Toyota Classic 1978

Toyota Classic 1978
date	December 4-10, 1978
Edition	3
navigation	1977  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Sydney Australia
Tournament number	702
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	64E / 32D
Prize money	US $ 75,000
Last year's winner	Evonne Cawley
Last year's winner (double)	Kerry Reid Greer Stevens Helen Gourlay Betty Stöve
Winner	Dianne Fromholtz
Winner (doubles)	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Toyota Classic was a women's tennis tournament in the Australian metropolis of Sydney .

The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from December 4th to 10th.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 02.  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals

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

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Virginia Wade

6th

4th

4th

Kerry Reid

4th

6th

6th

Kerry Reid

1

6th

4th

Dianne Fromholtz

6th

1

6th

Dianne Fromholtz

6th

6th

6th

2

Wendy Turnbull

3

7th

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

V. Wade

6th

6th

S. Urroz

3

3

1

V. Wade

6th

6th

H. Viragh

6th

6th

5

K. Hallam

1

3

K. Hallam

7th

2

7th

1

V. Wade

6th

4th

6th

G. Lovera Benedetti

6th

6th

H. Strachoňová

2

6th

4th

S. Saliba

1

3

G. Lovera Benedetti

1

2

N. Gregory

1

4th

H. Strachoňová

6th

6th

H. Strachoňová

6th

6th

1

V. Wade

6th

6th

8th

B. Simon

3

2

R. Maršíková

3

7th

6th

R. Blount

6th

6th

R. Blount

6th

6th

P. Whytcross

3

2

Q

T. Zwaan

3

3

Q

T. Zwaan

6th

6th

R. Blount

4th

2

K. Pratt

7th

5

5

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

H. Eisterlehner

6th

7th

7th

H. Eisterlehner

3

7th

3

N. Satō

4th

3

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

K. Reid

6th

6th

Q

M. Robinson

2

3

K. Reid

6th

6th

M. Blackwood

3

4th

F. Mihai

1

2

F. Mihai

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

6th

K. Sands

2

6th

5

N. Bohm

3

2

N. Bohm

6th

4th

7th

N. Bohm

6th

7th

Q

C. Matison

2

2

I. Kloss

0

6th

I. Kloss

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

6th

L. Hunt

6th

6th

L. Hunt

3

0

I. Riedel

2

3

L. Hunt

6th

6th

M. Sawyer

M. Sawyer

4th

2

D. Evers

L. Hunt

6th

6th

R. Giscafré

S. Simmonds

1

4th

S. Simmonds

S. Simmonds

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis

4th

3

M. Kruger

4th

0

M. Kruger

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

E. Ekblom

4th

1

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

K. Ebbinghaus

5

6th

F. Thibault

3

2

F. Thibault

7th

7th

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

L. Harrison

6th

1

3

M. Tyler

3

1

M. Gurdal

4th

6th

6th

M. Gurdal

3

2

C. Doerner

4th

4th

M. Tyler

6th

6th

M. Tyler

6th

6th

D. Fromholtz

6th

7th

R. Tomanová

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková

3

6th

Q

AT THE. Ruegg

2

3

R. Tomanová

6th

6th

4th

J. Stratton

2

1

H. Mandlíková

7th

4th

6th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

J. Chaloner

4th

5

D. Porzio

4th

1

D. Porzio

6th

7th

D. Porzio

6th

7th

A. Hobbs

7th

6th

A. Hobbs

4th

5

R. Casals

6th

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

M. Jaušovec

3

6th

6th

M. Wikstedt

6th

2

1

M. Jaušovec

0

6th

6th

E. Vessies

4th

4th

Q

G. Langela

6th

4th

2

Q

G. Langela

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

Q

B. Perry

6th

6th

7th

S. Hanika

7th

7th

K. Ruddell

7th

4th

5

Q

B. Perry

4th

5

P. Bostrom

2

4th

S. Hanika

6th

7th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

S. Hanika

2

2

B. Norton

7th

2

1

2

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

S. Walsh

6th

6th

6th

S. Walsh

6th

6th

Q

C. Jolissaint

4th

4th

A. Tobin

4th

4th

A. Tobin

6th

6th

S. Walsh

1

1

Q

P. Gregg

6th

2

4th

2

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

C. O'Neil

3

6th

6th

C. O'Neil

6th

2

P. Delhees

2

3

2

W. Turnbull

7th

6th

2

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   victory 02.  Rosie Casals Dianne Fromholtz   Quarter finals

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

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

E. Vessies, T. Zwaan

2

2

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

7th

6th

L. Bowrey G. Lovera Benedetti

4th

2

C. Matison K. Pratt

5

1

C. Matison K. Pratt

6th

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

P. Delhees A.-M. Ruegg

3

3

H. Mandlíková H. Strachoňová

1

2

C. Jolissaint I. Villiger

6th

6th

C. Jolissaint I. Villiger

4th

5

2

C. Newton P. Whytcross

1

3

H. Mandlíková H. Strachoňová

6th

7th

6th

H. Mandlíková H. Strachoňová

6th

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

I. Kloss V. Wade

6th

6th

6th

I. Kloss V. Wade

0

3

M. Gurdal N. Sato

4th

7th

2

I. Kloss V. Wade

6th

7th

L. Harrison A. Tobin

6th

6th

L. Harrison A. Tobin

0

6th

N. Gregory K. Hallam

4th

4th

I. Kloss V. Wade

6th

6th

N. Bohm E. Ekblom

1

2

C. O'Neil M. Wikstedt

4th

4th

C. O'Neil M. Wikstedt

6th

6th

C. O'Neil M. Wikstedt

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec L. Senn

4th

7th

0

L. Antonoplis M. Tyler

3

1

L. Antonoplis M. Tyler

6th

5

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

4th

6th

C. Doerner M. Kruger

3

6th

6th

J. Chaloner A. Hobbs

2

6th

2

D. Porzio F. Thibault

6th

3

3

C. Doerner M. Kruger

6th

4th

1

J. Chaloner A. Hobbs

6th

6th

J. Chaloner A. Hobbs

1

6th

6th

R. Blount B. Norton

3

3

J. Chaloner A. Hobbs

7th

7th

R. Giscafré J. Stratton

4th

2

K. Sands S. Urroz

6th

6th

K. Sands S. Urroz

6th

6th

K. Sands S. Urroz

6th

6th

6th

K. Ebbinghaus S. Hanika

6th

6th

5

R. Maršíková R. Tomanová

7th

2

1

R. Maršíková R. Tomanová

3

7th

7th

J. Chaloner A. Hobbs

7th

6th

L. Hunt S. Walsh

3

4th

H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel

6th

4th

H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel

6th

6th

H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel

w.

O.

D. Evers F. Mihai

6th

6th

D. Evers F. Mihai

S. Saliba, M. Sawyer

4th

0

H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel

6th

6th

P. Bostrom H. Viragh

4th

4th

2

R. Casals D. Fromholtz

4th

3

M. Blackwood K. Ruddell

6th

6th

M. Blackwood K. Ruddell

6th

6th

W. Gilchrist B. Perry

0

2

2

R. Casals D. Fromholtz

7th

7th

2

R. Casals D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Toyota Classic 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Toyota Classic 1978 (English) on the ITF website