Washington 1978

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Jan 2, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Martina Navratilova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Janet Newberry 3 2

7 Greer Stevens 6 7

Florenta Mihai 2 6

Kathy May 6 3 7

3 Virginia Wade 2 6 5

5 Dianne Fromholtz 6 3 6

Laura Dupont 2 6 4

Virginia Ruzici 6 7

Pam Shriver 4 5

4 Betty Stove 6 6

Julie Anthony 1 4

Nancy Richey 6 6

Lesley Hunt 2 2

Joanne Russell 6 6

Regina Marsikova 3 3

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

7 Greer Stevens 2 3

5 Dianne Fromholtz 7 7

4 Betty Stove 6 6

Virginia Ruzici 4 1

Joanne Russell 6 6

Nancy Richey 4 3

Semifinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6 7

5 Dianne Fromholtz 7 4 5

4 Betty Stove 2 7 6

Joanne Russell 6 6 2

Final

1 Martina Navratilova 7 6

4 Betty Stove 5 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Sharon Walsh Pete	6-2	6-0	·
Janet Newberry	Linda Mottram	6-2	7-5	·
Greer Stevens	Kristien Shaw	6-1	6-1	·
Florenta Mihai	Jeanne Evert	6-2	6-1	·
Virginia Wade	Renee Richards	6-0	6-3	·
Kathy May	Kathy Kuykendall	6-0	6-0	·
Dianne Fromholtz	Michelle Tyler	6-4	3-6	6-3
Laura Dupont	Kate Latham	6-7	1-6	6-3
Pam Shriver	Pam Teeguarden	7-6	6-0	·
Virginia Ruzici	Wendy Turnbull	6-1	1-6	7-6
Julie Anthony	Yvonne Vermaak	7-6	6-1	·
Betty Stove	Brigette Cuypers	2-6	6-4	6-0
Nancy Richey	Betsy Nagelsen	6-4	6-1	·
Lesley Hunt	Terry Holladay	6-2	3-6	6-0
Joanne Russell	Francoise Durr	7-6	4-6	6-1
Regina Marsikova	Billie Jean King	1-6	6-3	6-3

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Winner
	Betty Stove	NED	Final
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Semifinal
JR	Joanne Russell	USA	Semifinal
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Quarterfinal
KM	Kathy May	USA	Quarterfinal
NR	Nancy Richey	USA	Quarterfinal
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Quarterfinal
FM	Florenta Mihai	ROU	Round of 16
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Round of 16
JA	Julie Anthony	USA	Round of 16
LD	Laura Dupont	USA	Round of 16
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 16
	Pam Shriver	USA	Round of 16
RM	Regina Marsikova	CZE	Round of 16
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Round of 16
BN	Betsy Nagelsen	USA	Round of 32
	Billie Jean King	USA	Round of 32
BC	Brigette Cuypers	RSA	Round of 32
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Round of 32
JE	Jeanne Evert	USA	Round of 32
KL	Kate Latham	USA	Round of 32
KK	Kathy Kuykendall	USA	Round of 32
KS	Kristien Shaw	USA	Round of 32
LM	Linda Mottram	GBR	Round of 32
MT	Michelle Tyler	GBR	Round of 32
	Pam Teeguarden	USA	Round of 32
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 32
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Round of 32
TH	Terry Holladay	USA	Round of 32
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Round of 32
YV	Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	Round of 32