1978 French Open – Women's singles

1978 French Open ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici YUG Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–2 64 16 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 396 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. YUG Mima Jaušovec (finalist) ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici (champion) TCH Regina Maršíková (semifinals) USA Nancy Richey (second round) USA Kathy May (quarterfinals) USA Janet Newberry (first round) FRG Katja Ebbinghaus (second round) USA Laura duPont (first round) TCH Renáta Tomanová (second round) ROU 1965 Florența Mihai (first round) USA Jeanne Evert (second round) GBR Michelle Tyler (second round) URU Fiorella Bonicelli (quarterfinals) ROU 1965 Mariana Simionescu (third round) USA Mareen Louie (second round) USA Caroline Stoll (first round) Qualifying 1978 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 YUG Mima Jaušovec 1 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 2 6 2 6 YUG Mima Jaušovec 1 TCH Regina Maršíková 3 6 3 6 4 FRA Brigitte Simon   ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 3 6 0 6 YUG Mima Jaušovec 1 USA Kathy May 5 6 4 6 2 TCH Regina Maršíková 3 FRG Helga Masthoff Q 6 3 6 3 TCH Mirka Bendlová Q FRA Brigitte Simon   3 6 3 6 URU Fiorella Bonicelli 13 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 7 6 4 6 6 8 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals YUG Jaušovec 1 USA May 5 6 4 6 2 YUG Jaušovec 1 AUS Bowrey Q 6 1 6 3 TCH Strachoňová USA May 5 1 6 0 6 YUG Jaušovec 1 USA Nagelsen 6 4 6 2 AUS Bowrey Q GBR Tyler 12 7 5 6 4 TCH Tomanová 9 TCH Strachoňová 3 6 7 6 4 6 DEN Sparre-Viragh USA May 5 6 4 2 6 6 8 YUG Jaušovec 1 USA Walsh 6 1 6 3 USA Nagelsen FRG Hanika 6 4 7 5 AUS Bowrey Q GBR Coles 7 5 6 4 GBR Tyler 12 USA Gerulaitis 6 2 6 2 TCH Tomanová 9 AUS Gregory Q 6 1 7 5 TCH Strachoňová ARG Giscafré 7 6 6 1 DEN Sparre-Viragh SWE Wikstedt 6 3 6 4 USA May 5 USA Ganz 6 1 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH Maršíková 3 FRG Masthoff Q 6 3 6 3 TCH Maršíková 3 ROU 1965 Simionescu 14 6 1 6 4 FRG Masthoff Q AUS Hunt 7 6 6 4 TCH Maršíková 3 USA Desfor 6 0 6 4 TCH Budařová Q ROU 1965 Simionescu 14 7 6 5 7 3 6 USA Louie 15 FRG Masthoff Q 6 3 4 6 2 6 AUS Hunt FRG Ebbinghaus 7 6 4 5 7 6 0 TCH Maršíková 3 AUS Whytcross 7 5 6 1 USA Desfor SWE Anliot 6 7 6 3 6 3 TCH Budařová Q GBR Fayter 6 1 6 3 ROU 1965 Simionescu 14 AUS Evers 6 4 6 2 USA Louie 15 USA Harris 6 2 6 3 FRG Masthoff Q ARG Madruga Q 4 6 6 0 6 4 AUS Hunt USA Ornstein 6 2 6 3 FRG Ebbinghaus 7 AUS O'Neil 6 2 2 6 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH Bendlová Q FRA Simon 3 6 3 6 TCH Bendlová Q BRA Medrado 6 3 6 4 FRA Simon ARG González 6 4 6 3 TCH Bendlová Q FRA Rual 1 6 6 2 6 3 BRA Medrado USA Evert 11 6 1 6 2 FRA Simon AUS Tobin Q 6 1 6 1 ARG González USA Richey 4 6 4 4 6 6 3 TCH Bendlová Q USA Du Pont 8 6 4 2 6 6 3 FRA Rual HUN Klein 6 1 6 2 BRA Medrado FRG Riedel 6 4 2 6 6 3 USA Evert 11 ITA Simmonds 6 7 6 3 6 2 FRA Simon ROU 1965 Mihai 10 7 5 6 2 AUS Tobin Q USA Stratton 6 1 6 2 ARG González SWE Bohm 6 4 6 3 USA Richey 4 USA Bostrom 6 2 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals URU Bonicelli 13 ROU 1965 Ruzici 2 7 6 4 6 6 8 USA Teeguarden URU Bonicelli 13 3 6 7 6 4 6 FRA Thibault ROU 1965 Ruzici 2 3 6 2 6 USA Teeguarden FRG Eisterlehner 6 1 6 4 TCH Mandlíková Q URU Bonicelli 13 2 6 5 7 FRA Thibault USA Latham 7 5 6 3 SWE Ekblom ROU 1965 Ruzici 2 1 6 3 6 USA Teeguarden USA Newberry 6 7 5 2 6 7 5 FRG Eisterlehner USA Smith 4 6 6 3 6 2 TCH Mandlíková Q HUN Pinterová 6 2 6 1 URU Bonicelli 13 FRA Fuchs 6 4 6 1 FRA Thibault USA Stoll 16 6 3 6 4 USA Latham FRA Lovera 4 6 6 4 6 4 SWE Ekblom AUS Doerner 6 2 7 5 ROU 1965 Ruzici 2 CAN Blackwood 6 4 6 0 References External links 1978 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1977 Australian Open (December) – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1978 in women's tennis Category:1978 in French women's sport