US Clay Court Championships 1978

US Clay Court Championships 1978
date	7/8/1978 - 8/13/1978
Edition	8th
navigation	1977  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Indianapolis United States
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	48E / 24D
Prize money	US $ 35,000
Last year's winner	Laura duPont
Last year's winner (double)	Delina Boshoff Ilana Kloss
Winner	Dana Gilbert
Winner (doubles)	Helena Anliot Helle Viragh
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 US Clay Court Championships was a women's tennis tournament in Indianapolis . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from August 7th to 13th, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Mima Jaušovec 1 round 02.  Virginia Ruzici Round of 16 03.  Kathy May 1 round 04th  Janet Newberry Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Laura duPont 2nd round 06th  Jeanne Evert Semifinals 07th  Yvonne Vermaak 2nd round 08th.  Jeanne Duvall 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

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Viviana Gonzalez

7th

6th

4th

Janet Newberry

5

4th

Viviana Gonzalez

2

3

WC

Dana Gilbert

6th

6th

6th

Jeanne Evert

6th

2

5

WC

Dana Gilbert

1

6th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

M. Jaušovec

6th

4th

0

V. Gonzalez

1

6th

6th

V. Gonzalez

6th

6th

G. Coles

4th

0

V. Gonzalez

7th

6th

6th

P. Smith

6th

1

3

C. Reynolds

5

2

B. Nagelsen

6th

5

1

P. Smith

7th

6th

P. Smith

3

7th

6th

V. Gonzalez

7th

7th

K. Latham

5

5

P. Whytcross

0

4th

Z. Liess

6th

6th

Z. Liess

6th

6th

B. Bruning

2

2

Z. Liess

6th

1

1

K. Latham

6th

6th

K. Latham

4th

6th

6th

P. Medrado

1

4th

K. Latham

6th

6th

5

L. duPont

2

0

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

J. Newberry

2

7th

6th

WC

K. Jordan

6th

7th

WC

K. Jordan

6th

5

1

C. Casabianca

2

5

4th

J. Newberry

6th

6th

D. Desfor

5

1

H. Anliot

2

4th

P. Teeguarden

7th

6th

P. Teeguarden

4th

6th

H. Anliot

6th

7th

4th

J. Newberry

6th

6th

7th

Y. Vermaak

6th

4th

6th

C. Stoll

2

1

I. Madruga

1

6th

2

7th

Y. Vermaak

7th

4th

0

R. Gerulaitis

5

6th

6th

R. Gerulaitis

0

3

C. Stoll

6th

6th

S. McInerney

S. Collins

1

3

C. Stoll

C. Stoll

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

J. Evert

7th

6th

W. Overton

2

6th

3

C. O'Neil

5

2

C. O'Neil

6th

2

6th

6th

J. Evert

7th

6th

P. Louie

5

2

B. Jordan

7th

6th

4th

P. Louie

6th

4th

6th

P. Louie

5

7th

6th

K. Kuykendall

4th

6th

3

6th

J. Evert

6th

6th

8th

L. Hunt

6th

0

V. goat foot

7th

1

6th

C. Doerner

7th

6th

C. Doerner

2

1

V. goat foot

6th

6th

V. goat foot

2

7th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

5

4th

Q

N. Ornstein

1

1

C. Meyer

6th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

6th

3

K. May

4th

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

L. Forood

6th

6th

Q

R. Harris

5

4th

S. Walsh

3

3

S. Walsh

7th

6th

L. Forood

7th

3

4th

8th

J. Duvall

5

6th

6th

Q

M. Gurdal

1

3

B. Hallquist

1

2

8th

J. Duvall

6th

6th

8th

J. Duvall

6th

6th

8th

J. Duvall

3

4th

Q

S. Yonezawa

3

2

WC

D. Gilbert

6th

6th

WC

D. Gilbert

6th

6th

WC

D. Gilbert

6th

6th

F. Thibault

3

2

WC

D. Gilbert

6th

6th

H. Viragh

3

3

2

V. Ruzici

3

4th

A. Tobin

6th

6th

A. Tobin

4th

2

2

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici   Quarter finals 02.  Laura duPont Sharon Walsh   1 round 03.  Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross   1 round 04th  Kathy May Betsy Nagelsen   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

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

6th

B. Jordan C. Reynolds

6th

6th

B. Jordan C. Reynolds

7th

4th

3

R. Harris N. Ornstein

4th

3

1

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

2

4th

B. Hallquist S. McInerney

6th

6th

B. Hallquist S. McInerney

1

6th

6th

W. Overton V. Ziegenfuss

6th

6th

W. Overton V. Ziegenfuss

6th

4th

4th

Brown S. Collins

0

1

B. Hallquist S. McInerney

6th

5

6th

D. Desfor G. Galt

6th

7th

G. Coles C. Meyer

3

7th

3

V. Gonzalez I. Madruga

3

6th

D. Desfor G. Galt

6th

6th

Z. Liess B. Smith

4th

4th

D. Desfor G. Galt

2

3

G. Coles C. Meyer

6th

6th

G. Coles C. Meyer

6th

6th

M. Gurdal N. Sato

2

7th

6th

M. Gurdal N. Sato

2

3

3

C. O'Neil P. Whytcross

6th

5

3

B. Hallquist S. McInerney

3

1

H. Anliot H. Viragh

6th

6th

4th

K. May B. Nagelsen

6th

7th

S. Acker D. Gilbert

4th

6th

6th

S. Acker D. Gilbert

4th

6th

K. Latham Y. Vermaak

6th

4th

1

4th

K. May B. Nagelsen

6th

7th

P. Smith F. Thibault

2

6th

C. Doerner R. Gerulaitis

3

6th

P. Smith F. Thibault

6th

6th

P. Smith F. Thibault

6th

7th

L. Harrison N. Weigel

1

1

4th

K. May B. Nagelsen

6th

2

5

J. Duvall C. Stoll

7th

6th

H. Anliot H. Viragh

4th

6th

7th

K. Kuykendall M. Harper

6th

1

J. Duvall C. Stoll

2

4th

N. Gregory A. Tobin

6th

6th

N. Gregory A. Tobin

4th

5

H. Anliot H. Viragh

6th

7th

B. Bruning L. Forood

5

5

H. Anliot H. Viragh

3

6th

6th

H. Anliot H. Viragh

7th

7th

2

L. duPont S. Walsh

6th

4th

2

Web links

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