1978 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1978 Australian Open
Champion Australia Christine O'Neil
Runner-up United States Betsy Nagelsen
Final score 6–3, 7–6

Christine O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen 6–3, 7–6 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1978 Australian Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris O'Neil is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United Kingdom Sue Barker (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Czech Republic Renáta Tomanová (Quarterfinalist)
  3. United States Beth Norton (Second round)
  4. Australia Amanda Tobin (First round)
  5. United States Renee Blount (Second round)
  6. Australia Cynthia Doerner (First round)
  7. United States Betsy Nagelsen (Finalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  United Kingdom Sue Barker 2 6    
   Australia Diane Evers 6 7    
     Australia Diane Evers 0 3    
     Australia Christine O'Neil 6 6    
   Australia Christine O'Neil 7 6  
  Q  Denmark Dorte Ekner 5 1    
       Australia Christine O'Neil 6 7  
  7  United States Betsy Nagelsen 3 6  
     Australia Mary Sawyer 4 3    
Q  Australia Christine Matison 6 6    
  Q  Australia Christine Matison 5 4  
  7  United States Betsy Nagelsen 7 6    
7  United States Betsy Nagelsen 6 6  
  2  Czech Republic Renáta Tomanová 4 4    

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 United Kingdom S Barker 6 6
Q Australia K Gulley 0 2 1 United Kingdom S Barker 6 7
Belgium M Gurdal 6 6 Belgium M Gurdal 2 5
Australia W Gilchrist 2 1 1 United Kingdom S Barker 2 6
Australia D Evers 6 3 6 Australia D Evers 6 7
Australia K Ruddell 2 6 1 Australia D Evers 6 6
Sweden E Ekblom 4 3 5 United States R Blount 4 3
5 United States R Blount 6 6 Australia D Evers 0 3
3 United States B Norton 6 6 Australia C O'Neil 6 6
Q Australia J Walker 1 4 3 United States B Norton 4 3
Australia C O'Neil 6 6 Australia C O'Neil 6 6
Australia L Harrison 2 4 Australia C O'Neil 7 6
West Germany H Eisterlehner 6 6 Q Denmark D Ekner 5 1
Japan N Sato 2 4 West Germany H Eisterlehner 6 1 2
Q Denmark D Ekner 6 6 Q Denmark D Ekner 4 6 6
6 Australia C Doerner 4 3

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
LL Denmark B Hermansen 2 5
United States P Bostrom 6 7 United States P Bostrom 6 3 5
Australia M Sawyer 6 7 Australia M Sawyer 4 6 7
Australia K Hallam 2 5 Australia M Sawyer 6 6
United States K Sands 6 6 Q Australia C Matison 4 3
Australia S Saliba 2 0 United States K Sands 6 2 4
Q Australia C Matison 6 6 Q Australia C Matison 1 6 6
4 Australia A Tobin 1 3 Q Australia C Matison 5 4
7 United States B Nagelsen 6 6 7 United States B Nagelsen 7 6
Italy S Simmonds 1 3 7 United States B Nagelsen 6 6
Sweden N Bohm 6 6 Sweden N Bohm 3 4
New Zealand J Chaloner 4 2 7 United States B Nagelsen 6 6
Australia N Gregory 6 1 6 2 Czech Republic R Tomanová 4 4
Australia K Pratt 3 6 3 Australia N Gregory 2 5
Australia P Whytcross 4 1 2 Czech Republic R Tomanová 6 7
2 Czech Republic R Tomanová 6 6

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