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1978 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Chris O'Neil

Final score
  
6–3, 7–6

Seeds
  
7

Runner-up
  
Betsy Nagelsen

Draw
  
32 (4Q)

Singles
  
men

Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1978 Australian Open.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris O'Neil is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Sue Barker (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Renáta Tomanová (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Beth Norton (Second round)
  4. Amanda Tobin (First round)
  5. Renee Blount (Second round)
  6. Cynthia Doerner (First round)
  7. Betsy Nagelsen (Finalist)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1978 Australian Open – Women's Singles Wikipedia
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