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1978 Australian Open – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1978|Australian Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| score = 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

| draw = 32 (4{{abbr| Q | Qualifiers}})

| seeds = 7

| before_name = Australian Open (December) – Women's singles

}}

{{main|1978 Australian Open}}

Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1978 Australian Open. It was her first and only major singles title. O'Neil did not lose a set during the tournament.

Evonne Goolagong was the reigning champion, but she did not compete this year due to injury.

Seeds

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

  1. {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker (quarterfinals)
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Renáta Tomanová (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Norton (second round)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Amanda Tobin (first round)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Renee Blount (second round)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Cynthia Doerner (first round)
  7. Withdrawn
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen (finalist)

Qualifying

{{Main|1978 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying}}

Draw

{{draw key}}

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| team-width=150

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| RD3-seed2=8

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score1-2=7

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Evers

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-score1-1=0

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Christine Matison

| RD2-seed3=Q

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| RD2-seed4=8

| RD2-score3-1=5

| RD2-score4-1=7

| RD2-score3-2=4

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Evers

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-score1-1=2

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|DEN}} Dorte Ekner

| RD1-seed4=Q

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Sawyer

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Christine Matison

| RD1-seed6=Q

| RD1-score5-1=4

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=3

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| RD1-seed7=8

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CZE}} Renáta Tomanová

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score8-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score8-2=4

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} D Evers

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} C O'Neil

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-score01-1=0

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} S Barker

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} D Evers

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=7

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} C O'Neil

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} D Ekner

| RD3-seed04=Q

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score04-1=5

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} S Barker

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|BEL}} M Gurdal

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} D Evers

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} R Blount

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} B Norton

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} C O'Neil

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRG}} H Eisterlehner

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} D Ekner

| RD2-seed08=Q

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=2

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} S Barker

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} K Gulley

| RD1-seed02=Q

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} M Gurdal

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} W Gilchrist

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} D Evers

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} K Ruddell

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score06-3=1

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} E Ekblom

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} R Blount

| RD1-seed08=5

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} B Norton

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} J Walker

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} C O'Neil

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} L Harrison

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRG}} H Eisterlehner

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sato

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|DEN}} D Ekner

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} C Doerner

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=4

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=3

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} C Matison

| RD4-seed01=Q

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} B Nagelsen

| RD4-seed02=8

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score02-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} M Sawyer

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} C Matison

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} B Nagelsen

| RD3-seed03=8

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} R Tomanová

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Bostrom

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} M Sawyer

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=5

| RD2-score02-3=7

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Sands

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} C Matison

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=4

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} B Nagelsen

| RD2-seed05=8

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} N Bohm

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} N Gregory

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} R Tomanová

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=5

| RD2-score08-2=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} B Hermansen

| RD1-seed01=LL

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} P Bostrom

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=2

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=5

| RD1-score02-2=7

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} M Sawyer

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} K Hallam

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} K Sands

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} S Saliba

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} C Matison

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tobin

| RD1-seed08=4

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} B Nagelsen

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ITA}} S Simmonds

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SWE}} N Bohm

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|NZL}} J Chaloner

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} N Gregory

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} K Pratt

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=1

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=3

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} P Whytcross

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CZE}} R Tomanová

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-score15-1=4

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=1

| RD1-score16-2=6

}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/australian-open/aus/1978/w-sl-aus-01a-1978/draws-and-results/ 1978 Australian Open – Women's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation

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Women's singles

Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles

Category:1978 in Australian women's sport

Category:1979 in Australian women's sport

Category:1979 WTA Tour