Women's doubles | |
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1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
Champions | Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh |
Runners-up | Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney |
Final score | 6–3, 6–1 |
Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but did not participate due to Boshoff's retirement and Kloss' return to World TeamTennis. [1] [2] Helena Anliot and Helle Sparre-Viragh won the title after defeating Barbara Hallquist and Sheila McInerney in the final. [3]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
Glynis Coles Carrie Meyer | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | Kathy May Betsy Nagelsen | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh | 4 | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Jordan C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | B Jordan C Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Harris N Ornstein | 4 | 3 | 1 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Hallquist S McInerney | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Hallquist S McInerney | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brown S Collins | 0 | 1 | B Hallquist S McInerney | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Desfor G Galt | 6 | 7 | G Coles C Meyer | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V González I Madruga | 3 | 6 | D Desfor G Galt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z Liess B Smith | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Desfor G Galt | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Coles C Meyer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Coles C Meyer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurdal N Sato | 2 | 7 | 6 | M Gurdal N Sato | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 3 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Acker D Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | S Acker D Gilbert | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Latham Y Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Smith F Thibault | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
P Smith F Thibault | 6 | 6 | P Smith F Thibault | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Harrison N Weigel | 1 | 1 | 4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J DuVall C Stoll | 7 | 6 | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kuykendall P Louie | 6 | 1 | J DuVall C Stoll | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Gregory A Tobin | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Gregory A Tobin | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Bruning L Forood | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 3 | 6 | 6 | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | L duPont S Walsh | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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