Detroit 1978

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Feb 20, 1978 Draw: 32 32 matches

Champion: Martina Navratilova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Mima Jausovec 2 3

8 Kerry Reid 6 6 6

Brigette Cuypers 3 7 4

3 Virginia Wade 6 6

Renata Tomanova 2 1

Greer Stevens 6 2 6

5 Rosie Casals 1 6 4

Sharon Walsh Pete 4 6 6

Caroline Stoll 6 0 3

Billie Jean King 6 6

4 Wendy Turnbull 4 3

7 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6

Renee Richards 3 4

2 Evonne Goolagong 4 6 6

Mona Guerrant 6 4 3

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

8 Kerry Reid 2 0

3 Virginia Wade 6 6

Greer Stevens 3 4

Billie Jean King 6 6

Sharon Walsh Pete 1 3

7 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6

2 Evonne Goolagong 2 1

Semifinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

3 Virginia Wade 4 2

7 Dianne Fromholtz 6 0 7

Billie Jean King 3 6 6

Final

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

7 Dianne Fromholtz 3 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Katja Ebbinghaus	6-1	6-2	·
Mima Jausovec	Hana Strachonova	6-3	6-4	·
Kerry Reid	Janet Newberry	6-4	6-0	·
Brigette Cuypers	Virginia Ruzici	4-6	7-5	6-4
Virginia Wade	Marita Redondo	6-2	6-2	·
Renata Tomanova	Zenda Liess	6-4	7-5	·
Rosie Casals	Lesley Hunt	7-5	6-3	·
Greer Stevens	Stephanie Tolleson	6-3	4-6	6-4
Sharon Walsh Pete	Ruta Gerulaitis	7-6	3-6	7-6
Caroline Stoll	Sue Barker	5-3	·	·
Billie Jean King	Kathleen Harter	6-3	6-4	·
Wendy Turnbull	Regina Marsikova	4-6	6-1	6-3
Renee Richards	Nicole Lorenzetti	6-1	6-2	·
Dianne Fromholtz	Yvonne Vermaak	6-3	6-1	·
Mona Guerrant	Francoise Durr	0-6	6-0	6-1
Evonne Goolagong	Michelle Tyler	6-4	6-1	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Winner
	Billie Jean King	USA	Bronze
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Final
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Bronze
	Evonne Goolagong	AUS	Quarterfinal
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Quarterfinal
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Quarterfinal
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Quarterfinal
BC	Brigette Cuypers	RSA	Round of 16
CS	Caroline Stoll	USA	Round of 16
MJ	Mima Jausovec	SLO	Round of 16
MG	Mona Guerrant	USA	Round of 16
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Round of 16
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 16
	Rosie Casals	USA	Round of 16
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Round of 16
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Round of 32
HS	Hana Strachonova	SUI	Round of 32
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Round of 32
KH	Kathleen Harter	USA	Round of 32
	Katja Ebbinghaus	FRG	Round of 32
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 32
MR	Marita Redondo	USA	Round of 32
MT	Michelle Tyler	GBR	Round of 32
NL	Nicole Lorenzetti	USA	Round of 32
RM	Regina Marsikova	CZE	Round of 32
RG	Ruta Gerulaitis	USA	Round of 32
ST	Stephanie Tolleson	USA	Round of 32
	Sue Barker	GBR	Round of 32
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 32
YV	Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	Round of 32
ZL	Zenda Liess	USA	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade	W/O