6 6-4 6-2 Glaucia Langela H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-2 Chris Oneil H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Lesley Hunt 6-4 6-2 Mary Sawyer H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data
Dec 7, 1978* R32 Michelle Tyler 6-3 6-2 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 6-4 6-1 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Brenda Perry 6-7 6-4 7-5 Kym Ruddell H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Mima Jausovec 3-6 6-2 6-1 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Daniela Marzano 6-4 7-5 Judy Chaloner H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Kaye Hallam 7-6 2-6 7-5 Helle Sparre H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Kerry Reid 6-2 6-3 Merrilyn Robinson H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Glaucia Langela 6-4 6-4 Elly Appel H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Patricia Bostrom H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Nina Bohm 6-2 4-6 7-5 Kim Sands H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Frederique Thibault 7-5 7-6 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Rene Blount 6-3 6-2 Brigitte Simon Glinel H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Michele Gurdal 4-6 6-1 6-3 Leanne Harrison Austin H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Marise Kruger 6-4 6-3 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Anne Hobbs 7-6 6-3 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-3 Naoko Sato H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Florenta Mihai 6-3 6-4 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-2 Chris Matison H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-1 Jane Stratton H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Tine Zwaan 6-3 6-2 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Sabina Simmonds   Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Virginia Wade 6-3 6-3 Silvana Urroz H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Gail Sherriff 6-1 6-3 Sue Saliba H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Mary Sawyer   Dianne Evers H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-3 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-3 Petra Delhees Jauch H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Hana Strachonova 6-1 6-4 Nerida Gregory H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Michelle Tyler 6-4 6-4 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Renata Tomanova 6-2 6-3 Anne Marie Ruegg H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Heidi Eisterlehner 6-7 7-5 7-5 Keryn Pratt H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Amanda Tobin 6-4 6-4 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-7 6-2 6-1 Beth Norton H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1978* R64 Chris Oneil 3-6 6-2 6-4 Patricia Coleman H2H Match data

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Where is Sydney held?
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Who won the most recent Sydney?
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When was the first Sydney played?
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