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Roland Garros 1978

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WTA Grand Slam Clay Start: May 29, 1978 Draw: 64 63 matches
Champion: Virginia Ruzici

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Mima Jausovec 6 6
Lesley Turner 1 3
5 Kathy May 6 6
Hana Strachonova 1 0
3 Regina Marsikova 6 6
14 Mariana Simionescu 1 4
Helga Masthoff 7 6
Lesley Hunt 6 4
Miroslava Kozeluhova 6 6
Patricia Medrado 3 4
Brigitte Simon Glinel 6 6
Viviana Gonzalez 4 3
13 Fiorella Bonicelli 6 6 6
Pam Teeguarden 3 7 4
2 Virginia Ruzici 6 6
Frederique Thibault 3 2
Quarterfinal
1 Mima Jausovec 6 6
5 Kathy May 4 2
3 Regina Marsikova 6 6
Helga Masthoff 3 3
Brigitte Simon Glinel 6 6
Miroslava Kozeluhova 3 3
2 Virginia Ruzici 6 6 8
13 Fiorella Bonicelli 7 4 6
Semifinal
1 Mima Jausovec 6 6
3 Regina Marsikova 3 4
2 Virginia Ruzici 6 6
Brigitte Simon Glinel 3 0
Final
2 Virginia Ruzici 6 6
1 Mima Jausovec 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Mima Jausovec Sharon Walsh Pete 6-1 6-3 ·
Betsy Nagelsen Sylvia Hanika 6-4 7-5 ·
Lesley Turner Glynis Coles 7-5 6-4 ·
Michelle Tyler Ruta Gerulaitis 6-2 6-2 ·
Renata Tomanova Nerida Gregory 6-1 7-5 ·
Hana Strachonova Raquel Giscafre 7-6 6-1 ·
Helle Sparre Mimi Wikstedt 6-3 6-4 ·
Kathy May Donna Ganz 6-1 6-2 ·
Regina Marsikova Pam Whytcross 7-5 6-1 ·
Diane Desfor Helena Anliot 6-7 6-3 6-3
Iva Budarova Jackie Fayter 6-1 6-3 ·
Mariana Simionescu Dianne Evers 6-4 6-2 ·
Mareen Louie Harper Robin Harris 6-2 6-3 ·
Helga Masthoff Ivanna Madruga 4-6 6-0 6-4
Lesley Hunt Nancy Ornstein 6-2 6-3 ·
Katja Ebbinghaus Chris Oneil 6-2 2-6 6-2
Miroslava Kozeluhova Laura Dupont 6-4 2-6 6-3
Sylvie Rual Beatrix Klein 6-1 6-2 ·
Patricia Medrado Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-4 2-6 6-3
Jeanne Evert Sabina Simmonds 6-7 6-3 6-2
Brigitte Simon Glinel Florenta Mihai 7-5 6-2 ·
Amanda Tobin Jane Stratton 6-1 6-2 ·
Viviana Gonzalez Nina Bohm 6-4 6-3 ·
Nancy Richey Patricia Bostrom 6-2 6-2 ·
Pam Teeguarden Janet Newberry 7-5 2-6 7-5
Heidi Eisterlehner Paula Smith 4-6 6-3 6-2
Hana Mandlikova Marie Pinterova 6-2 6-1 ·
Fiorella Bonicelli Nathalie Fuchs 6-4 6-1 ·
Frederique Thibault Caroline Stoll 6-3 6-4 ·
Kate Latham Gail Sherriff 4-6 6-4 6-4
Elisabeth Ekblom Cynthia Doerner 6-2 7-5 ·
Virginia Ruzici Marjorie Blackwood 6-4 6-0 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Mima Jausovec Betsy Nagelsen 6-4 6-2 ·
Lesley Turner Michelle Tyler 7-5 6-4 ·
Hana Strachonova Renata Tomanova 6-3 6-7 6-4
Kathy May Helle Sparre 4-6 6-2 8-6
Regina Marsikova Diane Desfor 6-0 6-4 ·
Mariana Simionescu Iva Budarova 6-7 7-5 6-3
Helga Masthoff Mareen Louie Harper 3-6 6-4 6-2
Lesley Hunt Katja Ebbinghaus 6-4 5-7 6-0
Miroslava Kozeluhova Sylvie Rual 1-6 6-2 6-3
Patricia Medrado Jeanne Evert 6-1 6-2 ·
Brigitte Simon Glinel Amanda Tobin 6-1 6-1 ·
Viviana Gonzalez Nancy Richey 6-4 4-6 6-3
Pam Teeguarden Heidi Eisterlehner 6-1 6-4 ·
Fiorella Bonicelli Hana Mandlikova 6-2 7-5 ·
Frederique Thibault Kate Latham 7-5 6-3 ·
Virginia Ruzici Elisabeth Ekblom 6-1 6-3 ·

Players (64)

PlayerCountryReached
Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici ROU Winner
MJ Mima Jausovec SLO Final
BG Brigitte Simon Glinel FRA Semifinal
RM Regina Marsikova CZE Semifinal
FB Fiorella Bonicelli URU Quarterfinal
Helga Masthoff Helga Masthoff FRG Quarterfinal
KM Kathy May USA Quarterfinal
MK Miroslava Kozeluhova CZE Quarterfinal
FT Frederique Thibault FRA Round of 16
HS Hana Strachonova SUI Round of 16
LH Lesley Hunt AUS Round of 16
Lesley Turner Lesley Turner AUS Round of 16
MS Mariana Simionescu ROU Round of 16
Pam Teeguarden Pam Teeguarden USA Round of 16
PM Patricia Medrado BRA Round of 16
VG Viviana Gonzalez ARG Round of 16
AT Amanda Tobin AUS Round of 32
BN Betsy Nagelsen USA Round of 32
DD Diane Desfor USA Round of 32
EE Elisabeth Ekblom SWE Round of 32
Hana Mandlikova Hana Mandlikova AUS Round of 32
HE Heidi Eisterlehner GER Round of 32
HS Helle Sparre DEN Round of 32
IB Iva Budarova TCH Round of 32
JE Jeanne Evert USA Round of 32
KL Kate Latham USA Round of 32
Katja Ebbinghaus Katja Ebbinghaus FRG Round of 32
MH Mareen Louie Harper USA Round of 32
MT Michelle Tyler GBR Round of 32
NR Nancy Richey USA Round of 32
RT Renata Tomanova GER Round of 32
SR Sylvie Rual FRA Round of 32
BK Beatrix Klein HUN Round of 64
CS Caroline Stoll USA Round of 64
CO Chris Oneil AUS Round of 64
CD Cynthia Doerner AUS Round of 64
DE Dianne Evers AUS Round of 64
DG Donna Ganz USA Round of 64
FM Florenta Mihai ROU Round of 64
GS Gail Sherriff FRA Round of 64
GC Glynis Coles GBR Round of 64
HA Helena Anliot SWE Round of 64
IK Iris Riedel Kuhn FRG Round of 64
IM Ivanna Madruga ARG Round of 64
JF Jackie Fayter GBR Round of 64
JS Jane Stratton USA Round of 64
JN Janet Newberry USA Round of 64
LD Laura Dupont USA Round of 64
MP Marie Pinterova HUN Round of 64
MB Marjorie Blackwood CAN Round of 64
MW Mimi Wikstedt SWE Round of 64
NO Nancy Ornstein USA Round of 64
NF Nathalie Fuchs FRA Round of 64
NG Nerida Gregory AUS Round of 64
NB Nina Bohm SWE Round of 64
PW Pam Whytcross AUS Round of 64
PB Patricia Bostrom USA Round of 64
PS Paula Smith USA Round of 64
RG Raquel Giscafre ARG Round of 64
RH Robin Harris USA Round of 64
RG Ruta Gerulaitis USA Round of 64
SS Sabina Simmonds ITA Round of 64
SP Sharon Walsh Pete USA Round of 64
SH Sylvia Hanika GER Round of 64