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1978 French Open – Women's singles

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. It was her first and only major title.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Ruzici is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. YUG Mima Jaušovec (finalist)
  2. ROU Virginia Ruzici (champion)
  3. TCH Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
  4. USA Nancy Richey (second round)
  5. USA Kathy May (quarterfinals)
  6. USA Janet Newberry (first round)
  7. FRG Katja Ebbinghaus (second round)
  8. USA Laura duPont (first round)
  9. TCH Renáta Tomanová (second round)
  10. ROU Florența Mihai (first round)
  11. USA Jeanne Evert (second round)
  12. GBR Michelle Tyler (second round)
  13. URU Fiorella Bonicelli (quarterfinals)
  14. ROU Mariana Simionescu (third round)
  15. USA Mareen Louie (second round)
  16. USA Caroline Stoll (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=YUG Mima Jaušovec | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=2 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD2-team1=YUG Mima Jaušovec | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=TCH Regina Maršíková | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-team3=FRA Brigitte Simon | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team4=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=0 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=YUG Mima Jaušovec | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=USA Kathy May | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-team3=TCH Regina Maršíková | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team4=FRG Helga Masthoff | RD1-seed4=Q | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-team5=TCH Mirka Bendlová | RD1-seed5=Q | RD1-team6=FRA Brigitte Simon | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=URU Fiorella Bonicelli | RD1-seed7=13 | RD1-team8=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=7 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=8

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=USA May | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Bowrey | RD3-seed02=Q | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=TCH Strachoňová | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA May | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=USA Nagelsen | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Bowrey | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team04=GBR Tyler | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-team05=TCH Tomanová | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=TCH Strachoňová | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=DEN Sparre-Viragh | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA May | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=8 | RD1-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=USA Walsh | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=USA Nagelsen | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRG Hanika | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-team05=AUS Bowrey | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=GBR Coles | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-team07=GBR Tyler | RD1-seed07=12 | RD1-team08=USA Gerulaitis | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=TCH Tomanová | RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team10=AUS Gregory | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score10-2=5 | RD1-team11=TCH Strachoňová | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=ARG Giscafré | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-team13=DEN Sparre-Viragh | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=SWE Wikstedt | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-team15=USA May | RD1-seed15=5 | RD1-team16=USA Ganz | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=FRG Masthoff | RD4-seed02=Q | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=ROU Simionescu | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=FRG Masthoff | RD3-seed03=Q | RD3-team04=AUS Hunt | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=USA Desfor | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=TCH Budařová | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team04=ROU Simionescu | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA Louie | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team06=FRG Masthoff | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Hunt | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=0 | RD1-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=AUS Whytcross | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=USA Desfor | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=SWE Anliot | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=TCH Budařová | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=GBR Fayter | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=ROU Simionescu | RD1-seed07=14 | RD1-team08=AUS Evers | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=USA Louie | RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team10=USA Harris | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-team11=FRG Masthoff | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=ARG Madruga | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=AUS Hunt | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Ornstein | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed15=7 | RD1-team16=AUS O'Neil | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=2

Section 3

| RD4-team01=TCH Bendlová | RD4-seed01=Q | RD4-team02=FRA Simon | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=TCH Bendlová | RD3-seed01=Q | RD3-team02=BRA Medrado | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=FRA Simon | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ARG González | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD2-team01=TCH Bendlová | RD2-seed01=Q | RD2-team02=FRA Rual | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=BRA Medrado | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Evert | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-team05=FRA Simon | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Tobin | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=ARG González | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Richey | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=3 | RD1-team01=TCH Bendlová | RD1-seed01=Q | RD1-team02=USA Du Pont | RD1-seed02=8 | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=3 | RD1-team03=FRA Rual | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=HUN Klein | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-team05=BRA Medrado | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRG Riedel | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-team07=USA Evert | RD1-seed07=11 | RD1-team08=ITA Simmonds | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=2 | RD1-team09=FRA Simon | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ROU Mihai | RD1-seed10=10 | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=AUS Tobin | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=USA Stratton | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-team13=ARG González | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=SWE Bohm | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=USA Richey | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=USA Bostrom | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=URU Bonicelli | RD4-seed01=13 | RD4-team02=ROU Ruzici | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=8 | RD3-team01=USA Teeguarden | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=URU Bonicelli | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=FRA Thibault | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ROU Ruzici | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Teeguarden | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRG Eisterlehner | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=TCH Mandlíková | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team04=URU Bonicelli | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-team05=FRA Thibault | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Latham | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-team07=SWE Ekblom | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ROU Ruzici | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Teeguarden | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Newberry | RD1-seed02=6 | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=7 | RD1-score02-3=5 | RD1-team03=FRG Eisterlehner | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Smith | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-team05=TCH Mandlíková | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=HUN Pinterová | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=URU Bonicelli | RD1-seed07=13 | RD1-team08=FRA Fuchs | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-team09=FRA Thibault | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Stoll | RD1-seed10=16 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-team11=USA Latham | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Lovera | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=SWE Ekblom | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Doerner | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-team15=ROU Ruzici | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=CAN Blackwood | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=0

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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