1979 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
Women's singles qualifying
1979 US Open
Events

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.^[1]

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Helena Anliot	6	7⁷

8	Kym Ruddell	1	6³
				Helena Anliot	1	5

				Lisa Doherty	6	7
4	Lisa Doherty	6	7

5	Sue Stap	4	5
							Lisa Doherty	7	4	1

							Julie Harrington	5	6	6
2	Kathy Mueller	6	6

7	Pascale Bernateau	1	3
				Kathy Mueller	4	4

				Julie Harrington	6	6
3	Julie Harrington	6	6

6	Mary Sawyer	4	2

Second qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Sandy Stap	6	6

8	Silvana Urroz	4	1
					Sandy Stap	6	2	6⁴

					Heather Ludloff	2	6	7⁷
4	Heather Ludloff	4	6	6

5	Brenda Perry	6	2	4
									Heather Ludloff

									Mariana Simionescu	w/o
2	Felicia Hutnick	7	6

7	Karin Boshoff	5	0
					Felicia Hutnick	1	3

					Mariana Simionescu	6	6
3	Mariana Simionescu	6	6

6	Jean Nachand	2	1

Third qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Kelly Henry	6	6

8	Kim Sands	2	0
				Kelly Henry	6	6

				Marlie Buehler	1	1
4	Marlie Buehler	6	6

5	Jane Preyer	1	4
							Kelly Henry	6	6

							Jane Stratton	4	1
2	Maria Rothschild	7	6

7	Jeske Van Erven	5	0
				Maria Rothschild	6⁵	4

				Jane Stratton	7⁷	6
3	Jane Stratton	6	6

6	Valerie Ziegenfuss	4	0

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Amanda Tobin	7⁷	6

8	Cynthia Ashling	6²	2
					Amanda Tobin	6	3	6

					Joyce Portman	4	6	4
4	Joyce Portman	2	6	6

5	Nancy Ornstein	6	2	3
									Amanda Tobin	6	7

									Frédérique Thibault	3	5
2	Glynis Coles	6	6

7	Cláudia Monteiro	0	2
					Glynis Coles	4	4

					Frédérique Thibault	6	6
3	Frédérique Thibault	6⁵	6	6

6	Anne White	7⁷	3	3

Fifth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Penny Johnson	6	6

8	Jo Durie	2	4
				Penny Johnson	4	3

				Rosalyn Fairbank	6	6
4	Rosalyn Fairbank	6	6

5	Adriana Villagrán	3	3
								Rosalyn Fairbank	6	6

								Sheila McInerney	4	2
2	Sheila McInerney	7	6

7	Wendy Gilchrist	5	0
				Sheila McInerney	3	6	6

				Marcella Mesker	6	3	0
3	Marcella Mesker	6	6

6	Pam Whytcross	4	0

Sixth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Naoko Sato

8	Cathy Griffiths	w/o
				Naoko Sato	6	2	3

				Trey Lewis	3	6	6
4	Trey Lewis	6	6

5	Candy Reynolds	3	2
								Trey Lewis	6	6

								Caryn Copeland	3	1
2	Kimberly Jones	7	6

7	Judy Connor	5	3
				Kimberly Jones	1	1

				Caryn Copeland	6	6
3	Caryn Copeland	6	6

6	Nathalie Fuchs	1	1

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Susan Mascarin	6	6

8	Debbie Jevans	1	2
					Susan Mascarin	6	6

					Sue Saliba	1	3
4	Sue Saliba	2	6	6

5	Bunny Bruning	6	1	1
								Susan Mascarin	6	6

								Laurie Rowley	4	4
2	Rita Agassi	6	6

7	Michèle Gurdal	3	3
					Rita Agassi	4	1

					Laurie Rowley	6	6
3	Laurie Rowley	6	6

6	Dominique Beillan	0	1

Eighth qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Yvona Brzáková	6	6

8	Wendy Barlow	4	4
				Yvona Brzáková	6	6

				Nerida Gregory	4	4
4	Nerida Gregory	6	6

5	Clare Harrison	2	1
							Yvona Brzáková	3	2

							Kathleen Horvath	6	6
2	Anne Chevalier	6	6

7	Elizabeth Little	3	1
				Anne Chevalier	3	0

				Kathleen Horvath	6	6
3	Kathleen Horvath	6	6

6	Brigitte Simon	4	4

References

^ Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links

1979 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[1] Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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