Australian Open 1978 / women's doubles

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Australian Open 1978
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This article describes the women's doubles at the 1978 Australian Open . The defending champions were Evonne Cawley / Helen Cawley and Mona Guerrant / Kerry Reid . Since the final was canceled due to rain in December 1977, both pairings were declared the winner.

The final contested Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová against Naoko Satō and Pam Whytcross that Nagelsen and Tomanová won in straight sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  		victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Cynthia Doerner Kym Ruddell
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals
03. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sue Barker Heidi Eisterlehner
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  		1 round
04th New ZealandNew Zealand Judy Chaloner Patricia Gregg
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover
First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States B. Nagelsen R. Tomanová
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  		6th 7th        
 United StatesUnited States R. Blount D. Evers
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 5     1  United StatesUnited States B. Nagelsen R. Tomanová
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  		7th 4th 6th  
 New ZealandNew Zealand C. Newton M. Robinson
 AustraliaAustralia  		7th 3 0    United StatesUnited States P. Bostrom B. Norton
 United StatesUnited States  		5 6th 0  
 United StatesUnited States P. Bostrom B. Norton
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States B. Nagelsen R. Tomanová
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  		6th 6th  
4th  New ZealandNew Zealand J. Chaloner P. Gregg
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 2 4th      AustraliaAustralia C. O'Neil & Ulrich
 AustriaAustria  		2 2  
 AustraliaAustralia C. O'Neil & Ulrich
 AustriaAustria  		2 6th 6th      AustraliaAustralia C. O'Neil & Ulrich
 AustriaAustria  		6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia C. Draper, K. Pratt
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 4th    AustraliaAustralia L. Harrison A. Tobin
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 4th  
 AustraliaAustralia L. Harrison A. Tobin
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States B. Nagelsen R. Tomanová
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  		7th 6th
 AustraliaAustralia S. Saliba, M. Sawyer
 AustraliaAustralia  		4th 6th 6th      JapanJapan N. Satō P. Whytcross
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 2
 AustraliaAustralia J. Dalton W. Gilchrist
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 1 1      AustraliaAustralia S. Saliba, M. Sawyer
 AustraliaAustralia  		7th 6th 3    
 JapanJapan N. Satō P. Whytcross
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 6th 6th    JapanJapan N. Satō P. Whytcross
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 7th 6th  
3  United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Barker H. Eisterlehner
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  		7th 2 3        JapanJapan N. Satō P. Whytcross
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 3 6th
 AustraliaAustralia C. Matison S. Simmonds
 ItalyItaly  		6th 6th      AustraliaAustralia C. Matison S. Simmonds
 ItalyItaly  		2 6th 2  
 AustraliaAustralia N. Gregory K. Hallam
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 2      AustraliaAustralia C. Matison S. Simmonds
 ItalyItaly  		6th 5 6th  
 DenmarkDenmark D. Ekner B. Hermansen
 DenmarkDenmark  		3 2   2  AustraliaAustralia C. Doerner K. Ruddell
 AustraliaAustralia  		4th 7th 3  
2  AustraliaAustralia C. Doerner K. Ruddell
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th    

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