# 1978 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

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

## Qualifiers

* Hana Mandlíková
* Mirka Koželuhová
* Ivanna Madruga
* Helga Niessen Masthoff
* Amanda Tobin
* Nerida Gregory
* Iva Budařová
* Lesley Turner Bowrey

## 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 | Qualifying competition |
| | Michèle Gurdal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary-Ann Colville | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary-Ann Colville | 0 | 1 | | | Michèle Gurdal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Wendy White | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Wendy White | 6 | 6 | | Q | Wendy White | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Monica Simmen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monica Simmen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Michèle Gurdal | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Anne-Marie Casado | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne-Marie Casado | 0 | 2 | | Q | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Emilse Longo | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Emilse Longo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Emilse Longo | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Margaret Riley | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| 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 |
| | Nancy Yeargin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | | Nancy Yeargin | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | Q | Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 6 | Q | Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vicky Baldovinos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vicky Baldovinos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | Rosalyn Fairbank | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | Mirka Koželuhová | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Mirka Koželuhová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | Mirka Koželuhová | 6 | 6 |
| | Nancy Weigel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Weigel | 2 | 2 | Q | Mirka Koželuhová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Wendy Barlow | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Wendy Barlow | 6 | 6 | | Wendy Barlow | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Florence Guédy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| | Sue Saliba | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Andrea Pesak | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Andrea Pesak | 2 | 3 | | | Sue Saliba | 5 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivanna Madruga | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Ivanna Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | Ivanna Madruga | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Chris Newton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Newton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Ivanna Madruga | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniela Porzio | 2 | 2 |
| Q | Helena Wimmer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | Daniela Porzio | 2 | 2 |
| | Silvana Urroz | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Silvana Urroz | 4 | 6 | 1 | Q | Helena Wimmer | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniela Porzio | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Daniela Porzio | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Daniela Porzio | 6 | 7 | | | |
| LL | Uschi Ulrich | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 |
| | Sonoe Yonezawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lea Plchová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lea Plchová | 2 | 3 | | | Sonoe Yonezawa | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6 | 6 | | | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Susan Zaro | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Zaro | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cynthia-Ann Thomas | 1 | 1 |
| | Cynthia-Ann Thomas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Cynthia-Ann Thomas | 1 | 1 |
| | Nicole Bîmes | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Bîmes | 7 | 5 | 2 | | Cynthia-Ann Thomas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Manuela Zoni | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Q | Manuela Zoni | 7 | 4 | 6 | Q | Manuela Zoni | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | Kym Ruddell | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Antonella Rosa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Carmen Perea | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Carmen Perea | 6 | 4 | 3 | Antonella Rosa | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Martine Bureau | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| Martine Bureau | 6 | 6 | | Martine Bureau | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| Gretchen Galt | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Gretchen Galt | 4 | 4 | | | | | Antonella Rosa | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Amanda Tobin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Amanda Tobin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Amanda Tobin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Anna-Maria Nasuelli | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Anna-Maria Nasuelli | 2 | 3 | | Amanda Tobin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Mary Sawyer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Mary Sawyer | 7 | 4 | 6 | Mary Sawyer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Elvira Weisenberger | 6 | 6 | 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 |
| | Naoko Sato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Jauch-Delhees | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Jauch-Delhees | 3 | 2 | | | Naoko Sato | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Leslie Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Leslie Allen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Leslie Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anne Chevalier | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Chevalier | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | Leslie Allen | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Nerida Gregory | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Jennifer Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Nerida Gregory | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Erin Dignam | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erin Dignam | 2 | 4 | | LL | Jennifer Mundel | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nerida Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nerida Gregory | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Nerida Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Natalie Scaramanga | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh 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 |
| | Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yolanda Soemarno | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yolanda Soemarno | 2 | 2 | | | Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Leanne Harrison | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Leanne Harrison | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Leanne Harrison | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Susana Maria Villaverde | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susana Maria Villaverde | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Leanne Harrison | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 |
| | Anne Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 |
| | Perrine Du Puy | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Perrine Du Puy | 3 | 0 | | | Anne Fritz | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 | | Q | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jean Nachand | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth 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 |
| | Sally Greer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominique Beillan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominique Beillan | 6 | 3 | 4 | Sally Greer | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Claudia Casabianca | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Claudia Casabianca | 6 | 6 | | Claudia Casabianca | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | Anne Hobbs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Anne Hobbs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Claudia Casabianca | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Cathy Drury | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cathy Drury | 6 | 1 | | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Marlie Buehler | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Marlie Buehler | 1 | 6 | 6 | Marlie Buehler | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Annemarie Rüegg | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |