Australian Open 1978

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WTA Grand Slam Grass Start: Dec 25, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Chris Oneil

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Sue Barker 6 7

Michele Gurdal 2 5

Dianne Evers 6 6

5 Rene Blount 4 3

Chris Oneil 6 6

3 Beth Norton 4 3

Dorte Ekner 4 6 6

Heidi Eisterlehner 6 1 2

Mary Sawyer 4 6 7

Patricia Bostrom 6 3 5

Chris Matison 1 6 6

Kim Sands 6 2 4

7 Betsy Nagelsen 6 6

2 Renata Tomanova 6 7

Nerida Gregory 2 5

Quarterfinal

Dianne Evers 6 7

1 Sue Barker 2 6

Chris Oneil 7 6

Dorte Ekner 5 1

Chris Matison 6 6

Mary Sawyer 4 3

7 Betsy Nagelsen 6 6

2 Renata Tomanova 4 4

Semifinal

Chris Oneil 6 6

Dianne Evers 0 3

7 Betsy Nagelsen 7 6

Chris Matison 5 4

Final

Chris Oneil 6 7

7 Betsy Nagelsen 3 6

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

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

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
CO	Chris Oneil	AUS	Winner
BN	Betsy Nagelsen	USA	Final
CM	Chris Matison	AUS	Semifinal
DE	Dianne Evers	AUS	Semifinal
DE	Dorte Ekner	DEN	Quarterfinal
MS	Mary Sawyer	AUS	Quarterfinal
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Quarterfinal
	Sue Barker	GBR	Quarterfinal
BN	Beth Norton	USA	Round of 16
HE	Heidi Eisterlehner	GER	Round of 16
KS	Kim Sands	USA	Round of 16
MG	Michele Gurdal	BEL	Round of 16
NG	Nerida Gregory	AUS	Round of 16
NB	Nina Bohm	SWE	Round of 16
PB	Patricia Bostrom	USA	Round of 16
RB	Rene Blount	USA	Round of 16
AT	Amanda Tobin	AUS	Round of 32
BH	Birgitte Hermansen	DEN	Round of 32
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Round of 32
EE	Elisabeth Ekblom	SWE	Round of 32
JW	Jenny Walker	AUS	Round of 32
JC	Judy Chaloner	NZL	Round of 32
KG	Karen Gulley	AUS	Round of 32
KH	Kaye Hallam	AUS	Round of 32
KP	Keryn Pratt	AUS	Round of 32
KR	Kym Ruddell	AUS	Round of 32
LA	Leanne Harrison Austin	AUS	Round of 32
NS	Naoko Sato	JPN	Round of 32
PW	Pam Whytcross	AUS	Round of 32
SS	Sabina Simmonds	ITA	Round of 32
SS	Sue Saliba	AUS	Round of 32
WG	Wendy Gilchrist	AUS	Round of 32