# 1978 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

## Qualifiers

* Felicia Hutnick
* Bettina Bunge
* Wendy White
* Ivanna Madruga
* Sonoe Yonezawa
* Anna-Maria Fernandez
* Elly Appel-Vessies
* Kathy Jordan

## Qualifying draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Joyce Portman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leslie Allen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leslie Allen | 3 | 1 | | Joyce Portman | Joyce Portman | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Felicia Hutnick | Felicia Hutnick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Felicia Hutnick | 6 | 6 | | Felicia Hutnick | Felicia Hutnick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Paulina Peled | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Paulina Peled | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Felicia Hutnick | Felicia Hutnick | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Naoko Sato | Naoko Sato | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Karen Dawson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Naoko Sato | Naoko Sato | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Nerida Gregory | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nerida Gregory | 6 | 2 | 3 | Karen Dawson | Karen Dawson | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Naoko Sato | Naoko Sato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Naoko Sato | 6 | 3 | 6 | Naoko Sato | Naoko Sato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Cynthia Ashling | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marlie Buehler | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marlie Buehler | 2 | 0 | | Bettina Bunge | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Trey Lewis | Trey Lewis | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Trey Lewis | 6 | 6 | | Trey Lewis | Trey Lewis | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsey Beaven | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsey Beaven | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | Bettina Bunge | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Robin Harris | Robin Harris | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rita Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Robin Harris | Robin Harris | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Lisa Doherty | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lisa Doherty | 1 | 6 | 0 | Rita Agassi | Rita Agassi | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | Robin Harris | Robin Harris | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 3 | Robin Harris | 6 | 6 | | Robin Harris | Robin Harris | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Chris Newton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kim Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lili Bell | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lili Bell | 1 | 0 | | Kim Sands | Kim Sands | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Wendy White | Wendy White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Wendy White | 6 | 6 | | Wendy White | Wendy White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Leanne Harrison | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Leanne Harrison | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Wendy White | Wendy White | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sally Greer | Sally Greer | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Susan Hagey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Sally Greer | Sally Greer | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Kaye Hallam | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kaye Hallam | 6 | 2 | 3 | Susan Hagey | Susan Hagey | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Sally Greer | Sally Greer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sally Greer | 6 | 6 | | Sally Greer | Sally Greer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Beatrix Klein | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ivanna Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anne Fritz | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anne Fritz | 1 | 0 | Ivanna Madruga | Ivanna Madruga | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Jean Nachand | Jean Nachand | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Jean Nachand | 7 | 6 | Jean Nachand | Jean Nachand | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Jane Preyer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jane Preyer | 5 | 2 | | | | | Ivanna Madruga | Ivanna Madruga | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Sue Mappin | Sue Mappin | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Kate Glancy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Sue Mappin | Sue Mappin | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Jenny Gardiner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jenny Gardiner | 3 | 3 | Kate Glancy | Kate Glancy | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Sue Mappin | Sue Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Sue Mappin | 6 | 6 | Sue Mappin | Sue Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Nancy Weigel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sonoe Yonezawa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Margaret Riley | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Margaret Riley | 6 | 2 | 4 | Sonoe Yonezawa | Sonoe Yonezawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anne Chevalier | Anne Chevalier | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Anne Chevalier | 1 | 6 | 6 | Anne Chevalier | Anne Chevalier | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Nancy Ornstein | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nancy Ornstein | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | Sonoe Yonezawa | Sonoe Yonezawa | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Silvana Urroz | Silvana Urroz | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Silvana Urroz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Silvana Urroz | Silvana Urroz | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Brenda Perry | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Brenda Perry | 3 | 1 | | Silvana Urroz | Silvana Urroz | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Sherry Acker | Sherry Acker | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sherry Acker | 6 | 6 | | Sherry Acker | Sherry Acker | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rayni Fox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gretchen Galt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gretchen Galt | 3 | 3 | | Rayni Fox | Rayni Fox | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Anna-Maria Fernandez | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | Anna-Maria Fernandez | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Andrea Whitmore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrea Whitmore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Anna-Maria Fernandez | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kay McDaniel | Kay McDaniel | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Nancy Yeargin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Kay McDaniel | Kay McDaniel | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Marcie Louie | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marcie Louie | 1 | 4 | | Nancy Yeargin | Nancy Yeargin | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kay McDaniel | Kay McDaniel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Kay McDaniel | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | Kay McDaniel | Kay McDaniel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Linda Siegel | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Elly Appel-Vessies | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sue Stap | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sue Stap | 0 | 1 | | Elly Appel-Vessies | Elly Appel-Vessies | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kym Ruddell | Kym Ruddell | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Kym Ruddell | 3 | 6 | 6 | Kym Ruddell | Kym Ruddell | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Lisa Kearney | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lisa Kearney | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | Elly Appel-Vessies | Elly Appel-Vessies | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Karen Hantze Susman | Karen Hantze Susman | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Kathy O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Karen Hantze Susman | Karen Hantze Susman | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Lynn Jacobs | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lynn Jacobs | 2 | 2 | | Kathy O'Brien | Kathy O'Brien | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Karen Hantze Susman | Karen Hantze Susman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Karen Hantze Susman | 6 | 6 | | Karen Hantze Susman | Karen Hantze Susman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Dominique Beillan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Renee Blount | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Heather Ludloff | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Heather Ludloff | 3 | 1 | Renee Blount | Renee Blount | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Diane Morrison | Diane Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Diane Morrison | 7 | 6 | Diane Morrison | Diane Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Jane Stratton | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jane Stratton | 5 | 3 | | | | | Diane Morrison | Diane Morrison | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Kathy Jordan | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Sabina Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Kathy Jordan | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sandy Stap | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sandy Stap | 4 | 4 | Sabina Simmonds | Sabina Simmonds | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Kathy Jordan | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | Kathy Jordan | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Sylvie Rual | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |