Río de la Plata Championships 1978

Río de la Plata Championships 1978
date	10/30/1978 - 11/5/1978
Edition	4th
navigation	1974  ◄  1978  ►  1986
WTA tour
venue	Buenos Aires Argentina
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 16D
Winner	Caroline Stoll
Winner (doubles)	Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Río de la Plata Championships were a women's tennis tournament in Buenos Aires . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from October 30th to November 5th, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Regina Maršíková Semifinals 02.  Jeanne Duvall Round of 16 03.  Caroline Stoll victory 04th  Viviana Gonzalez Lociccero 1 round

No. Player Round reached 05.  Françoise Dürr Quarter finals 06th  Laura duPont Round of 16 07th  Brigitte Simon Round of 16 08th.  Diane Desfor 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

V. goat foot

1

2

1

R. Maršíková

6th

7th

C. Meyer

6th

6th

C. Meyer

0

5

C. Ashling

1

1

1

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

SM Villaverde

1

5

C. Doerner

0

3

C. Doerner

6th

7th

C. Doerner

6th

6th

H. Viragh

2

6th

7th

H. Viragh

4th

4th

8th

D. Desfor

6th

3

6th

1

R. Maršíková

3

6th

5

F. Dürr

7th

5

6th

E. Rapponi

6th

7th

S. Urroz

6th

7th

3

5

F. Dürr

6th

6th

R. Blount

6th

1

1

H. Strachoňová

4th

2

H. Strachoňová

3

6th

6th

5

F. Dürr

2

3

r

J. Stratton

2

6th

3

E. Rapponi

6th

3

E. Rapponi

6th

3

6th

E. Rapponi

6th

6th

M. Voyame

6th

6th

M. Voyame

2

1

4th

V. Gonzalez Lociccero

4th

1

E. Rapponi

3

2

3

C. Stoll

6th

6th

3

C. Stoll

6th

6th

M. Galli

1

0

3

C. Stoll

6th

6th

P. Medrado

4th

6th

6th

P. Medrado

4th

3

C. Casabianca

6th

4th

1

3

C. Stoll

6th

6th

E. Vessies

6th

6th

E. Vessies

0

1

P. Bostrom

1

1

E. Vessies

6th

3

6th

M. Galli

1

0

6th

L. duPont

1

6th

1

6th

L. duPont

6th

6th

3

C. Stoll

7th

7th

7th

B. Simon

6th

6th

I. Madruga

5

5

P. Gomez

3

1

7th

B. Simon

4th

1

I. Madruga

6th

6th

I. Madruga

6th

6th

K. Harter

1

3

I. Madruga

6th

6th

L. Giussani

1

6th

6th

L. Giussani

2

4th

D. Quite

6th

3

2

L. Giussani

7th

7th

M. Buehler

1

5

2

J. Duvall

6th

6th

2

J. Duvall

6th

7th

Double

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

L. duPont R. Maršíková

6th

4th

6th

C. Ashling M. Buehler

4th

6th

1

L. duPont R. Maršíková

4th

6th

6th

B. Villaverde S. M. Villaverde

6th

6th

B. Villaverde S. M. Villaverde

6th

3

2

C. Casabianca B. Simon

1

3

L. duPont R. Maršíková

4th

6th

6th

R. Blount D. Desfor

6th

7th

R. Blount D. Desfor

6th

4th

3

S. Urroz H. Viragh

2

6th

R. Blount D. Desfor

6th

6th

J. Duvall D. Ganz

3

1

P. Bostrom E. Vessies

2

2

P. Bostrom E. Vessies

6th

6th

L. duPont R. Maršíková

6th

4th

3

K. Harter, C. Stoll

6th

6th

F. Dürr V. Ziegenfuss

1

6th

6th

L. Giussani M. Voyame

2

1

K. Harter, C. Stoll

6th

6th

M. Galli P. Gomez

3

6th

4th

C. Doerner H. Strachoňová

1

2

C. Doerner H. Strachoňová

6th

3

6th

K. Harter, C. Stoll

1

2

C. Meyer J. Stratton

6th

6th

F. Dürr V. Ziegenfuss

6th

6th

V. Gonzalez Lociccero P. Medrado

0

3

C. Meyer J. Stratton

0

5

I. Madruga E. Rapponi

F. Dürr V. Ziegenfuss

6th

7th

F. Dürr V. Ziegenfuss

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Río de la Plata Championships 1978 (English) on the ITF website