Kansas City 1978

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Feb 27, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Martina Navratilova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Marita Redondo 0 1

8 Kerry Reid 6 6

Michelle Tyler 2 2

3 Virginia Wade 6 6

Sharon Walsh Pete 2 4

Brigette Cuypers 6 6

6 Sue Barker 0 4

5 Rosie Casals 6 6

Renee Richards 0 4

4 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Mima Jausovec 1 3

Billie Jean King 6 6

Beth Norton 2 4

2 Evonne Goolagong 6 6

Regina Marsikova 4 1

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

8 Kerry Reid 4 3

3 Virginia Wade 6 6

Brigette Cuypers 4 0

4 Wendy Turnbull 7 4 6

5 Rosie Casals 6 6 4

Billie Jean King 6 6

2 Evonne Goolagong 2 3

Semifinal

1 Martina Navratilova 7 6

3 Virginia Wade 6 3

Billie Jean King 6 6

4 Wendy Turnbull 3 1

Final

1 Martina Navratilova 7 2 6

Billie Jean King 5 6 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Mona Guerrant	6-4	6-1	·
Marita Redondo	Mary Hamm	6-3	6-3	·
Kerry Reid	Yvonne Vermaak	6-3	6-2	·
Michelle Tyler	Florenta Mihai	7-6	6-1	·
Virginia Wade	Greer Stevens	7-5	6-2	·
Sharon Walsh Pete	Renata Tomanova	6-4	6-3	·
Sue Barker	Virginia Ruzici	6-1	7-5	·
Brigette Cuypers	Marise Kruger	6-2	6-4	·
Renee Richards	Ruta Gerulaitis	7-6	4-6	6-3
Rosie Casals	Katja Ebbinghaus	6-0	6-2	·
Mima Jausovec	Carrie Meyer	6-1	6-2	·
Wendy Turnbull	Zenda Liess	6-3	6-2	·
Beth Norton	Bunny Bruning	7-6	6-2	·
Billie Jean King	Dianne Fromholtz	6-2	6-2	·
Regina Marsikova	Joanne Russell	7-6	6-3	·
Evonne Goolagong	Nancy Richey	6-0	6-1	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Winner
	Billie Jean King	USA	Final
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Semifinal
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Semifinal
BC	Brigette Cuypers	RSA	Quarterfinal
	Evonne Goolagong	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Rosie Casals	USA	Quarterfinal
BN	Beth Norton	USA	Round of 16
MR	Marita Redondo	USA	Round of 16
MT	Michelle Tyler	GBR	Round of 16
MJ	Mima Jausovec	SLO	Round of 16
RM	Regina Marsikova	CZE	Round of 16
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 16
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Round of 16
	Sue Barker	GBR	Round of 16
BB	Bunny Bruning	USA	Round of 32
CM	Carrie Meyer	USA	Round of 32
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Round of 32
FM	Florenta Mihai	ROU	Round of 32
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Round of 32
JR	Joanne Russell	USA	Round of 32
	Katja Ebbinghaus	FRG	Round of 32
MK	Marise Kruger	RSA	Round of 32
MH	Mary Hamm	USA	Round of 32
MG	Mona Guerrant	USA	Round of 32
NR	Nancy Richey	USA	Round of 32
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Round of 32
RG	Ruta Gerulaitis	USA	Round of 32
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 32
YV	Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	Round of 32
ZL	Zenda Liess	USA	Round of 32