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Brighton 1978

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Oct 16, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Virginia Ruzici

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
12 Chris Evert 6 6
Joanne Russell 0 2
Sylvia Hanika 6 6
Kate Glancy 1 1
3 Betty Stove 6 6
Anne Hobbs 2 3
Nina Bohm 6 1 6
Mariana Simionescu 3 6 0
8 Mima Jausovec 6 6
Tine Zwaan 2 4
4 Kerry Reid 6 6
Tanya Harford 3 3
5 Virginia Ruzici 6 6
Belinda Thompson 0 3
2 Virginia Wade 6 6
Lesley Hunt 2 4
Quarterfinal
12 Chris Evert 6 6
Sylvia Hanika 3 4
3 Betty Stove 6 6
Nina Bohm 1 2
4 Kerry Reid 6 6
8 Mima Jausovec 3 4
5 Virginia Ruzici 6 6
2 Virginia Wade 3 4
Semifinal
3 Betty Stove
12 Chris Evert
5 Virginia Ruzici 7 6
4 Kerry Reid 5 4
Final
5 Virginia Ruzici 5 6 7
3 Betty Stove 7 2 5

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Chris Evert Rene Blount 5-7 6-1 6-3
Joanne Russell Brigette Cuypers 6-4 6-7 6-4
Sylvia Hanika Michelle Tyler 7-5 6-4 ·
Kate Glancy Regina Marsikova 6-1 6-2 ·
Betty Stove Elisabeth Ekblom 6-1 6-3 ·
Anne Hobbs Glynis Coles 1-6 6-3 6-3
Mariana Simionescu Sue Barker 4-6 7-6 1-0
Nina Bohm Marita Redondo 6-4 6-0 ·
Mima Jausovec Jeanne Evert 6-0 6-2 ·
Tine Zwaan Heidi Eisterlehner 1-6 6-4 6-3
Tanya Harford Betsy Nagelsen 7-5 3-6 7-5
Kerry Reid Ilana Kloss 7-6 6-3 ·
Virginia Ruzici Sharon Walsh Pete 6-4 6-0 ·
Belinda Thompson Michele Gurdal 7-6 4-6 6-3
Lesley Hunt Corinne Molesworth 6-3 6-1 ·
Virginia Wade Jo Durie 6-4 6-0 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici ROU Winner
Betty Stove Betty Stove NED Final
Chris Evert Chris Evert USA Semifinal
Kerry Reid Kerry Reid AUS Semifinal
MJ Mima Jausovec SLO Quarterfinal
NB Nina Bohm SWE Quarterfinal
SH Sylvia Hanika GER Quarterfinal
VW Virginia Wade GBR Quarterfinal
AH Anne Hobbs GBR Round of 16
BT Belinda Thompson GBR Round of 16
JR Joanne Russell USA Round of 16
KG Kate Glancy CAN Round of 16
LH Lesley Hunt AUS Round of 16
MS Mariana Simionescu ROU Round of 16
TH Tanya Harford RSA Round of 16
TZ Tine Zwaan NED Round of 16
BN Betsy Nagelsen USA Round of 32
BC Brigette Cuypers RSA Round of 32
CM Corinne Molesworth GBR Round of 32
EE Elisabeth Ekblom SWE Round of 32
GC Glynis Coles GBR Round of 32
HE Heidi Eisterlehner GER Round of 32
Ilana Kloss Ilana Kloss RSA Round of 32
JE Jeanne Evert USA Round of 32
Jo Durie Jo Durie GBR Round of 32
MR Marita Redondo USA Round of 32
MG Michele Gurdal BEL Round of 32
MT Michelle Tyler GBR Round of 32
RM Regina Marsikova CZE Round of 32
RB Rene Blount USA Round of 32
SP Sharon Walsh Pete USA Round of 32
Sue Barker Sue Barker GBR Round of 32