1978 French Open – Women's singles
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| Champion | Romania Virginia Ruzici | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seeds | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1978 tennis event results
Main article: 1978 French Open
Virginia Ruzici defeated defending champion Mima Jaušovec in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open.[1] It was her first and only major title.
Seeds
[edit ]The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Ruzici is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (finalist)
- Romania Virginia Ruzici (champion)
- Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
- United States Nancy Richey (second round)
- United States Kathy May (quarterfinals)
- United States Janet Newberry (first round)
- West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus (second round)
- United States Laura duPont (first round)
- Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová (second round)
- Romania Florența Mihai (first round)
- United States Jeanne Evert (second round)
- United Kingdom Michelle Tyler (second round)
- Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli (quarterfinals)
- Romania Mariana Simionescu (third round)
- United States Mareen Louie (second round)
- United States Caroline Stoll (first round)
Qualifying
[edit ]Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
5
United States Kathy May
4
2
Q
West Germany Helga Masthoff
3
3
2
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6
6
Q
Czechoslovakia Mirka Bendlová
3
3
France Brigitte Simon
6
6
France Brigitte Simon
3
0
2
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6
6
13
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
7
4
6
2
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6
6
8
Earlier rounds
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States Ganz
1
2
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
3
Czechoslovakia Maršíková
7
6
Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Q
Czechoslovakia Bendlová
6
2
6
United States Bostrom
2
2
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States Teeguarden
7
2
7
References
[edit ]- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.