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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
This will be the thread for the collated US Open results. Do not reply to this thread. Post any results you have in the Grand Slam Project results thread, and I'll copy them in here.

Note that the Philadelphia Social Register (on google books) yields up some first and maiden names of married women.
 
#77 · (Edited by Moderator)
1962

August 31 to September 10

Seeds
1: Smith
2: Hantze
3: Bueno
4: Sukova
5: Hard
6: Schuurman
7: Turner
8: Reynolds-Price

First Round
Margaret Smith (Aus) [ 1] bye
Sharon Pritula bye
Stephanie DeFina bye
Eleanor O'Neil (Ire) bye
Nadine Netter bye
Marta Peterdy-Wolf (Exile) bye
Anna Dmitrieva (USSR) bye
Liv Paldan (Nor) bye

Sandra Price (SA) [8] bye
Mandy Einstein bye
Pia Balling (Den) bye
Sylvana Lazzarino (Ity) bye
Helga Schultze (Ger) bye
Gwen Thiele (Aus) bye
Jane Albert bye
Mimi Kanarek bye

Maria Bueno (Brz) [3] d. Renate Ostermann (Ger) 6-3 6-4
Raymonde Jones d. Joyce Davenport 6-3 6-0
Deirdre Catt (GB) d. Carol Heffelfinger 6-0 6-1
Julie Heldman d. Virginia Brown 6-4 6-2
Carole Caldwell d. Nancy Falkenberg 6-0 6-0
Nell Hopman (Aus) d. Margaret Varner default
Carol Southmayd d. Karen Herich (Ger) 6-3 6-2
Francoise Durr (Frn) d. Barbara Menoff 6-2 6-4

Lesley Turner [7] d. Carol Loop 6-3 6-3
Virginia Caceras (Peru) d. Baba Lewis 3-6 6-2 8-6
Robyn Ebbern (Aus) d. Carolyn Williams default
Pilar Barril (Sp) d. Mary Sherar 6-1 3-6 6-2
Nancy Richey d. Andria Miller 6-3 6-2
Tory Fretz d. Roberta Alison 6-0 4-6 6-2
Donna Floyd d. Heather Ross (Aus) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Marion Boundy (Aus) d. Mary Habicht (Brz) default

Karen Susman [2] d. Justina Bricka 6-2 6-2
Mimi Arnold d. Carmen Lampe 6-0 6-1
Vicki Palmer d. Billie Jean Moffitt 6-8 5-0 ret.
Carole Wright d. Marilyn Montgomery 6-3 7-5
Janine Lieffrig (Frn) d. Cathy Lee Crosby default
Lynn Haines d. Sue Behlmar 6-3 5-7 6-4
Pauline Roberts (GB) d. Judy Alvarez 6-4 6-2
Marjav Moritz d. Mary Hawton (Aus) default

Renee Schuurman (SA) [6] d. Carolyn Rogers 6-1 6-3
Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Sheila Maroshick 6-3 6-1
Margot Dittmeyer (Ger) d. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol) 6-4 5-7 6-1
Mary Arfaras d. Virginia Gilbane 6-3 3-6 6-4
Betty Pratt d. Nina Vosters 6-2 6-1
Flo de la Courtie (Frn) d. Pat Edrich 6-1 5-7 6-1
Carmen Coronado (Sp) d. Jacquline Morales (Mex) 9-7 6-4
Gwen Thomas d. Kay Dening (Aus) default

Vera Sukova (CZ) [4] bye
Madonna Schacht (Aus) bye
Christianne Mercelis (Bel) bye
Ruth Kaufmann (Swt) bye
Elizabeth Starkie (GB) bye
Carol Hanks bye
Connie Jaster bye
Belmar Gunderson bye

Darlene Hard [5] bye
Rita Bentley (GB) bye
Jan Lehane (Aus) bye
Joyce Marinkelle bye
Yale Stockwell bye
Peachy Kellmeyer bye
Dottie Knode bye
Alice Crister bye
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Second Round
Smith [1] d. Pritula 6-0 6-1
Defina d. O'Neil 6-3 6-3
Netter d. Peterdy-Wolf 7-5 6-0
Dmitrieva d. Paldan 6-1 6-4

Price [8] d. Einstein 6-2 6-0
Balling d. Lazzarino default
Schultze d. Thiele 6-8 6-3 6-2
Albert d. Kanarek 6-4 6-1

Bueno [3 ] d. Jones 6-2 6-0
Catt d. Heldman 6-2 8-6
Caldwell d. Hopman 6-0 6-1
Durr d. Southmayd 4-6 6-1 6-1

Turner [7 ] d. Caceras 6-2 6-2
Ebbern d. Barril 6-2 9-7
Richey d. Fretz 6-3 6-2
Floyd d. Boundy 6-2 6-2

Susman [2] d. Arnold 6-1 8-6
Palmer d. Wright 6-2 6-2
Lieffrig d. Haines 6-4 8-6
Roberts d. Moritz 6-0 6-2

Schuurman [6] d. Tegart 4-6 6-1 7-5****
Dittmeyer d. Arfaras 6-3 6-4
de la Courtie d. Pratt 5-7 6-3 6-2
Thomas d. Coronado 6-1 6-0

Sukova [4] d. Schacht 8-6 1-6 6-4
Mercelis d. Kaufman 6-3 4-6 6-0
Hanks d. Starkie 6-4 6-4
Jaster d. Gunderson 6-2 8-6

Hard [5] d. Bentley 6-3 6-4
Lehane d. Marinkelle default
Kellmeyer d. Stockwell 6-0 6-0
Knode d. Crister 6-1 6-0
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Third Round
Smith [1] d. DeFina 6-0 6-1
Dmitrieva d. Netter 6-4 6-1
Price [8] d. Balling 6-3 6-2
Albert d. Schultze 6-1 6-8 6-2

Bueno [3] d. Catt 6-4 8-6
Caldwell d. Durr 6-2 10-12 6-4
Turner [7] d. Ebbern 6-4 4-6 6-1
Floyd d. Richey 4-6 6-3 7-5

Palmer d. Susman [2] 6-2 3-6 6-3
Roberts d. Lieffrig 6-4 2-6 6-0
Dittmeyer d. Schuurman [6] 6-3 6-4
Thomas d. de la Courtie 6-4 6-4

Sukova [4] d. Mercelis 9-7 6-4
Hanks d. Jaster 6-3 6-2
Hard [5 ] d. Lehane 6-4 6-3
Knode d. Kellmeyer 6-4 6-3
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Fourth Round
Smith [1] d. Dmitrieva 6-3 6-1
Price [8] d. Albert 6-3 6-3
Bueno [3] d. Caldwell 6-0 6-3
Floyd d. Turner [7 ] 6-4 2-6 6-3

Palmer d. Roberts 6-1 6-2
Thomas d. Dittmeyer 6-1 6-3
Sukova [4 ] d. Hanks 4-6 6-4 6-4
Hard [5 ] d. Knode 6-8 6-2 6-2
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Quarters
Smith [1] d. Price [8 ] 6-3 6-3
Bueno [3] d. Floyd 6-1 6-3
Palmer d. Thomas 6-4 2-6 6-2
Hard [5 ] d. Sukova [4 ] 6-2 6-1

Semis
Smith [1] d. Bueno [3 ] 6-8 6-3 6-4
Hard [ 5] d. Palmer 6-2 6-3

Final
Smith [1] d. Hard [5] 9-7 * 6-4
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Venue: Held at Forest Hills with the Mens and Women's singles events


Draw=32

1R: Anna Dmitrieva(USSR) /Sergei Likhachev (USSR) d Pauline Roberts (GB)/John MacDonald (NZ) 6-2 6-4
1R: Nell Hopman(Aus)/Reino Nyysoener (Fin) d Deidre Catt(GB)/Mike Sangster (GB)3-6 6-2 6-3
1R: Billie Jean Moffitt/Donald Dell d Carol Hanks/Arthur Ashe 6-3 12-10
1R: Jan Lehane(Aus)/Ron Holmberg d Maria Bueno(Brz)/Pedro Bueno (Brz)6-3 3-6 6-4
1R: Helga Schultze(Ger)/Bodo Nitsche (Ger) d Eleanor O'Neil (Ire)/PH Jackson (Ire) 6-3 6-3
1R: Pat Stewart Edrich/Charlie Pasarell d Karen Susman/Rod Susman default
1R: Sue Behlmar/Eduardo Zuleta (Ec)d Mimi Arnold/Cliff Drysdale default
1R: Lesley Turner(Aus)/Frank Froehling d Rita Bentley(GB)/Nicki Pilic (Yug)7-5 8-6

1R: Darlene Hard/Jim McManus d Renee Schuurman(SA)/Willy Bungert (Ger) default
1R: Robyn Ebbern(Aus)/Tomas Lejus (USSR)d Julie Heldman/Crann 6-2 6-3
1R: Carole Wright/Fischl d Christiane Mercelis(Bel)/Claude de Gronckel (Bel)8-6 11-13 8-6
1R: Judy Tegart(Aus)/Gardnar Mulloy d Madonna Schacht(Aus)/Gene Scott 6-4 2-6 7-5
1R: Sandra Price(SA)/Gordon Forbes (SA)d Marjav Moritz/Alex Metreveli (USSR) 6-0 6-2
1R: Elizabeth Starkie/Billy Knight d Gwen Thiele(Aus)/Clive Kileff (Rho) 6-2 6-1
1R: Vera Sukova(Cz)/Jiri Javorsky(Cz) d Renate Ostermann(Ast) /Dieter Ecklebe 6-4 6-2
1R: Margaret Smith(Aus)/Fred Stolle (Aus) d Pia Balling (Den)/Tony Palafox (Mex) 6-3 6-4


2R: Dmitrieva/Likhachev d Hopman/Nyysoener 6-4 8-6
2R: Lehane/Holmberg d Moffitt/Dell default
2R: Schultze/Nitsche d Edrich/Pasarell 6-3 6-4
2R: Turner/Froehling d Behlmar/Zuleta 6-0 6-1
2R: Hard/McManus d Ebbern/Lejus 6-3 11-9
2R: Tegart/Mulloy d Wright/Fischl 6-1 6-3
2R: Price/Forbes d Starkie/Knight 7-5 2-6 6-4
2R: Smith/Stolle d Sukova/Javorsky 6-1 1-6 6-3

QF: Lehane/Holmberg d Dmitrieva/Likhachev 6-1 6-3
QF: Turner/Froehling d Schultze/Nitsche 6-3 6-2
QF: Hard/McManus d Tegart/Mulloy 4-6 7-5 7-5
QF: Smith/Stolle d Price/Forbes 6-2 6-4

SF: Turner/Froehling d Lehane/Holmberg 6-4 6-2
SF: Smith/Stolle d Hard/McManus 6-3 6-4

FI: Margaret Smith/Fred Stolle d Lesley Turner/Frank Froehling 7-5 6-2
 
#78 · (Edited by Moderator)
1963

Dates: August 28-September 7
Venue: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, New York, US

Draw=97

First Round

Margaret Smith (Aus) [1]-bye
Lisa Gram Anderson (Den)-bye
Jane Albert-bye
Carol Ann Loop-bye
Joyce Barclay (GB)-bye
Lorna Cawthorn (GB)-bye
Carol Wright-bye
Gwen Thomas-bye

Christine Truman (GB) [7]-bye
Pat Deacon-bye
Janine Lieffrig (Frn)-bye
Marilen Knobling (Ger)-bye
Carol Hanks-bye
Lucia Bassi (Ity)-bye
Pia Balling (Den)-bye
Norma Baylon (Arg) [11]-bye

Billie Jean Moffitt [3] d. Almut Sturm (Ger) 6-3 6-3
Sally Seebeck d. Liv Paldan (Nor) 6-3 6-2
Stephanie DeFina d. Alice Tym 6-3 6-2
Kay Dening (Aus) d. Caroline Yates-Bell (GB) 10-8 6-3
Barbara Menoff d. Mary Arfaras 6-1 6-4
Deirdre Catt (GB) d. Betty Pratt (Jamaica) default
Jill Blackman (Aus) d. Annette Van Zyl (SA) 6-1 7-5
Gudrun Rosin (Swd) d. Bonnie Logan 6-1 6-0

Robyn Ebbern (Aus) [8] d. Roberta Zimman 6-0 6-0
Heide Schildknecht (Ger) d. Joanne Swanson 8-6 6-3
Yale Stockwell d. Anne Barclay (Can) 6-4 6-0
Yola Rameriez Ochoa (Mex) d. Sandy Zeese 6-0 6-2
Sue Behlmar d. Kathy Harter 6-3 6-4
Pauline Roberts (GB) d. Cynthia Goeltz 6-2 8-6
Andria Miller d. M. Ridderhof (Neth) 6-3 6-2
Carol Caldwell [10] d. Chris Safford 6-3 6-3

Vera Sukova (CZ) [9] d. Alice Christer 6-0 6-0
Connie Jaster d. Andrea Winkler (Austria) 6-3 6-3
Raymonde Jones d. Virginia Brown 6-3 6-1
Peachy Kellmeyer d. Marilyn Montgomery 6-2 6-4
Peggy Moore d. Nadine Netter 6-4 6-3
Elizabeth Starkie (GB) d. Louise Brown (Can) 6-1 6-2
Adria Price d. Carolyn Liguori 6-2 6-0
Nancy Richey [5] d. Pat Stewart Edrich 6-0 6-2

Belmar Gunderson d. Mimi Kanarek 6-3 6-1
Sharon Pritula d. Francesca Gordigiani (Ity) 4-6 6-4 6-0
Judy Alvarez d. Linda Lou Crosby 6-3 6-3
Julie Heldman d. Katrina Frendelius Bartholdson (Swd) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Baba Lewis d. Carol Heffelfinger 7-5 6-2
Bessie Stockard d. Elaine Scarpone 3-6 7-5 6-3
Jill Mills (GB) d. Carol Southmayd 6-3 4-6 6-1
Maria Bueno (Brz) [4] d. Mary Ann Eisel 6-0 6-4

Margaret Hunt (SA) [12]-bye
Sheila Maroshick-bye
Helga Niessen (Ger)-bye
Roberta Alison-bye
Kathy Blake-bye
Mary Habicht-bye
Trudy Groenman (Neth)-bye
Ann Haydon Jones (GB) [6]-bye

Judy Tegart (Aus)-bye
Donna Floyd Fales-bye
Rita Bentley (GB)-bye
Tory Fretz-bye
Monique Salfati (Frn)-bye
Suzy Kormoczy (Hun)-bye
Etta Herdy (Austria)-bye
Darlene Hard [2]-bye

Second Round

Smith [1] d. Andersen 6-0 6-0
Albert d. Loop 6-2 6-4
J Barclay d. Cawthorn 6-4 6-4
Thomas d. Wright 6-1 6-1
Truman [7] d. Deacon 6-1 6-0
Lieffrig d. Knobling 6-3 6-3
Hanks d. Bassi 6-0 6-2
Baylon [11] d. Balling 2-6 6-4 6-1

Moffitt [3] d. Seebeck 6-2 6-2
Dening d. Defina 9-7 6-4
Catt d. Menoff 6-1 6-1
Blackman d. Rosin 6-2 6-0
Ebbern [8] d. Schildknecht 3-6 6-4 6-2
Ochoa d. Stockwell 6-1 6-1
Behlmar d. Roberts 6-1 6-2
Caldwell [10] d. Miller 6-1 6-2

Sukova [9] d. Jaster 6-4 6-1
Kellmeyer d. R. Jones 3-6 6-4 8-6
Starkie d. Moore 6-1 6-4
Richey [5] d. Price 6-0 6-1
Gunderson d. Pritula 6-0 6-1
Alvarez d. Heldman 7-5 6-4
Lewis d. Stockard 6-0 6-0
Bueno [4] d. Mills 6-1 6-1

M.Hunt [12] d. Maroshick 6-1 6-0
Alison d. Niessen 7-5 6-2
Habicht d. Blake 3-6 6-3 6-1
Jones [6] d. Groenman 6-1 6-2
Tegart d. Fales 6-4 6-4
Fretz d. Bentley 6-3 6-2
Salfati d. Kormoczy 7-5 7-5
Hard [2] d. Herdy 6-3 6-4

Third Round

Smith [1] d. Albert 6-2 6-1
J Barclay d. Thomas 4-6 6-4 retired
Truman [7] d. Lieffrig 6-4 4-6 6-4
Baylon [11] d. Hanks 7-5 10-8
Moffitt [3] d. Dening 6-4 1-6 7-5
Catt d. Blackman 6-2 4-6 6-1
Ochoa d. Ebbern [8] 6-2 3-6 6-3
Caldwell [10] d. Behlmar 6-3 6-3

Sukova [9] d. Kellmeyer 6-1 6-4
Richey [5] d. Starkie 6-3 6-1
Alvarez d. Gunderson 6-1 6-3
Bueno [4] d. Lewis 6-1 6-1
Hunt [12] d. Alison 10-8 1-6 6-2
Jones [6] d. Habicht 6-2 6-3
Tegart d. Fretz 6-2 7-5
Hard [2] d. Salfati 6-1 7-5

Fourth Round

Smith [1] d. J Barclay 6-1 6-3
Truman [7] d. Baylon [11] 6-4 6-3
Catt d. Moffitt [3] 2-6 8-6 7-5
Ochoa d. Caldwell [10] 6-4 5-7 6-4

Richey [5] d. Sukova [9] 6-1 6-4
Bueno [4] d. Alvarez 8-6 6-1
Jones [6] d. Hunt [12] 6-2 6-2
Hard [2] d. Tegart 3-6 6-3 10-8

Quarterfinals

Smith [1] d. Truman [7] 3-6 6-3 6-2
Catt d. Ochoa default
Bueno [4] d. Richey [5] 6-3 6-2
Jones [6] d. Hard [2] 6-4 6-3

Semifinals

Smith [1] d. Catt 6-2 6-0
Bueno [4] d. Jones [6] 1-6 6-2 9-7

Final
Maria Bueno [4] d. Margaret Smith [1] 7-5 6-4
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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

First Round

Nancy Richey/Cliff Richey d Ann Jones/Dennis Ralston default
Vera Sukova/Jiri Javorski d Katerina Bartholdson/David Cohen 6-1 6-2
Jane Albert/Marty Riessen d Pauline Roberts/Nazmi Bari 9-7 6-4
Tory Fretz/Ian Crookenden d Annette Van Zyl/Anthony Ryan 6-2 6-4
Judy Tegart/Ed Rubinoff d Darlene Hard/Jim McManus 6-2 6-3
Lorna Cawthorn/William Higgins d Pia Baling/Carl Hedelund 6-4 6-3
Norma Baylon/John Newcombe d Jill Blackman/Clive Kileff 6-2 6-3
Deidre Catt/Roger Taylor d Jenny Ridderhoff/Jan Hajer 6-3 6-4

Caroline Yates-Bell/Mike Hann d Margaret Hunt/Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-4 9-7
Carol Hanks/Arthur Ashe d Julie Heldman/Gar Mulloy 7-5 10-12 6-1
Elizabeth Starkie/John McDonald d Kaye Dening/Tony Roche 7-5 2-6 6-2
Billie Jean Moffitt/Donald Dell d Monique Salfati/Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-4
Robyn Ebbern/Owen Davidson d Joyce Barclay/Colin Baxter 6-3 6-1
Carole Caldwell/Clark Graebner d Christine Truman/Bobby Wilson 6-8 6-3 9-7
Jill Mills/Alan Mills d Janine Lieffrig/P Buest 6-4 6-3
Margaret Smith/Ken Fletcher d Heide Schildknecht/Peter Scholl 6-2 6-3

Second Round

Sukova/Javorski d Richey/Richey default
Albert/Riessen d Fretz/Crookenden 3-6 7-5 6-2
Tegart/Rubinoff d Cawthorn/Higgins 6-1 6-2
Catt/Taylor d Baylon/Newcombe 6-2 6-4

Yates-Bell/Hann d Hanks/Ashe default
Moffitt/Dell d Starkie/McDonald 6-2 6-4
Ebbern/Davidson d Caldwell/Graebner 6-2 6-1
Smith/Fletcher d Mills/Mills 6-4 3-6 6-1

Quarterfinals

Albert/Riessen d Sukova/Javorski 5-7 6-4 6-1
Tegart/Rubinoff d Catt/Taylor 6-8 6-3 6-4
Moffitt/Dell d Yates-Bell/Hann 7-5 6-4
Smith/Fletcher d Ebbern/Davidson 6-2 6-2

Semifinals

Tegart/Rubinoff d Albert/Riessen 6-2 4-6 6-1
Smith/Fletcher d Moffitt/Dell 5-7 8-6 6-4


Final
Margaret Smith/Ken Fletcher d Judy Tegart/Ed Rubinoff 3-6 8-6 6-2

The Bueno-Jones semi was televised. It was a stuggle all the way, the Senorita winning it in her usual dramatic fashion on a drop volley. Bueno lifted her game to beat Smith for the title. Jones had accounted for #2 seed Darlene Hard in the QF. Hard was lucky to get that far as Judy Tegart had a match point on Hard in the 4R



Sources:

The New York Times.
 
#79 · (Edited by Moderator)
1964

Dates: September 2-13
Venue: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York
Surface: Grass

Singles (Draw=116)


First Round

Margaret Smith (Aus) [2]-bye
Kirsten Robshahn (Nor)-bye
Belmar Gunderson-bye
Kazuko Kurumatsu (Jpn)-bye
Karen Susman [11]-bye
Christiane Mercelis (Bel)-bye
Janine Lieffrig (Frn) d. Pam Watermeyer (SA) 6-2 6-3
Eva Lundqvist (Swd) d. Dorothy McCarthy 10-8 6-0

Norma Baylon (Arg) [8] d. Deidre Catt (GB) 8-6 6-2
Glenda Swan (SA) d. Ruth Jeffrey 6-3 6-1
Rosie Casals d. Carole Loop 6-1 3-6 8-6
Margrit Schultze (Ger) d. Deborah Garrison 6-3 8-6
Carole Graebner [9] d. Carol Rosser (GB) 6-2 6-4
Geraldine Houlihan (Ire) d. Sue Behlmar 6-4 6-1
Maria Teresa Riedl (Ity) d. Patricia Reyes (Mex) 7-5 6-2
Joyce Davenport d. Vlasta Kodesova (Cz) 6-2 6-3

Billie Jean Moffitt [3] d. Roberta Zimman 6-0 6-1
Reiko Miyagi (Jpn) d. Cathy Gagel 3-6 6-1 6-1
Liv Paldan (Nor) d. Alice Wavre (Swit) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Mary Ann Eisel d. Carol Heffelfinger 6-3 6-2
Justina Bricka [14] d. Cynthia Goeltz 6-2 6-0
Peachy Kellmeyer d. Louise Gonnerman 6-4 6-3
Julie Heldman d. Laurie Callaway 7-5 6-2
Ulla Sandulf (Swd) d. Carmela Fernandez 4-6 6-3 6-2

Nancy Richey [5] d. Adria Fisher Price 6-1 6-1
Monique Salfati (Frn) d. Andria Winkler (Aut) 6-3 3-6 6-1
Heide Schildknecht (Ger) d. Linda Lou Crosby 3-6 6-0 6-4
Alice Christer d. Ulla Pantoppidan (Den) 4-6 7-5 9-7
Pat Edrich d. Ruth Hande 6-1 6-2
Kathy Harter d. Rosie Darmon (Frn) 6-1 6-4
Jane Albert d. Carole Wright 6-4 6-1
Peaches Bartkowitz d. Ann Owen (GB) 6-0 6-3

Jitka Horcickova (Cz) d. Virginia Brown 6-2 6-4
Monique Bedoret (Bel) d. Bessie Stockard 6-3 6-1
Louise Brown (Can) d. Nina Vosters 6-8 6-2 6-3
Antonia de Luna (Mex) d. Christina Sandberg (Swd) 7-5 6-3
Carmen Lampe Boland d. Hilary Hodge (GB) 6-1 6-0
Yoko Obata (Jpn) d. Francesca Gordigiani (Ity) 3-6 6-4 6-2
Pia Balling (Den) d. Nancy Reed 2-6 6-4 7-5
Ann Jones (GB) [6] d. Jenny Ridderhof (Neth) default

Maria Guzman (Ecu) d. Jill Philbrick 6-3 6-1
Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (Frn) d. Marie Fourie (SA) 6-2 6-1
Chris Safford d. Sylvia Hooks 6-4 5-7 6-3
Helga Schultze (Ger) [13] d. Betty Stove (Neth) 7-5 4-6 6-3
Irene de Lansalut (Frn) d. Vicki Berner (Can) 6-3 5-7 6-2
Michelle Boulle (Frn) d. Monika Hassmann (Aut) 2-6 6-0 6-2
Carol Hanks d. Eleanor O'Neill (Ire) 6-0 6-1
Lesley Turner (Aus) [4] d. Alice Tym 6-0 6-3

Virginia Wade (GB) d. Yale Stockwell 6-1 6-2
Katerina Frendelius-Bartholdsen (Swd) d. Bonnie Logan 6-1 6-3
Judy Alvarez d. Peggy Moore 4-6 6-3 8-6
Annette van Zyl (SA) [12] d. Ann-Marie Studer (Swt) 6-4 6-3
Kathy Blake d. Ana Maria Bocio (Arg) 4-6 6-1 6-1
Carol Southmayd d. Brenda Nunns (Can) 6-2 5-7 6-4
Rita Bentley (Can) d. Raymonde Jones 6-1 7-5
Robyn Ebbern (Aus) [7] d. Trudy Groenman (Neth) 8-6 6-2

Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Mimi Kanarek 6-1 6-1
Elena Surbirats (Mex) d. Benita Senn (Can) 6-2 6-2
Francoise Durr (Frn) [10]-bye
Faye Urban (Can)-bye
Donna Floyd Fales-bye
Marilyn Aschner-bye
Jenny Morris (Rhodesia)-bye
Maria Bueno (Brz) [1]-bye

Second Round

Smith [2] d. Robshahn 6-0 6-2
Gunderson d. Kurumatsu 6-1 6-0
Susman [11] d. Mercelis 6-2 6-1
Lieffrig d. Lundqvist 7-5 6-4
Baylon [8] d. Swan 6-1 6-1
Casals d. M. Schultze 4-6 6-2 6-1
Graebner [9] d. Houlihan 11-9 5-7 8-6
Riedl d. Davenport 4-6 6-3 6-3

Moffitt [3] d. Miyagi 6-4 6-1
Eisel d. Paldan 6-0 6-1
Bricka [14] d. Kellmeyer 6-4 6-4
Heldman d. Sandulf 6-2 6-1
Richey [5] d. Salfati 7-5 6-4
Schildknecht d. Christer 6-0 6-0
Harter d. Edrich 2-6 7-5 6-4
Albert d. Bartkowitz 6-2 1-6 6-3

Horcickova d. Bedoret 6-2 6-1
Brown d. de Luna 3-6 6-1 8-6
Obata d. Boland 6-4 6-4
Jones [6] d. Balling 6-2 6-0
Rees-Lewis d. Guzman 6-0 6-1
H. Schultze [13] d. Safford 6-1 6-4
de Lansalut d. Boule 8-6 6-3
Hanks d. Turner [4] 2-6 6-3 6-1

Wade d. Bartholdson 6-2 4-6 6-4
van Zyl [12] d. Alvarez 6-2 6-3
Southmayd d. Blake 6-3 1-6 7-5
Ebbern [7] d. Bentley 6-3 6-0
Tegart d. Surbirats 6-1 6-0
Durr [10] d. Urban 6-1 6-0
Fales d. Aschner 6-1 6-2
Bueno [1] d. Morris 6-2 6-1

Third Round

Smith [2] d. Gunderson 6-1 6-0
Susman [11] d. Lieffrig 6-3 6-1
Baylon [8] d. Casals 4-6 6-2 6-2
Graebner [9] d. Riedl 6-4 7-5
Moffitt [3] d. Eisel 8-6 6-3
Heldman d. Bricka [14] 11-9 6-2
Richey [5] d. Schildknecht 6-1 6-3
Albert d. Harter 4-6 7-5 6-3

Horcickova d. Brown 6-2 6-1
Jones [6] d. Obata 6-1 6-0
Rees-Lewis d. H Schultze [13] 8-6 1-6 6-2
Hanks d. de Lansalut 7-5 6-3
Wade d. van Zyl [12] 6-3 7-5
Ebbern [7] d. Southmayd 6-3 6-4
Tegart d. Durr [10] 6-1 6-1
Bueno [1] d. Fales 7-5 6-3

Fourth Round

Susman [11] d. Smith [2] 4-6 6-4 6-4
Graebner [9] d. Baylon [8] 6-4 6-8 6-2
Moffitt [3] d. Heldman 6-3 6-0
Richey [5] d. Albert 6-3 6-3

Jones [6] d. Horcickova 6-1 6-1
Hanks d. Rees-Lewis 6-4 6-4
Ebbern [7] d. Wade 9-7 7-5
Bueno [1] d. Tegart 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals

Graebner [9] d. Susman [11] 4-6 8-6 6-3
Richey [5] d. Moffitt [3] 6-4 6-4
Hanks d. Jones [6] 7-5 2-6 8-6
Bueno [1] d. Ebbern [7] 6-4 6-1

Semifinals

Graebner [9] d. Richey [5] 2-6 9-7 6-4
Bueno [1] d. Hanks 6-4 6-2

Final

Maria Bueno [1] d. Carole Graebner [9] 6-1 6-0
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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

First Round

Maria Bueno/Dennis Ralston d Kazuko Kuromatsu/Khwaja Saeed default
Rosie Casals/Butch Seewagan d Deidre Catt/John Keller 5-7 6-4 6-4
Virginia Wade/Graham Stilwell d Francesca Gordigiani/Giordano Majoli 6-3 7-5
Eleanor O'Neill/Eduardo Zuleta d Reiko Miyagi/Rudy Hernando 7-5 9-7
Judy Tegart/Ed Rubinoff d Vlasta Kodesova/Milan Holocek 6-3 3-6 19-17
Elena Subirats/Ernesto Aguirre d Eva Lundqvist/Reino Nyyssonen 6-3 5-7 6-3
Jane Albert/Arthur Ashe d Robyn Ebbern/John Powerless 6-4 6-3
Ann Jones/Nicola Pietrangeli d Faye Urban/Henry Fauquier 6-1 6-4

Billie Jean Moffitt/Jerry Cromwell d Ana-Carola Guzman/Pancho Guzman 6-2 6-2
Rosie Darmon/Pierre Darmon d Kathy Harter/Donald Dell 6-4 7-5
Jacqueline Rees-Lewis/George McKenzie d Sylvia Hooks/Luis Glass 9-7 6-3
Vicki Berner/Frew McMillan d Lesley Turner/Mike Sangster 6-3 6-4
Justina Bricka/Frank Froehling d Katarina Bartholdson/Gene Scott 7-5 6-4
Julie Heldman/Gar Mulloy d Anne-Marie Studer/Dimitri Sturza 6-2 6-4
Norma Baylon/Manolo Santana d Carol Southmayd/John Harrison 6-4 4-6 6-4
Margaret Smith/John Newcombe d Trudy Groenman/Tom Okker 6-3 6-1

Second Round

Bueno/Ralston d Casals/Seewagan 6-0 6-1
O'Neill/Zuleta d Wade/Stilwell 6-2 6-1
Tegart/Rubinoff d Subirats/Aguirre 6-1 6-2
Jones/Pietrangeli d Albert/Ashe 6-2 10-8

Moffitt/Cromwell d Darmon/Darmon 6-2 6-4
Berner/McMillan d Rees-Lewis/Mckenzie 6-1 6-3
Bricka/Froehling d Heldman/Mulloy 6-3 6-2
Smith/Newcombe d Baylon/Santana 10-8 12-10

Quarterfinals

Bueno/Ralston d O'Neill/Zuleta 6-1 6-2
Tegart/Rubinoff d Jones/Pietrangeli 6-2 6-4
Berner/McMillan d Moffitt/Cromwell 9-7 6-3
Smith/Newcombe d Bricka/Froehling 21-19 10-12 6-1

Semifinals

Tegart/Rubinoff d Bueno/Ralston default
Smith/Newcombe d Berner/McMillan 6-1 6-2

Final

Margaret Smith/John Newcombe d Judy Tegart/Ed Rubinoff 10-8 4-6 6-3


Draw Notes:

There were 14 seeds in the singles


The doubles was held at Longwood in August. For results please see: http://www.tennisforum.com/65498889-post41.html

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Sources:

World Tennis, October 1964 issue, pages 80-81


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Summary:

A badly sunburnt Graebner can offer little resistance to Bueno in one of the more lopsided slam finals in recent memory.

The Mixed doubles saw a long 1R match as, Judy Tegart/Ed Rubinoff d Vlasta Kodesova/Milan Holocek 6-3 3-6 19-17. The 69 game QF topped it, as Smith/Newcombe d Bricka/Froehling 21-19 10-12 6-1.
 
#80 · (Edited by Moderator)
1965

1965 September 3 to 12

First Round
Margaret Smith (Aus) [1] d. Louise Brown (Can) 6-1 6-0
Ceci Martinez d. ???? ????
Justina Bricka d. Emilie Burer 6-2 4-6 6-3
Virginia Wade (GB) d. ???? ????

Carolyne Clarke d. Savy Francoise (Ven) 6-3 6-0
Jane Albert d. Kathy Blake 6-3 7-5**
Gail Sheriff (Frn) d. Sylvia Hocks 6-0 6-0
Francoise Durr (Frn) [ 6] d. Belmar Gunderson 5-7 7-5 6-2

Norma Baylon (Arg) [8 ] d. Rosie Casals 6-3 6-4
Carol Southmayd d. Marilyn Montgomery 6-3 7-5
Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Peggy Moore 6-3 6-2
Nadine Netter d. Yale Stockwell 9-7 6-2

Donna Floyd Fales d. Mimi Henreid 6-2 3-6 7-5
Tory Fretz d. Alice Hartmann 6-1 6-2
Peachy Kellmeyer d. Raymonde Jones 6-2 6-0
Nancy Richey [4] d. Pat Stewart Edrich 6-3 6-2

Maria Bueno (Brz) [2] d. Ann Bedard (Can) 6-2 6-0
Janine Lieffrig (Frn) d. Christine Beck 6-1 6-3
Mary Ann Eisel d. Vicki Berner (Can) 6-2 6-3
Carol Hanks Aucamp d. Carol Ann Loop 6-4 7-5

Carol Graebner [ 7] d. Paulette Verzin 6-0 6-3
Alice Tym d. Bessie Stockard 6-0 6-2
Mimi Arnold d. Yoko Kimura (Jpn) 6-2 6-0
Wendy Overton d. Laurie Callaway 6-3 6-4

Nell Truman (GB) d. Nancy Reed 6-3 6-3
Patsy Rippy d. Paula Palacios (Columbia) 6-0 6-4
Roberta Alison d. Sue Shrader 6-2 6-3
Ann Jones (GB) [ 3] d. Joyce Davenport 6-2 6-1

Peaches Bartkowitz d. Stephanie DeFina 6-4 7-5
Patricia Cody d. Faye Urban (Can) 6-2 6-4
Kathy Harter d. Julie Heldman 5-7 6-4 11-9
Billie Jean Moffitt [5] d. Maylis Burel (Frn) 6-0 6-2
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Second Round
Smith [1] d. Martinez 6-0 6-3
Bricka d. Wade 6-2 6-3
Albert d. Clarke 6-1 6-2
Durr [6] d. Sheriff 6-4 6-3

Baylon [8] d. Southmayd 6-0 6-4
Tegart d. Netter 6-2 7-5
Fretz d. Fales 1-6 6-3 6-4
Richey [4] d. Kellmeyer 6-3 6-0

Bueno [2] d. Lieffrig 6-2 6-4
Eisel d. Aucamp 4-6 6-3 6-4
Graebner [7] d. Tym 6-1 6-4
Bartkowicz d. Cody 6-2 6-1

Rippy d. N. Truman 4-6 6-4 7-5
Jones [3] d. Alison 6-4 6-1
Arnold d. Overton 6-1 6-2
Moffitt [5] d. Harter 6-0 6-2
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Third Round
Smith [1] d. Bricka 6-0 6-0
Durr [6] d. Albert 6-3 4-6 7-5
Baylon [8] d. Tegart 7-5 6-4
Richey [4] d. Fretz 6-2 6-4

Bueno [2] d. Eisel 6-2 6-3
Graebner [7] d. Bartkowicz 6-4 6-2
Jones [3] d. Rippy 6-0 6-0
Moffitt [5] d. Arnold 6-4 6-2
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Quarters
Smith [1] d. Durr [6] 6-1 6-0
Richey [3] d. Baylon [8] 6-4 7-5
Bueno [2] d. Graebner [7] 8-6 1-6 9-7*
Moffitt [5] d. Jones [3] 16-14 6-2

Semis
Smith [1] d. Richey [4] 6-2 6-2
Moffitt [5] d. Bueno [2] 6-2 6-3

Final
Smith [1] d. Moffitt [5] 8-6 7-5**
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Draw=20

First Round

Subirats/Zarazua d Peaches Bartkowicz/Guzman default
Justina Bricka/Marty Riessen d Virginia Wade/Roger Taylor 7-5 6-4
Jane Albert/Gar Mulloy d Ceci Martinez/Lara 6-4 6-4
Tory Fretz/Loyo Mayo d Blake/Gene Scott 7-5 6-4

Second Round

Maria Bueno/Dennis Ralston d Nell Truman/Mark Cox 6-2 9-11 6-4
Edrich/Mangan d Bedard/Bedard default
Tegart/Froehling d Kathy Harter/Gerrard 7-5 3-6 6-2
Elena Subirats/Zarazua d Bricka/Riessen default
Fretz/Loyo Mayo d Albert/Mulloy 5-7 6-0 6-3
Ann Jones/Arthur Ashe d Vickie Berner/Moody 6-1 6-4
Francoise Durr/Donald Dell d Rosie Casals/McManus 6-3 8-6
Margaret Smith/Fred Stolle d Norma Baylon/Nikki Pilic 6-4 6-3

Quarters

Edrich/Mangan d Bueno/Ralston default
Tegart/Froehling d Subirats/Zarazua 6-2 6-2
Jones/Ashe d Fretz/Loyo Mayo 6-4 6-4
Smith/Stolle d Durr/Dell 6-2 6-2

Semis

Tegart/Froehling d Edrich/Mangan 6-0 6-0
Smith/Stolle d Jones/Ashe 6-3 6-4

Final

Margaret Smith/Fred Stolle d Judy Tegart/Frank Froehling 6-4 6-4

Edrich/Mangin get two default to reach the semis without hitting a ball, then fail to win a game.




Susman defaulted in protest for not being seeded after she drew world #1 Smith in round one. She is replaced in the draw. Another absentee was Christine Truman, who injured her Achilles tendon in the Wightman Cup.

Seed confirmation courtesy of Chris Whiteside:)
 
#81 · (Edited by Moderator)
1966

1st Round
Maria Bueno (Brz) [2] d. Kathy Blake 6-0 6-0
Lynn Abbes d. Mary Ann Eisel 7-5 4-7 7-5
Stephanie De Fina d. Peachy Kellmeyer 3-6 6-4 6-0
Vicky Rogers d. Pat Cody 6-3 6-4

Raymonde Jones d. Joane Swanson 6-3 6-4
Vicki Berner (Can) d. Susan Butt (Can) 10-8 6-0
Wendy Overton d. Linda Tuero 6-4 6-0
Norma Baylon (Arg) [6] d. Bonnie Logan 7-5 6-1

Rosie Casals [5] d. Winnie Shaw (GB) 3-6 6-3 7-5
Patti Hogan d. Becky Vest 6-3 6-4
Peaches Bartkowitz d. Joyce Davenport 6-3 6-1
Elena Surbirats (Mex) d. Nadine Netter 4-6 8-6 6-1

Ceci Martinez d. Jacqueline Green 6-3 6-2
Maryna Godwin (SA) d. Pam O'Shaughnessy 6-3 6-0
Carol Aucamp d. Yale Stockwell 6-0 6-2
Francoise Durr (Frn) [4] d. Marilyn Aschner 6-1 5-7 6-0

Nancy Richey [3] d. Val Ziegenfuss 8-6 6-2
Marilyn Montgomery d. Peggy Moore 6-4 1-6 6-1
Eva Lundqvist (Swd) d. Liz Blackford 6-2 6-0
Esme Emanuel (SA) d. Carol Loop 2-6 6-4 6-2

Maylis Burel (Fra) d. Alison Cox* 6-2 5-7 6-1
Tory Fretz d. Patsy Rippy 6-2 6-4
Faye Urban (Can) d. Emilie Burrer 6-4 6-3
Virginia Wade (GB) [7] d. Gail Sherriff (Aus) 6-2 6-1

Julie Anthony d. Donna Fales [8] 9-7 2-6 6-3
Nancy Reed d. Cindy Kemp 6-4 6-4
Pixie Lamm d. Ingrid Lofdahl(Swd) 6-1 6-3
Madonna Schacht (Aus) d. Chris Beck 6-2 6-3

Peggy Michel d. Mimi Arnold 6-2 3-6 6-1
Judy Tegart (Aus) d Mimi Henreid 6-2 6-1
Kerry Melville (Aus) s Kathy Harter 6-2 3-6 6-1
Billie Jean King [1] d. Sue Behlmar 6-2 6-2


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2nd Round
Bueno [2] d. Abbes 6-3 6-3
De Fina d. Rogers 6-2 3-6 8-6
Berner d. Jones 6-0 7-5
Baylon [6] d. Overton 6-4 7-5

Casals [5] d. Hogan 6-1 6-1
Bartkowitz d. Surbirats 4-6 6-2 7-5
Godwin d. Martinez 5-7 6-3 9-7
Durr [4] d. Aucamp 6-1 6-3

Richey [3] d. Montgomery 6-2 6-0
Emanuel d. Lundqvist 6-1 6-3
Fretz d. Burel 6-4 6-4
Wade [7] d. Urban 6-2 6-1

Reed d. Anthony 7-5 6-3
Schacht d. Lamm 6-2 6-4
Tegart d. Michel 6-1 6-3
Melville d. King [1] 6-4 6-4
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3rd Round
Bueno [2] d. De Fina 6-2 6-4
Baylon [6] d. Berner 6-2 1-6 6-3
Casals [5] d. Bartkowitz 6-1 7- 5
Durr [4] d. Godwin 6-3 6-3

Richey [3] d. Emanuel 6-2 8-6
Wade [7] d. Fretz 6-0 6-3
Schacht d. Reed 6-3 6-2
Melville d.Tegart 2-6 6-2 6-4
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Quarters
Bueno [2] d. Baylon [6] 6-0 6-1
Casals [5] d. Durr [4] 6-4 6-4
Richey [3] d. Wade [7] 6-3 6-1
Melville d. Schacht 6-1 6-2

Semis
Bueno [2] d. Casals [5] 6-2 10-12 6-3
Richey [3] d. Melville 6-3 6-2

Final
Bueno [2] d. Richey [3] 6-3 6-1
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Draw 26, no seeds, 6 byes
West Side Tennis Club

First Round

Judy Tegart & Alan Stone bye
Vicky Rogers & John Mangan bye
Roberta Davis & Dennis Ralston bye
Kathleen Blake & George Seewagen d. Valerie Ziegenfuss & Tom Leonard default
Donna Floyd-Fales & Owen Davidson d. Rosemary Casals & Ian Crookenden 6-4 4-6 6-1
Wendy Overton & Turner Howard d. Elena Subirats & Joaquin Loyo-Mayo 8-10 6-4 6-4
Françoise Durr & Wilhelm Bungert d. Lynne Abbes & Brian Cheney 6-3 3-6 9-7
Kerry Melville & Ray Ruffels d. Kathleen Harter & Jim Osborne 7-5 6-3

Linda Tuero & Zan Guerry d. Emily Burrer & Mario Obando 6-3 7-5
Faye Urban & Peter van Lingen d. Patti Hogan & Gardnar Mulloy 6-3 3-6 6-2
Connie Jaster & Bailey Brown d. Carole Loop & Lew Gerrard 6-3 6-8 6-3
Carol Hanks-Aucamp & Ed Rubinoff d. Virginia Wade & Mark Cox score unknown
Nell Hopman & William Talbert d. Norma Baylon & Francisco Guzman default
Dorothy Bundy Cheney & Robert Galloway bye
Winnie Shaw & Graham Stilwell bye
Madonna Schacht & Marty Mulligan bye

Second Round

Judy Tegart & Alan Stone d. Vicky Rogers & John Mangan 6-2 6-2
Kathleen Blake & George Seewagen d. Roberta Davis & Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-3
Donna Floyd-Fales & Owen Davidson d. Wendy Overton & Turner Howard 6-1 6-1
Kerry Melville & Ray Ruffels d. Françoise Dürr & Wilhelm Bungert 7-5 6-2

Faye Urban & Peter van Lingen d. Linda Tuero & Zan Guerry 6-8 6-3 6-4
Carol Hanks-Aucamp & Ed Rubinoff d. Connie Jaster & Bailey Brown 6-4 6-4
Nell Hopman & William Talbert d. Dorothy Bundy Cheney & Robert Galloway 2-6 6-4 6-4
Madonna Schacht & Marty Mulligan d. Winnie Shaw & Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals

Kathleen Blake & George Seewagen d. Judy Tegart & Alan Stone 1-6 10-8 6-3
Donna Floyd-Fales & Owen Davidson d. Kerry Melville & Ray Ruffels 3-6 6-3 6-2
Carol Hanks-Aucamp & Ed Rubinoff d. Faye Urban & Peter van Lingen 6-2 6-4
Madonna Schacht & Marty Mulligan d. Nell Hopman & William Talbert 6-4 6-2

Semifinals

Donna Floyd-Fales & Owen Davidson d. Kathleen Blake & George Seewagen 9-7 5-7 6-1
Carol Hanks-Aucamp & Ed Rubinoff d. Madonna Schacht & Marty Mulligan 6-8 6-4 7-5

Final
Donna Floyd-Fales & Owen Davidson d. Carol Hanks-Aucamp & Ed Rubinoff 6-1 6-3


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Draw notes:

17 year old Margaret Michael listed as Peggy in results section by the NYT=Peggy Michel.
Ann Rowbotham listed as Mrs Harrison Rowbotham Jr
Virginia Welch listed as Mrs James O Welch Jr.

Summary:

Rain on the first two days resulted in a Monday finish.

5,000 saw the finals. The women's final was over in a mere 41 minutes. By comparison Alison Danzig of the NYT wrote that the Casals/King vs Durr/Sherriff match "was sensational for the fury of the hitting in the first set." Durr/Sheriff won the middle act, and then Rosie and Billie Jean went on a 4 game tear where they gave up only 4 points. Frankie and Gail fought back, but the 0-4 deficit was too much to overcome.

Aucamp= married name of Hanks
Lofdahl= maiden name of Bentzer


The NYT has Pat Cody (from Bell, California) losing twice in the opening round! Is the even possible? Could she have lost then have been reentered in the draw as a lucky loser when another entrant dropped out? This is so unusual surely it would have been mentioned somewhere. World Tennis has Adrian Cox, a male name. Mark Cox and his wife Alison Stround Cox were in the Husband/Wife event. This strongly suggests that "Adrian Cox" was in fact Alison Cox.
 
#82 · (Edited by Moderator)
1967

August 31 to September 10.

Draw of 78. Richey withdrew at last minute.

Most women got first round byes. In draw order.

Seeds
1. BJ King
2. Jones
3. Durr
4. Richey
5. L Turner
6. Bueno
7. Casals
8. Eisel
9. Wade
10. Melville
11. van Zyl
12. Bartkowicz

First Round
Donna Fales d. Patsy Rippy 2-6 6-4 6-3
Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Stephanie Grant 7-5 6-1
Pixie Lamm d. Roylee Bailey 7-5 6-0

Val Ziegenfuss d. Jacqueline Green 6-2 6-3
Winnie Shaw (GB) d. Bonnie Logan 6-2 6-0
Pat Cody d. Betty Pratt 9-7 6-8 6-4
Wendy Overton d. Louise Gommerman 6-4 6-2

Maryna Godwin (SA) d. Betty Ann Grubb 6-3 8-10 6-1
Vivki Rogers d. Pat Walkden (Rhod) 2-6 6-2 6-3
Jean Wilson (GB) d. Pat McLean 6-4 6-1
Tina Lyman d. Diane Matzner 6-1 6-3

Tory Fretz d. Judith Leong 6-2 6-1
Stephanie DeFina d. Ann Moore 6-4 6-1
Mimi Arnold Wheeler d. Vicki Berner (Can) 4-6 8-6 6-2
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Second Round
Billie Jean King [1] d. Becky Vest 6-2 6-2
Patty Hogan d. Sylvia Hooks 6-2 6-3
Virginia Wade (GB) [9] d. Kathy Harter 6-1 7-5
Carole Loop Herrick d. Pat Stewart 6-4 6-4

Kristy Pigeon d. Maria Bueno (Brz) [6] default
Carole Graebner d. Susan Starett 6-0 6-3
Annette Van Zyl (SA) [11] d. Ingrid Lofdahl (Swd) 6-3 6-1
Emilie Burrer d. Marilyn Aschner 4-6 6-3 7-5

Francoise Durr (Frn) [3] d. Ceci Martinez 6-3 6-3
Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Joyce Williams (GB) 6-1 7-5
Raymonde Jones d. Betty Haggerman 8-6 9-7
Lynn Abbes d. Esme Emanuel (SA) 6-0 6-3

Mary Ann Eisel [8] d. Fales 6-4 6-2
Tegart d. Lamm 6-0 6-1
Ziegenfuss d. Shaw 6-2 6-3
Overton d. Cody 6-3 6-3

Godwin d. Rogers 7-5 6-3
Lyman d. Wilson 6-2 6-0
DeFina d. Fretz 4-3 retired
Lesley Turner (Aus) [5] d. Wheeler 6-1 6-2

Rita Bentley (GB) d. Judy Dixon 6-3 7-5
Karanrek d. Hedy Jackson 2-6 6-2 8-6
Pam Teeguarden d. Ana Maria Arias (Chile) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Chris Beck d. Nancy Richey [4] default

Rosemary Casals [7] d. Eva Lundqvist (Swd) 6-3 6-2
Linda Tuero d. Susan Behlmar 6-4 6-0
Elena Subirats (Mex) d. Joyce Davenport 6-4 7-5
Peaches Bartkowicz [12] d. Betty Meade 6-0 6-2

Kerry Melville (Aus) [10] d. Pam Richmond 6-2 6-3
Mary Lowden d. Nancy Reed 6-1 6-2
Faye Urban (Can) d. Maria Guzman (Ecu) 6-3 6-4
Ann Jones (GB) [2] d. Marilyn Montgomery 6-1 6-2
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Third Round
King [1] d. Hogan 6-4 6-3
Wade [9] d. Herrick 6-0 6-1
Graebner d. Pigeon 6-3 7-5
Van Zyl [11] d. Burrer 6-3 3-6 6-0

Tegart d. Eisel [8] 6-3 6-2
Ziegenfuss d. Overton 2-6 6-3 6-4
Abbes d. R. Jones 6-1 6-0
Durr [3] d. Krantzcke 7-5 6-4

Turner [5] d. DeFina 6-1 6-3
Godwin d. Lyman 6-0 6-4
Bentley d. Karanrek 6-3 7-5
Teeguarden d. Beck 6-2 6-3

Casals [7] d. Tuero 6-3 8-6
Bartkowicz [12] d. Subirats 6-3 6-2
Melville 10] d. Lowden 7-5 6-4
Jones [2] d. Urban 6-2 6-1
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Fourth Round
King [1] d. Wade [9] 6-1 6-4
Van Zyl d. Graebner 6-4 6-4
Ziegenfuss d. Tegart 7-5 6-1
Durr [3] d. Abbes 6-1 5-7 6-3

Turner [5] d. Godwin 4-6 6-1 6-0
Bentley d. Teeguarden 9-7 7-5
Bartkowitz [12] d. Casals 4-6 6-3 7-5
Jones [2] d. Melville 7-5 6-3
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Quarters
King [1] d. Van Zyl 6-1 6-4
Durr [3] d. Ziegenfuss 6-0 6-3
Turner [7] d. Bentley 6-1 6-2
Jones [2] d. Bartkowitz 7-5 2-6 6-1

Semis
King [1] d. Durr [3] 6-2 6-4
Jones [2] d. Turner [7] 6-2 6-4

Final
King [1] d. Jones [2] 11-9 6-4



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Draw 32, no seeds

First Round

Billie Jean Moffitt King & Owen Davidson d. Joyce Barclay & George Seewagen 6-4, 6-4
Donna Floyd Fales & Paul Sullivan d. Valerie Ziegenfuss & Steven Avoyer 11-9, 7-9,, 6-2
Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie & Peter Curtis d. Tory Fretz & Richard Anderson 6-4, 7-9, 6-4
Mimi Arnold Wheeler & Georges Goven d. Ana Maria Arias & Stanley Pasarell 6-4, 6-4
Carole Caldwell Graebner & Clark Graebner d. Kathy Harter & Ray Keldie 7-5, 9-7
Lynne Abbes & Roy Barth d. Marilyn Montgomery & Bud Collins 6-1, 6-4
Virginia Wade & Mark Cox d. Esme Emanuel & John Brown 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Kristy Pigeon & Terry Addison d. Kerry Melville & John Cooper 6-2, 11-9


Rosie Casals & Stan Smith d. Marilyn Aschner & Robert O'Malley 6-4, 6-4
Vicky Berner & Bill Tym d. Emily Burrer & Lamar Roemer default
Wendy Overton & John Yeomans d. Mrs.Cliff Drysdale & Ray Moore 6-2, 6-3
Lesley Turner Bowrey & Bill Bowrey d. Peggy Moore & Gerry Perry 6-1, 6-3
Winnie Shaw & Jaroslav Drobny d. Faye Urban & Gregory Sheppard 6-0, 6-1
Stephanie DeFina & Steven Tidball d. Maria Guzman & Jan Leschly default
Cecilia Martinez & Chauncey D. Steele d. Ingird Löfdahl & Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
Karen Krantzcke & Ray Ruffels d. Roylee Bailey Tom Gorman 6-4, 6-0

Second Round

Billie Jean Moffitt King & Owen Davidson d. Donna Floyd Fales & Paul Sullivan 6-2, 6-2
Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie & Peter Curtis d. Mimi Arnold Wheeler & Georges Goven 6-2, 6-2
Carole Caldwell Graebner & Clark Graebner d. Lynne Abbes & Roy Barth 6-3, 6-4
Kristy Pigeon & Terry Addison d. Virginia Wade & Mark Cox 6-1, 13-11

Rosemary Casals & Stan Smith d. Vicky Berner & Bill Tym 6-1, 6-4
Lesley Turner Bowrey & Bill Bowrey d. Wendy Overton & John Yeomans 7-9, 6-3, 10-8
Winnie Shaw & Jaroslav Drobny d. Stephanie DeFina & Steven Tidball 7-5, 9-11, 6-4
Karen Krantzcke & Ray Ruffels d. Cecilia Martinez & Chauncey D. Steele 6-3, 6-4

Quarterfinals

Billie Jean Moffitt King & Owen Davidson d. Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie & Peter Curtis 6-4, 6-3
Kristy Pigeon & Terry Addison d. Carole Caldwell Graebner & Clark Graebner 6-2, 11-9
Rosemary Casals & Stan Smith d. Lesley Turner Bowrey & Bill Bowrey 4-6, 7-5, 8-6
Karen Krantzcke & Ray Ruffels d. Winnie Shaw & Jaroslav Drobny 6-1, 7-9, 6-4

Semifinals

Billie Jean Moffitt King & Owen Davidson d. Kristy Pigeon & Terry Addison 6-4, 6-4
Rosemary Casals & Stan Smith d. Karen Krantzcke & Ray Ruffels 4-6, 6-4, 6-3


Final
Billie Jean Moffitt King & Owen Davidson d. Rosemary Casals & Stan Smith 6-3, 6-2
 
#83 · (Edited by Moderator)
1968 UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dates: August 29-September 8
Venue: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, New York
Surface: Grass

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Singles (Draw=64)

1st Round

Billie Jean King [8] d. Vija Vuskalns [Alt] 6-1 6-0
Alice Tym d. Farel Footman [Alt] 6-0 6-1
Denise Carter d. Connie Capozzi 6-1 7-5
Pixie Lamm d. Marjorie Gengler 3-6 9-7 6-3
Kristy Pigeon [8] d. Peggy Moore 6-3 6-4
Maryna Godwin (SA) d. Tish Adams 6-4 6-2
Jade Schiffman [Alt] d. Carole Loop Herrick 5-7 6-4 7-5
Kathleen Harter d. Nadine Netter 6-4 4-6 6-4

Margaret Court (Aus) [4] d. Emilie Fisher 6-0 6-1
Julie Heldman d. Diane Matzner 6-2 6-1
Laura DuPont d. Mary Lowden 7-5 6-2
Francoise Durr (Fra) d. Val Ziegenfuss 6-0 6-1
Maria Bueno (Bra) [5] d. Stephanie Grant 6-1 6-4
Ceci Martinez d. Ann Moore 6-4 6-4
Patty Hogan d. Tina Lyman 11-9 6-3
Maricaye Christenson d. Jane O'Hara (Can) 2-6 6-3 6-4

Rosie Casals d. Marilyn Aschner 6-3 6-2
Betty Pratt [Alt] d. Pam Austin 7-5 3-6 6-2
Pat Cody d. Roylee Bailey 3-6 6-1 6-3
Virginia Wade (GB) [6] d. Stephanie Johnson 6-3 3-6 6-3
Linda Tuero d. Nancy Reed [Alt] 6-1 6-1
Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Louise Gonnerman 6-1 6-0
Frances MacLennan (GB) d. Mimi Kanarek 6-4 4-6 11-9
Judy Tegart (Aus) [3] d. Judy Dixon 6-0 6-1

Raymonde Jones d. Carol Hunter 6-2 6-3
Wendy Overton d. Joyce Davenport [Alt] 6-3 7-5
Peaches Bartkowicz d. Carole Graebner 6-1 6-2
Joyce Williams (GB) d. Mary-Ann Eisel [7] 7-5 2-6 6-4
Vicki Rogers d. Becky Vest 6-3 6-4
Laura Rossouw (SA) d. Christiane Spinoza (Fra) default
Pat Stewart d. Jane Kincaid 6-4 6-4
Ann Jones (GB) [2] d. Pam Teeguarden 6-3 6-1

2nd Round

King [1] d. Tym 6-1 6-4
Carter d. Lamm 6-4 6-2
Proctor d. Pigeon [8] 7-5 6-4
Harter d. Schiffman [Alt] 6-0 6-1
Court [4] d. Heldman 4-6 6-2 6-1
Durr d. DuPont 6-1 7-5
Bueno [5] d. Martinez 2-6 6-2 6-4
Hogan d. Christenson 6-1 6-1

Casals d. Pratt 6-1 6-3
Wade [6] d. Cody 6-3 6-3
Tuero d. Krantzcke 6-4 1-6 7-5
Tegart [3] d. MacLennan 6-0 6-2
Overton d. R. Jones 6-4 3-6 6-2
Bartkowicz d. Williams 7-5 6-2
Rogers d. Rossouw 11-9 6-1
Jones [2] d. Stewart 6-1 6-0

3rd Round

King [1] d. Carter 8-6 6-3
Godwin d. Harter 2-6 7-5 6-3
Court [4] d. Durr 6-3 6-3
Bueno [5] d. Hogan 0-6 6-2 6-1

Wade [6] d. Casals 6-4 7-5
Tegart [3] d. Tuero 7-5 6-2
Bartkowicz d. Overton 6-3 6-2
Jones [2] d. Rogers 6-0 4-6 6-1

Quarterfinals

King [1] d. Godwin 6-3 3-6 6-3
Bueno [5] d. Court [4] 7-5 2-6 6-3
Wade [6] d. Tegart [3] 6-3 6-2
Jones [2] d. Bartkowicz 10-8 6-3

Semifinals

King [1] d. Bueno [5] 3-6 6-4 6-2
Wade [6] d. Jones [2] 7-5 6-1

Final

Virginia Wade [6] d. Billie Jean King [1] 6-4 6-2

A beaming Virginia Wade wins the first US Open




Doubles (Draw=16)


1st Round

Francoise Durr (Fra)/Ann Jones (GB) [2] d. Stephanie DeFina/Patty Hogan 6-3 6-3
Kathleen Harter/Julie Heldman d. Denise Carter/Tina Lyman 6-2 6-0
Maria Bueno (Bra)/Margaret Court (Aus) [3] d. Linda Tuero/Becky Vest 6-1 6-0
Pat Cody/Nadine Netter d. Maryna Godwin (SA)/Laura Rossouw (SA) 6-4 6-1

Virginia Wade (GB)/Joyce Williams (GB) d. Marilyn Aschner/Pixie Lamm 6-2 6-1
Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Vicki Rogers d. Mary-Ann Eisel/Carole Graebner [4] 6-1 6-0
Ceci Martinez/Kristy Pigeon d. Pauline Betz/Gussy Moran 6-1 6-1
Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King [1] d. Betty Pratt/Judy Tegart (Aus) 5-7 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals

Durr/Jones [2] d. Harter/Heldman 6-1 6-0
Bueno/Court [3] d. Cody/Netter 6-2 6-2
Wade/Williams d. Krantzcke/Rogers 6-4 6-4
Casals/King [1] d. Martinez/Pigeon 6-1 8-6

Semifinals

Bueno/Court [3] d. Durr/Jones [1] 6-2 8-6
Casals/King [1] d. Wade/Williams 12-10 6-4

Final

Maria Bueno/MargaretCourt [3] d. Roie Casals/Billie Jean King [1] 4-6 9-7 8-6

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Draw notes:

The mixed doubles was contested at Longwood the week before the US Open. From 1969 the singles, doubles, and mixed will all be contested at Forest Hills.

Joyce Davenport replaced Helen Gourlay, who withdrew
Farel Footman replaced Betty Ann Grubb, who withdrew
Betty Pratt replaced Emilie Burrer, who withdrew
Nancy Reed replaced Faye Urban, who withdrew
Jade Schiffman replaced Tory Fretz, who withdrew
Vija Vuskalns, a dentist by profession, replaced Helen Amos, who withdrew.

Both draws (and the name in the draws) are complete

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Sources:

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Summary:


Richey skips the Open after she and the event cannot come to an agreement on "expenses". She is still an amateur. In retrospect this might have been one of her better chances to win the US title.


Doubles was played for first time at Forest Hills for the first time in 20 years. This probably kept the draw size down-since the US Amateur was held the week before at Longwood. Old timers Pauline Betz and Gussie Moran last entered the US Nationals in the 1940s!
 
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1969

Ending September 7

First Round
Peaches Bartkowitz d. Ann Lebedeff 6-1 6-0
Fiorella Bonicelli (Peru) d. Frances Taylor (GB) 6-3 6-1
Darlene Hard d. Eva Lundqvist (Swd) 5-7 6-3 6-0
Francoise Durr (Frn) Pam Richmond 6-2 7-5

Rosie Casals [7] d. Ana Maria Arias (Arg) 6-2 6-4
Lesley Bowrey (Aus) d. Nadine Netter 7-5 6-1
Wendy Overton d. Jitka Volavkova (CZ) 6-3 6-2
Peggy Michel d. Marjorie Gengler 8-6 6-4

Billie Jean King [3] d. Brenda Kirk (SA) 6-2 8-6
Marilyn Ashner d. Pam Austin 2-6 8-6 6-4
Pam Teeguarden d. Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) 6-3 8-6
Denise Carter d. Alice Tym 6-4 6-0

Nancy Richey [6] d. Patty Ann Reese 6-2 6-1
Joyce Williams (GB) d. Sharon Walsh 9-7 6-0
Winnie Shaw (GB) d. Mary Ann Curtis 6-3 6-4
Gail Cahnfreau (Frn) d. Kristy Pigeon 6-3 6-4

Wendy Tomlinson (SA) d. Gail Hansen 6-3 4-6 7-5
Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Patty Hogan 6-2 6-3
Connie Capozzi d. Helen Amos (Aus) 6-3 3-6 6-1
Virginia Wade (GB) [5] d. Kristien Kemmer 6-1 6-4

Val Ziegenfuss d. Tam O'Shaughnessy 6-0 6-1
Linda Tuero d. Carol Aucamp 7-5 6-3
Faye Urban (Can) d. Karen Susman 6-3 6-4
Julie Heldman [4] d. Nell Truman (GB) 6-4 3-6 8-6

Janet Young (Aus) d. Maricaye Christenson 6-3 6-4
Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Nancy Orstein 6-3 6-3
Ceci Martinez d. Stephanie Grant 6-3 6-3
Christine Janes (GB) d. Kerry Melville (Aus) [8] 8-6 6-4

Carole Graebner d. Ana Maria Cavadini (Arg) 6-2 6-4
Emilie Burrer d. Kerry Harris (Aus) 6-4 6-2
Betty Ann Grubb d. Esme Emanuel (SA) 6-3 6-2
Margaret Court (Aus) [2] d. Suzanna Petersen (Brz) 6-1 6-0
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Second Round
Bartkowitz d. Bonicelli 6-2 6-3
Durr d. Hard 6-3 6-3
Casals [7] d. Bowrey 6-3 4-6 6-2
Michel d. Overton 6-4 6-4

King [3] d. Aschner 6-3 6-4
Carter d. Teeguarden 8-6 2-6 6-3
Richey [6] d. Williams 6-3 6-1
Shaw d. Chanfreau 6-3 6-1

Hunt d. Tomlinson 6-2 6-4
Wade [5] d. Capozzi 6-1 6-1
Ziegenfuss d. Tuero 6-1 8-6
Heldman [4] d. Urban 6-1 6-1

Krantzcke d. Young 6-3 6-3
Janes d. Martinez 6-1 6-2
Burrer d. Graebner 6-3 6-4
Court [2] d. Grubb 6-1 6-0
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Third Round
Bartkowitz d. Durr 6-4 6-2
Casals [7] d. Michel 6-3 6-1
King [3] d. Carter 6-1 6-3
Richey [6] Shaw 3-6 6-4 6-2

Wade [5] d. Hunt 9-7 6-0
Heldman [4] d. Ziegenfuss 6-2 6-4
Krantzcke d. Janes 7-5 6-2
Court [2] d. Burrer 6-0 6-2
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Quarters
Casals [7] d. Bartkowitz 6-2 6-2
Richey [6] d. King [3] 6-4 8-6
Wade [5] d. Heldman [4] 6-4 6-3
Court [2] d. Krantzcke 6-0 9-7

Semis
Richey [6] d. Casals [7] 7-5* 6-3
Court [2] d. Wade [5] 7-5 *** 6-0

Final
Court [2] d. Richey [6] 6-2 6-2
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First Round
Casals/King [1] d. Hansen/Reese 6-3 6-2
Grant/Richmond d. Gengler/Kemmer 7-5 9-7
Aucamp/Susman d. Mimi Kanarek/Volavkova 6-2 6-2
Bartkowitz/Heldman d. Amos/Overton 6-3 6-1

Court/Wade [3] d. Kirk/Tomlinson 6-3 6-2
Bowrey/Harris d. Lundqvist/Taylor 6-4 6-0
Krantzcke/Melville d. Capozzi/Teeguarden 6-2 6-1
Chanfreau/Hunt d. Graebner/Doris Hart 10-8 6-1

Arias/McAnally d. Jane O'Hara/Urban 6-2 6-4
Burrer/Tuero d. Lebedeff/O'Shaughnessy 6-4 6-4
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Janes/N. Truman 6-0 6-3
Hogan/Michel [4] d. Carter/Pigeon walkover

Cavadini/Young d. Aschner/Davenport 2-6 6-2 6-2
Shaw/Williams d. Cynthia Thomas/Walsh 6-1 6-2
Emanuel/Martinez d. Christenson/Dixon 6-1 6-3
Durr/Hard [2] d. Austin/Margie Cooper 6-4 6-2
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Second Round
Casals/King [1] d. Grant/Richmond 6-1 6-1
Bartkowitz/Heldman d. Aucamp/Susman 6-3 2-6 6-3
Court/Wade [3] d. Bowrey/Harris 7-5 4-6 6-4
Chanfreau/Hunt d. Krantzcke/Melville 6-4 5-7 retired

Burrer/Tuero d. Arias/McAnally 7-5 6-1
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Hogan/Michel [4] 6-4 7-5
Shaw/Williams d. Cavadini/Young 6-0 7-5
Durr/Hard [2] d. Emanuel/Martinez 6-0 11-9
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Quarters
Casals/King [1] d. Bartkowitz/Heldman 6-2 6-0
Court/Wade [3] d. Chanfreau/Hunt 7-5 6-1
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Burrer/Tuero 6-3 6-4
Durr/Hard [2] d. Shaw/Williams 3-6 6-3 6-1

Semis
Court/Wade [3] d. Casals/King [1] 9-7 9-7
Durr/Hard [2] d. Curtis/Ziegenfuss 6-3 3-6 6-1

Final
Durr/Hard [2] d. Court/Wade [3] 0-6 6-3 6-4
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Notes:
Doris Hart, the champion back in 1955, was back after 14 year's absence, though she confined herself to doubles. Darlene Hard, last seen in 1963-had a sensational and improbable doubles title with Frenchwoman Durr.

Losing by the lopsided score of 0-6 0-2,they staged a comeback that had the small but noisy crowd on their feet as Hard and Durr sharpened their net play and Court tired visibly.

Hard also got notice for her glam costume, a transparent organdie ballerina number trimmed with pink ruffles.


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Draw 51, 8 seeds, (13 BYEs in the 1st Round)



1st Round

King/Emerson [1] bye
Aschner/Fishback bye
Walsh/Machette bye
Mr./Mrs. Curtis bye
Harris/Carmichael [8] bye
Stewart/Loyo-Mayo bye
Hatanaka/Kobayashi d. McAnally/Tutvin 6-2 4-6 6-1
Janes/McDonald d. Tomlinson/Ryan 7-5 8-6

Wade/Crealy [4] d. Mr./Mrs. Susman 9-7 6-3
Melville/Nastase d. Greabner/Scott 7-5 6-4
Williams/Howe d. Arias/Pinto-Bravo 5-7 6-2 6-4
Gengier/Fillol d. Tuero/Brown 6-3 1-6 6-3
Durr/Ralston [5] d. Burrer/Leonard 6-4 6-2
Bowery/Addison d. Chanfreau/Goven 6-8 6-4 7-5
Mr./Mrs. Proisy d. Cardinas/Comejo 7-5 6-3
Hogan/Sullivan d. Volovkova/Subirats 6-4 6-1

Amos/Parun d. Senior/Dixon 6-4 2-6 6-3
Kemmer/Taylor d. Bartkowicz/Guzman walkover
Shaw/Battrick d. Bonicelli/Olivera 6-2 7-5
Heldman/Ulrich [6] d. Teeguarden/Seewagen 6-4 6-2
Hart/Seixas d. Aucamp 6-3 6-4
Hunt/Moore d. Carte/Gorman 1-6 9-7 9-7
Young/Chanfreau d. Michel/Keldie 6-3 2-6 6-4
Krantzcke/Ruffels [3] d. Stockton/Stockton 6-4 6-1

Casals/Rosewall d. Ruac/Rurac 6-0 6-1
Mr./Mrs. Taylor bye
Zuleta/Cavadini bye
Hard/Alexander [7] bye
Kirk/Krog bye
Austin/Rapp bye
Lundquist/Kodes bye
Court/Riessen [2] bye


2nd Round

King/Emerson [1] d. Aschner/Fishback 6-4 3-6 6-3
Mr./Mrs. Curtis d. Walsh/Machette 6-4 6-4
Harris/Carmichael [8] d. Stewart/Loyo-Mayo 6-4 6-0
Janes/McDonald d. Hatanaka/Kobayashi 6-4 7-5
Wade/Crealy [4] d. Melville/Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-3
Williams/Howe d. Gengier/Fillol 6-4 6-4
Durr/Ralston [5] d. Bowery/Addison walkover
Hogan/Sullivan d. Mr./Mrs. Proisy walkover

Kemmer/Taylor d. Amos/Parun 7-5 6-4
Heldman/Ulrich [6] d. Shaw/Battrick 6-4 7-5
Hart/Seixas d. Hunt/Moore 6-2 6-2
Young/Chanfreau d. Krantzcke/Ruffels [3] walkover
Casals/Rosewall d. Mr./Mrs. Taylor 6-2 6-4
Hard/Alexander [7] d. Zuleta/Cavadini 6-2 6-3
Kirk/Krog d. Austin/Rapp walkover
Court/Riessen [2] d. Lundquist/Kodes walkover


3rd Round

Mr./Mrs. Curtis d. King/Emerson [1] 9-11 1-1 ret.
Janes/McDonald d. Harris/Carmichael [8] walkover
Wade/Crealy [4] d. Williams/Howe 7-5 17-19 6-4
Durr/Ralston [5] d. Hogan/Sullivan 6-3 6-4
Heldman/Ulrich [6] d. Kemmer/Taylor 6-1 1-1 ret.
Hart/Seixas d. Young/Chanfreau 6-4 5-7 7-5
Casals/Rosewall d. Hard/Alexander [7] 6-2 4-6 6-4
Court/Riessen [2] d. Kirk/Krog walkover


Quarterfinals

Mr./Mrs. Curtis d. Janes/McDonald walkover
Durr/Ralston [5] d. Wade/Crealy [4] 6-4 6-3
Heldman/Ulrich [6] d. Hart/Seixas 6-4 6-4
Court/Riessen [2] d. Casals/Rosewall 6-4 6-3


Semifinals

Durr/Ralston [5] d. Mr./Mrs. Curtis 6-1 6-1
Court/Riessen [2] d. Heldman/Ulrich [6] 6-3 6-2


Final
Court/Riessen [2] d. Durr/Ralston [5] 7-5 6-2




Draw notes:
#1 Seed Ann Jones withdraws.
Aucamp=Hanks
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The second year of Open tennis brought back many old faces from years back. Karen Susman, full-time mom and retired 62 Wimbledon champ, was back. Doris Hart, the champion back in 1955, was back after 14 year's absence, though she confined herself to doubles. Darlene Hard, last seen in 1963-had a sensational and improbable doubles title with Frenchwoman Durr.

No major upsets occurred in singles until the quarterfinals. The withdrawal of #1 seed Ann Jones opened up the draw for feisty Rosie Casals, who easily gained the semis. Then came the upset.

On the grandstand in 90 degree heat Richey drove King fron corner to corner. Billie Jean twisted her knee in the first set, the return of a knee injury that will require numerous operations over the years. King was gracious in defeat to a bitter rival.

Court rolled on, but #4 seed Julie Heldman was undone by her own serve (she was called 8 times for foot faults) and the thunderbolts of Virginia Wade.

Defending champ Wade and Court played on a rain soaked stadium dried by a rented helicopter. Virginia led 5-4 40-0 on Court's when the tide turned. An ace, one error, and a sizzling pass by Court spelled the end of Wade's run. After saving 3 set points Court was unstoppable. At 5-5 both girls put socks on over their shoes for more traction as the court got slicker. Wade was still hitting blazing winners but Court didn't let her win another game.

Casals also had a set point in her semi on the grandstand with Richey. A backhand volley error lost it. "Rosie, like Virginia, produced exciting winners but they were too isolated."

Richey quickly lost the final before a packed house. Nancy tried to take the net at every chance, but it is not her natural game, and Court's hard drives resulted in many volley errors on Nancy's part. All of Richey's loud grunts in chasing balls could only gain 4 games. The most Court lost in one match was 7 games. 20 games lost in 6 matches, with 5 of her 12 sets being won at love.
 
#85 · (Edited by Moderator)
1970

1st Round
Margaret Court(1) def. Pam Austin 6-1 6-0
Patricia Hogan def. Janet Newberry 7-5 3-6 6-1
Trish Faulkner def. Chikako Murakami 6-2 5-7 6-4
Marjorie Gengler def. Pat Stewart 3-6 6-2 6-0

Helen Gourlay def. Margie Cooper 6-4 6-2
Carole Graebner def. Laurie Tenney 6-2 6-3
Kristy Pigeon def. Betty Grubb-Hansen 7-6 6-4
Judy Dalton(8) def. Patti Reese 6-1 6-2

Nancy Richey(3) def. Laura DuPont 6-2 6-3
Gail Chanfreau def. Denise Carter 6-3 3-6 6-3
Olga Morozova def. Lita Sugiarto 5-7 6-4 6-1
Stephanie Johnson def. Sally Holdsworth 6-1 7-5

Christina Sandberg def. Michelle Rodriquez w/o
Connie Capozzi def. Maria-Eugenia Guzman w/o
Pat Cody def. Pam Farmer w/o
Lesley Hunt def. Kristien Shaw 6-3 6-1


Virginia Wade(5) def. Tam O'Shaughnessy 6-1 6-1
Peaches Bartkowicz def. Ingrid Bentzer 6-2 6-2
Sharon Walsh def. Esme Emanuel 6-1 4-6 6-2
Darlene Hard def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 3-6 6-4 6-4

Jane O'Hara def. Lany Kaligis 6-7 6-2 6-3
Farel Footman def. Mary Struthers 6-4 4-6 6-2
*Nell Truman def. Susan Vinton 6-2 6-0
Francoise Durr(4) def. Mary-Ann Curtis 7-5 6-0

Kerry Melville(6) def. Becky Vest 6-2 6-2
Sue Stap def. Shari Barman 6-0 6-1
Patricia Walkden def. Linda Tuero 7-5 3-6 7-5
Eliza Pande def. Corrine Molesworth 6-4 6-2

Pam Teeguarden def. Kerry Harris 6-1 6-2
Kathleen Harter def. Gail Hansen 7-5 6-4
Cecilia Martinez def. Marina Kroshina 6-3 6-4
Rosie Casals(2) def. Christiane Spinoza 6-3 6-0
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2nd Round
Court(1) def. Hogan 6-1 6-1
Faulkner def. Gengler 6-3 6-4
Gourlay def. Graebner 6-3 7-5
Dalton(8) def. Pigeon 7-6 0-6 6-4

Richey(3) def. Chanfreau 6-3 6-3
Morozova def. S.Johnson 6-1 6-3
Sandberg def. Capozzi 6-2 6-2
L.Hunt def. Cody 6-1 6-3

Wade(5) def. Bartkowicz 7-6 6-1
Walsh def. Hard 3-6 6-1 7-5
O'Hara def. Footman 7-6 7-6
Durr(4) def. N.Truman 6-1 6-0

Melville(6) def. Su.Stap 6-4 7-5
Walkden def. Pande 6-4 6-1
Teeguarden def. Harter 6-1 6-4
Casals(2) def. Ce.Martinez 6-0 6-3
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3rd Round
Court(1) def. Faulkner 6-0 6-2
Gourlay def. Dalton(8) 6-4 6-2
Richey(3) def. Morozova 7-5 2-6 6-2
L.Hunt def. Sandberg 6-4 6-3

Wade(5) def. Walsh 6-3 6-7 6-1
Durr(4) def. O'Hara 6-1 6-1
Melville(6) def. Walkden 7-6 7-5
Casals(2) def. Teeguarden 7-5 6-4
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Quarters
Court(1) def. Gourlay 6-2 6-2
Richey(3) def. L.Hunt 6-4 6-4
Wade(5) def. Durr(4) 5-7 6-4 6-0
Casals(2) def. Melville(6) 6-4 4-6 6-4

Semis
Court(1) def. Richey(3) 6-1 6-3
Casals(2) def. Wade(5) 6-2 6-7 6-2

Final
Court(1) def. Casals(2) 6-2 2-6 6-1
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First Round
Court/Dalton [1] d. Emanuel/Martinez 6-2 6-0
G.Hansen/Walsh d. Tenney/Tuero 6-1 6-3
Molesworth/Truman d. Newberry/Pande 6-4 7-5
Kemmer/Johnson d. Bostrom/Footman 6-1 6-3

Chanfreau/Durr [4] d. Faulkner/Holdsworth 6-7 6-1 6-1
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Kaligis/Liem 2-6 6-2 6-3
Gourlay/Walkden d. Hunt/Pigeon 6-4 3-6 6-3
Bartkowitz/Hard d. Knode/Parez 6-2 6-1

Carter/Teeguarden d. Dupont/Gengler 6-4 6-1
Harris/Hogan d. Austin/Cooper 6-1 6-3
Lebedeff/O'Shaughnessy d. Basman/Vest 6-7 6-4 6-4
Graebner/Melville bye

Murakami/O'Hara d. Capozzi/Farmer default
Kroschina/Morozova d. Reese/Stap 7-5 4-6 6-4
Bentzer/Sandberg d. B. Hansen/Johnson 6-2 6-2
Casals/Wade [2] d. Cody/Spinoza 6-2 6-2
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Second Round
Court/Dalton [1] d. G.Hansen/Walsh 6-1 6-1
Kemmer/Johnson d. Molesworth/Truman 6-4 2-6 6-4
Chanfreau/Durr [4] d. Curtis/Ziegenfuss 6-3 3-6 7-5
Bartkowicz/Hard d. Gourlay/Walkden 7-6 6-4

Harris/Hogan d. Carter/Teeguarden 2-6 6-4 6-4
Graebner/Melville d. Lebedeff/O'Shaughnessy 6-1 6-2
Kroschina/Morozova d. Murakami/O'Hara 6-1 7-5
Casals/Wade [2] d. Bentzer/Sandberg 6-0 6-2
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Quarters
Court/Dalton [1] d. Kemmer/Johnson 6-0 6-2
Chanfreau/Durr [4] d. Bartkowicz/Hard 6-4 3-6 7-6
Graebner/Melville d. Harris/Hogan 6-3 5-7 7-6
Casals/Wade [2] d. Kroschina/Morozova 6-2 6-1

Semis
Court/Dalton [1] d. Chanfreau/Durr [4] 7-6 6-7 7-5
Casals/Wade [2] d. Graebner/Melville 6-2 6-2

Final
Court/Dalton [1] d. Casals/Wade [2] 6-3 6-4
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#3 seeds perhaps withdrew, explaining the Graebner/Melville bye in 1R.
Notes: Krantzcke was original 7 seed.
 
#86 · (Edited by Moderator)
1971

First Round
Billie Jean King [1] d. Jeanne Arth 6-0 6-1
Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Kathy Kraft 6-3 6-4
Pam Austin d. Sandy Stap 6-4 0-6 6-2
Linda Tuero d. Val Ziegenfuss 6-1 3-6 7-6

Nancy Gunter [7] d. Cici Martinez 6-2 6-3
Elena Surbirats (Mex) d. Susan Stap 6-0 6-3
Laura DuPont d. Farel Footman 6-3 6-1
Christina Sandberg (Swd) d. Patty Hogan 4-6 6-3 6-2

Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) d. Mona Schallau 7-6 7-6
Laurie Tenney d. Louise Gonnerman 6-1 6-3
Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Racquel Giscafre (Arg) 6-1 6-2
Barbara Ann Downs d. Jill Cooper (GB) 6-2 1-6 7-5

Francoise Durr (Frn) [5] d. Carol Aucamp 6-4 6-0
Lita Liem (Indon) d. Patty Ann Reese 6-3 6-1
Mary Ann Eisel d. Sally Holdsworth (GB) 6-0 6-2
Chris Evert d. Edda Buding (Ger) 6-1 6-0

Gail Chanfreau (Frn) d. Junko Sawamatsu (Jap) 6-2 6-1
Marita Redondo d. Lany Kaligis (Indon) 6-7 6-2 6-3
Janet Newberry d. Kristy Pigeon 6-0 6-2
Judy Dalton (Aus) [6] d. Vicki Berner (Can) 6-0 6-1

Eliza Pande d. Janet Metcalf 6-3 6-3
Kristien Kemmer d. Carole Graebner 6-4 7-6
Pam Teeguarden d. Corinne Molesworth (GB) 6-4 2-6 6-3
Kerry Melville (Aus) [4] d. Ada Bakker (Neth) 6-3 6-3

Winnie Shaw (GB) d. Gail Hansen 6-1 6-1
Joyce Williams (GB) d. Betty Hansen 7-6 7-5
Nell Truman (GB) d. Jane O'Hara (Can) 6-1 6-0
Julie Heldman [8] d. Marjorie Gengler 6-4 6-3

Alena Palmeova-West (CZ) d. Graciela Moran (Arg) 6-2 6-3
Kerry Harris (Aus) d. Stephanie Johnson 6-3 6-3
Wendy Overton d. Marcie Louie 6-3 6-3
Rosie Casals [2] d. Betty Stove (Neth) 6-3 2-6 6-3
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Second Round
King [1] d. Gourlay 6-1 6-2
Tuero d. Austin 6-2 6-2
Gunter [7] d. Surbirats 6-3 6-1
Dupont d. Sandberg 6-4 6-1

Gilchrsit d. Tenney 7-5 6-4
Hunt d. Downes 6-1 6-2
Durr [7] d. Liem 6-0 6-2
Evert d. Eisel 4-6 7-6 *6mps* 6-1

Chanfreau d. Redondo 6-3 6-3
Dalton [6] d. Newberry 6-2 6-4
Pande d. Kemmer 6-2 6-4
Melville [4] d. Teeguarden 6-0 6-3

Williams d. Shaw 6-4 6-7 6-4
Heldman [8] d. N. Truman 2-6 6-4 6-1
Harris d. Palmeova-West 6-7 7-6 6-3
Casals [2] d. Overton 2-6 6-3 6-0
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Third Round
King [1] d. Tuero 6-0 6-2
DuPont d. Gunter [7] 0-6 6-2 6-4
Hunt d. Gilchrist 6-1 6-1
Evert d. Durr [5] 2-6 6-2 6-3

Dalton [6] d. Chanfreau 6-2 6-2
Melville [4] d. Pande 6-3 7-5
Williams d. Heldman [8] 7-5 6-4
Casals [2] d. Harris 6-1 6-1
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Quarters
King [1] d. DuPont 6-3 7-5
Evert d. Hunt 4-6 6-2 6-3
Melville [4] d. Dalton [6] 6-3 7-5
Casals [2] d. Williams 6-4 2-6 6-4

Semis
King [1] d. Evert 6-3 6-2
Casals [2] d. Melville [4] 6-4 6-3

Final
King [1] d. Casals [2] 6-4 7-6
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Draw notes: #3 seed missing from draw. Virginia Wade turned her ankle before the Open and is probably this seed.
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The absence of Goolagong (who came to Canada but chose not to come here) was a dissapointment. Also gone were Wade (injury) and Court (pregnancy).

First Round
Casals/Dalton [1] d. Giscafre/Surbirats 6-4 6-1
E. Buding/Footman d. Sandy Stap/Susan Stap 6-4 6-4
Hogan/Williams [7] d. Holdsworth/Faulkner 6-4 6-2
Bostrom/Louie d. Ching-Ling Chang/Sawamatsu 4-6 6-0 6-3

Gunter/Melville [4] d. Austin/M. Cooper 6-3 6-2
Dupont/Gengler d. Arth/Moran 7-5 6-4
Shaw/Stove [5] d. Newberry/Pande 6-1 3-6 6-3
Betty Hansen/Overton d. Farmer/Metcalf 6-2 4-6 6-1

Hunt/Pigeon d. Kemmer/Reese 5-7 6-4 6-3
Gilchrist/Heldman [6] d. Aucamp/Johnson 6-4 6-0
Martinez/Sandberg d. Schallau/Ornstein 6-3 6-4
Eisel/Ziegenfuss [3] d. Gail Hansen/O'Shaughnessy 6-4 6-1

Teeguarden/Tuero d. Jill Cooper/Molesworth 3-6 6-1 6-4
Gourlay/Harris [8] d. Bakker/Palmeova-West 6-1 6-4
Redondo/Tenney d. Berner/O'Hara 4-6 6-4 6-4
Chanfreau/Durr [2] d. Aschner/Gonnerman 6-1 6-1
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Second Round
Casals/Dalton [1] d. E. Buding/Footman 6-2 6-3
Hogan/Williams [7] d. Bostrom/Louie 6-1 6-1
Gunter/Melville [4] d. Dupont/Gengler 6-2 6-4
Shaw/Stove [5] d. Hansen/Overton 1-6 6-2 6-2

Hunt/Pigeon d. Gilchrsit/Heldman [6] 6-3 6-2
Eisel/Ziegenfuss [3] d. Martinez/Sandberg 7-6 6-3
Gourlay/Harris [8] d. Teeguarden/Tuero 1-6 6-4 6-3
Chanfreau/Durr [2] d. Redondo/Tenney 6-3 6-0
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Quarters
Casals/Dalton [1] d. Hogan/Williams [7] 6-1 6-1
Gunter/Melville [4] d. Shaw/Stove [5] 6-2 5-7 6-1
Eisel/Ziegenfuss [3] d. Hunt/Pigeon 6-2 6-2
Chanfreau/Durr [2] d. Gourlay/Harris [8] 7-5 6-4

Semis
Casals/Dalton [1] d. Gunter/Melville [4] 6-4 6-0
Chanfreau/Durr [2] d. Eisel/Ziegenfuss [3] 6-4 6-0

Final
Casals/Dalton [1] d. Chanfreau/Durr [2] 6-3 6-3
 
#87 · (Edited by Moderator)
1972

August 28 to September 9
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Draw=80

Preliminary Round

Margaret Court (Aus) [5] d Pat Pretorius (SA) 6-0 6-1
Janice Metcalf d Veronica Burton (GB) 6-3 2-6 6-4
Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo (Chile) d Ingrid Bentzer (Swd) 7-5 6-1
Barbara Hawcroft (Aus) d Lany Kaligis (Indo) 3-6 7-6 6-2
Wendy Appleby d Eliza Pande 6-3 1-6 6-2
Penny Moor (GB) [Q] d Patty Ann Reese 6-4 2-6 6-4
Jeanne Evert d Raquel Giscafre (Arg) 6-3 6-1
Lesley Hunt (Aus) d Becky Vest 6-1 6-3

Wendy Overton d Carole Graebner 7-6 3-6 7-6
Maria Nasuelli (Ity) d Sally Hudson-Beck (Rhod) 6-2 6-4
Laurie Fleming d Laura Rossouw (SA) 6-2 6-0
Betty Stove (Neth) d Marcie Louie 6-0 6-2
Olga Morozova (USSR) d Kerry Harris (Aus) 6-3 6-3
Kristien Kemmer d Daphne Patterson (Rhod) 6-2 6-3
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jpn) d Jill Cooper (GB) 5-7 6-4 6-4
Nancy Gunter [6] d Marilyn Aschner [Q] 6-0 6-1* (see note)


First Round
Billie Jean King [1] d. Patty Hogan 6-3 6-2
Esme Emanuel (SA) d. Linda Tuero 7-6 4-6 6-3
Sharon Walsh d. Lita Liem (Indon) 7-6 3-6 6-3
Sue Stap d. Mary-Ann Beattie 4-6 6-4 6-3

Virginia Wade (GB) [8] d. Maria-Isabel Fernandez (Col) 6-4 6-3
Julie Anthony d. Janet Newberry 2-6 6-2 6-3
Barbara Downs d. Sue Molesworth (GB) 6-2 6-4
Susan Minford (Ire) d. Pam Austin [Q] 6-1 6-1

Rosie Casals [4] d. Nathalie Fuchs (Frn) 6-1 6-2
Valerie Ziegenfuss d. Cynthia Doerner (Aus) 6-1 3-6 6-0
Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru) d. Vicki Berner (Can) 6-3 6-4
Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) d. Maria-Eugenia Guzman (Ecu) 6-0 6-3

Court (Aus) [5] d. Metcalf 6-2 6-1
Barbara Hawcroft (AUS) d Bravo 6-3 6-4
Appleby d. Moore [Q] 6-3 6-3
Hunt d. J. Evert 6-2 6-1

Overton d. Nasuelli 6-1 1-6 6-2
Stove (Neth) d. Fleming 3-6 6-0 6-1
Morozova d. Kemmer 6-3 5-7 6-0
Sawamatsu d. Gunter [6] 6-4 4-6 6-3

Julie Heldman d. Kathy Blake 4-6 6-4 6-3
Laura Dupont d. Judy Alvarez [Q] 6-1 6-2
Marita Redondo d. Tam O'Shaughnessy [Q] 6-1 6-3
Chris Evert [3] d. Laurie Tenney 6-1 6-1

Ceci Martinez def. Rosalba Vido (Ity) 6-0 6-4
Kerry Melville (Aus) [9] d. Marina Kroschina (USSR) 6-2 6-4
Kristy Pigeon d. Sue Vinton [Q] 6-1 6-1
Francoise Durr (Frn) [7] d. Brenda Garcia [Q] 6-4 6-1

Pam Teeguarden d. Christina Sandberg (Swd) 6-2 6-4
Mona Schallau d. Helen Gourlay (Aus) 6-4 6-3
Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Lindsey Beaven (GB) [Q] 6-2 6-2
Evonne Goolagong (Aus) [2] d. Brenda Kirk(SA) 6-2 6-2
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Second Round
King [1] d. Emanuel 6-1 6-3
Walsh d. Stap 7-5 3-6 6-4
Wade [8] d. Anthony 6-4 7-5
Downs d. Minford 6-4 7-6

Casals [4] d. Ziegenfuss 6-3 6-4
Bonicelli d. Gilchrist 6-2 7-6
Court [5] d. Hawcroft 6-0 6-0
Hunt d. Appleby 6-1 6-0

Stove d. Overton 6-2 6-2
Morozova d. K.Sawamatsu 6-4 6-4
J.Heldman d. L.Dupont 6-3 7-6
Evert [3] d. Redondo 6-3 6-3

Melville [9] d. C. Martinez 6-2 6-4
Durr [7] d. Pigeon 6-7 6-1 6-4
Teeguarden d. Schallau 6-4 6-4
Goolagong [2] d. Krantzcke 6-3 7-5
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Third Round
King [1] d. Walsh 6-4 6-4
Wade [8] d. Downs 6-3 6-2
Casals [4] d. Bonicelli 6-0 6-4
Court [5] d. Hunt 6-2 6-1

Morozova d. Stove 6-3 7-5
Evert [3] d. J.Heldman 6-1 6-2
Melville [9] d. Durr [7] 1-6 6-0 6-2
Teeguarden d. Goolagong [2] 7-5 6-1
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Quarters
King [1] d. Wade [8] 6-2 7-5
Court [5] d. Casals [4] 6-4 4-6 6-4
Evert [3] d. Morozova 3-6 6-3 7-6
Melville [9] d. Teeguarden 6-0 6-2

Semis
King [1] d. Court [5] 6-4 6-4
Melville [9] d. Evert [3] 6-4 6-2

Final
King [1] d. Melville [9] 6-3 7-5
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*Note the odd addition of a Preliminary Round-which included seeds!
*World Tennis has Gunter d Gail Chanfreau in the 1R by 6-0 6-1. Newpapers (including the NYT) list Aschner. We have gone with Aschner as the probable result, though it is known she lost to Penny Moor in the last round of qualifying. Could she have been a lucky loser?

Liem=maiden name of Sugiarto
Kemmer=maiden name of Shaw.

The first big upset came early, as Nancy Gunter lost to fellow baseliner Kazuko Sawamatsu, who ran Nancy to death from corner to corner then dropshotted her. Evonne Goolagong's debut at the US Open was a short run. Goolagong led Pam Teeguarden 5-4 40-15 when she was beaten by 2 powerful forehands. The Aussie got only 1 more game as she went down "slow of foot, languid in manner, and lost in some dreamworld of her own."

Casals had Court on the ropes in their quarter. Margaret's husband Barry had to take their crying baby out of the stadium-and it looked as if Court was going to be crying as Casals led 4-2 15-40 on the Aussie's serve in the third. Ah, but the champ in Court then pulled out the stops, even if she did slip twice on the slippery grass,once with her racquet flying out of her hands. Meanwhile Rosie "wilted on the brink of victory", double faulting to end the match.

Morozova threw it all at Evert-mixing up "nothing balls" with forays to the net. "No two returns were alike". Evert turned the tide and seemed to have it won, leasing 5-2 in the 3rd, when the Russian stormed back with flashing forehands to surge to 6-5. Chrissie barely survived by sweeping the tiebreak. "It had been a sparkling, thrilling. memorable contest. It was voted the women's match of tournament.

Wade "fought like to tigress" vs. King, but could only manage to fend off 5 match points before going down.

'The two semis were contrasts in style and personality. King-Court was full of robust, forceful, all-court attack, while the Kerry Melville-Chrissie envcounter was all-femininity, reminiscent of the 1930's in it's baseline exchanges."

King was more consistent in her attack-Court made too many forehand errors to keep up. Kerry's "forceful forehand" had Evert on the move, throwing in the occasional drop shot to take Chris out of her groove. Evert got to almost every one, only to have Kerry rocket a passing shot by her. Melville's win shocked the stadium, who were xpecting a Billie Jean-Chris final.

Chrissie-mania was more subdued than in 1971, but the women (and the Open) were still big attractions in large part because of her. When there were complaints about the women getting "too much exposure" Chris and her sister Jeanne were scheduled for an outside court "there was nearly a riot". All of singles matches were in the stadium.

The final was closer than any of King's other matches, but her serve was too much for Kerry, who almost capitalized on the strong wind that sprang up in the second set. Melville had leads of 4-3 and 5-4 but couldn't break.

The potted grass at Forest Hills is finally prompting open calls to move to a clay surface. Some are even advocating taking the Open from FH because the facility is getting old and too cramped to handle the crowds.

King won a Pinto Station wagon, which was driven into the stadium during the trophy ceremony. After winning the 3 biigest slams one writer declared King "must certainly be included among the handful of tennis immortals." With the rule on non-white discarded BJ won with a "see-through" dress and bright blue sneakers. In her press conference afterwards King threatens a boycott of next year's open if the prize money isn't distributed more equally. She got $10,000 for her victroy compared to Ilie Nastase's $25,000.

First Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Hawcroft/Sandberg 6-1 6-1
Garcia/Heldman d. Hudson-Beck/Minford 6-2 7-5
Overton/Ziegenfuss d. Schweikert/Schweikert 6-2 6-3
C. Evert/J. Evert d. Redondo/Tenney 6-1 6-3

Goolagong/Hunt [3] d. Metcalf/Pegel 6-1 6-0
Blake/Janet Cooper d. Appleby/O'Shaughnessy 7-6 5-7 6-3
Harris/Melville d. Aschner/P. Austin 6-1 6-1
Gilchrist/Walsh d. Bostrom/Lebedeff 6-2 5-7 6-3

Fleming/Kiyomura d. Doerner/Pattison 6-7 7-6 6-3
Kirk/Pretouris d. Beaven/Burton 6-4 6-4
M. Cooper/Downs d. Kroshina/Tuero 6-4 6-3
Durr/Stove [4] d. Gourlay/Krantzcke walkover

Emanuel/Martinez d. Fuchs/Pinto Bravo 6-0 6-1
Hogan/Morozova d. Anthony/Teeguarden 5-7 6-3 7-5
Bonicelli/I. Fernandez d. DuPont/Schallau 6-4 6-3
Casals/King [1] d. Louie/Roussouw 6-1 6-0
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Second Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Garcia/Heldman 6-0 6-1
Overton/Ziegenfuss d. C. Evert/J. Evert 6-4 6-1
Goolagong/Hunt [3] d. Blake/Janet Cooper 6-1 6-0
Harris/Melville d. Gilchrist/Walsh 6-4 6-2

Kirk/Pretouris d. Fleming/Kiyomura 6-4 7-6
Durr/Stove [4] d. M. Cooper/Downs 7-5 6-4
Hogan/Morozova d. Emanuel/Martinez 6-2 6-4
Casals/King [1] d. Bonicelli/I. Fernandez 7-6 6-4
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Quarters
Court/Wade [2] d. Overton/Ziegenfuss 6-4 6-3
Goolagong/Hunt [3] d. Harris/Melville 6-2 7-5
Durr/Stove [4] d. Kirk/Pretouris 7-5 7-5
Casals/King [1] d. Hogan/Morozova 4-6 6-3 6-2

Semis
Court/Wade [2] d. Goolagong/Hunt [3] 7-6 7-5
Durr/Stove [4] d. Casals/King [1] 7-6 3-6 6-4

Final
Durr/Stove [4] d. Court/Wade [2] 6-3 1-6 6-3
 
#88 · (Edited by Moderator)
1973

Preliminary Round
Kathy May d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Uraguay) 4-6 7-6 6-3
Isabel Fernandez (Columbia) d. Lesley Charles (GB) 6-1 6-1
Laurie Fleming d. Linda Rupert 6-1 6-1
Laura DuPont d. Brenda Kirk (SA) 6-7 6-0 6-2
Pam Teeguarden d. Ingrid Bentzer (Sweden) 6-3 6-2
Nancy Gunter d. Kathy Kuykendall 6-3 6-4
Kristien Kemmer d. Mona Schallau 6-4 6-7 6-3
Marina Kroshina (USSR) d. Janet Newberry 6-2 4-6 6-4
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First Round
Billie Jean King [1] d. Peggy Michel 6-2 6-3
Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Sharon Walsh 6-2 6-2
Janice Metcalf d. Kery Harris (Aus) 5-7 6-1 6-4
Julie Heldman d. Laurie Tenney 6-1 6-4

Olga Morozova (USSR) [8] d. Sue Stap 6-3 6-0
Sally Greer d. Francoise Durr (Frn) 6-7 4-3 retired
Leslie Bowrey (Aus) d. Pat Bostrom 6-4 6-1
Helga Mastoff (Ger) d. Marcie Louie 6-4 6-1

Evonne Goolagong(Aus) [4] d. Barbara Downs 6-1 6-0
Robin Tenney d. Mary Hamm 1-6 6-3 6-3
Val Ziegenfuss d. Tory Fretz 6-3 6-2
Jeanne Evert d. Janet Haas 6-2 6-2

Kerry Melville (Aus) [5] d. Ann Kiyomura 2-6 6-4 7-6
Laura Rossouw (SA) d. Wendy Paish (Aus) 2-6 7-5 6-3
I. Fernandez d. May 6-3 3-6 7-6
Fleming d. DuPont 6-4 6-2

Kemmer d. Kroshina 7-6 6-2
Gunter d. Teeguarden 4-6 7-5 6-2
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jpn) d. Nancy Ornstein 6-2 6-2
Rosie Casals [6] d. Kate Latham 6-3 6-3

Julie Anthony d. Patti Hogan 6-4 6-1
Betty Stove (Neth) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus) 6-0 -64
Marita Redondo d. Jackie Fayter (GB) 6-2 6-2
Chris Evert [3] d. Rayni Fox 6-3 6-3

Veronica Burton d. Martina Navratilova (CZ) 5-7 6-1 6-3
Janet Young (Aus) d. Sue Mehmedbasich 7-5 6-7 6-1
Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Patty Shoolman 7-6 6-1
Virginia Wade (GB) [7] d. Glynis Coles (GB) 6-4 7-6

Ilana Kloss (SA) d. Yevgenia Birukova (USSR) 6-4 6-3
Marcy O'Keefe d. Lindsey Beaven (GB) 7-6 6-4
Ceci Martinez d. Wendy Overton 6-1 6-1
Margaret Court (Aus) [2] d. Pat Pretouris (SA) 6-1 6-2
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Second Round
King [1] d. Krantzcke 6-3 6-1
Heldman d. Metcalf 6-7 7-6 6-3
Morozova [8] d. Greer 6-2 6-2
Mastoff d. Bowrey 7-6 6-3

Golagong [4] d. R. Tenney 6-0 6-3
J. Evert d. Ziegenfuss 6-3 6-2
Melville [5] d. Roussouw 6-4 6-3
I. Fernandez d. Fleming 6-7 6-2 6-4

Kemmer d. Gunter 6-4 6-3
Casals [6] d. Sawamatsu 3-6 6-1 6-2
Anthony d. Stove 6-3 1-6 6-4
Evert [3] d. Redondo 6-2 6-2

Burton d. Young 6-2 6-3
Wade [7] d. Hunt 6-3 6-4
Kloss d. O'Keefe 6-2 6-1
Court [2] d. Martinez 6-0 6-1
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Third Round
Heldman d. King [1] 3-6 6-4 6-1
Mastoff d. Morozova [8] 5-7 6-4 6-2
Goolagong [3] d. J. Evert 6-2 6-1
Melville [5] d. I. Fernandez 6-2 6-4

Casals [6] d. Kemmer 6-3 6-3
Evert [3] d. Anthony 6-4 6-4
Wade [7] d. Burton 6-1 6-3
Court [2] d. Kloss 6-1 6-4
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Quarters
Mastoff d. Heldman 6-3 6-3
Goolagong [4] d. Melville [5] 6-3 7-5
Evert [3] d. Casals [6] 6-1 7-5
Court [2] d. Wade [7] 7-6 7-6

Semis
Goolagong [4] d. Mastoff 6-1 4-6 6-4
Court [2] d. Evert [3] 7-5 2-6 6-2

Final
Court [2] d. Goolagong [4] 7-5 5-7 6-2
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Note: Althea Gibson entered the qualifying, but withdrew before her first match.

First Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Metcalf/Jane Stratton 6-1 6-0
Bowrey/Graebner d. Doerner/Pattison 6-3 6-4
Harris/Melville d. J. Evert/Haas 6-2 7-5
Gourlay/Kirk d. J. Russell/L. Tenney 6-2 6-3

Goolagong/Young [4] d. Biryukova/Kroshina 6-3 6-2
Kiyomura/Redondo d. Bonicelli/I. Fernandez 7-6 6-3
Krantzcke/Overton d. Hogan/Walsh 7-5 7-6
Fretz/Heldman d. DuPont/Kemmer 6-4 6-4

Newberry/Teeguarden d. Greer/Rupert 6-1 7-5
C. Evert/Morozova d. Kuykendall/Roussouw 6-3 6-2
Fukuoka/Sawamatsu d. Althea Gibson/Darlene Hard 4-6 7-5 6-1
Durr/Stove [3] d. Louie/Joy Schwikert 6-1 7-5

Anthony/Schallau d. Fayter/Giscafre 6-1 6-1
Michel/Ziegenfuss d. Carrie Fleming/L. Fleming 6-3 7-6
Kloss/Pretouris d. Charles/Coles 7-5 6-2
Casals/King [1] d. Hunt/Navratilova 7-5 6-0
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Second Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Bowrey/Graebner 6-1 6-3
Harris/Melville d. Gourlay/Kirk 6-2 6-2
Goolagong/Young [4] d. Kiyomura/Redondo 6-0 2-6 6-0
Krantzcke/Overton d. Fretz/Heldman 6-4 6-2

C. Evert/Morozova d. Newberry/Teeguarden 6-4 6-2
Durr/Stove [3] d. Fukuoka/Sawamatsu 6-3 6-3
Anthony/Schallau d. Michel/Ziegenfuss 6-2 7-6
Casals/King [1] d. Kloss/Pretouris 6-1 2-6 6-0
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Quarters
Court/Wade [2] d. Harris/Melville 7-6 6-3
Goolagong/Young [4] d. Krantzcke/Overton 3-6 6-4 7-5
C. Evert/Morozova d. Durr/Stove [3] 5-7 7-5 6-1
Casals/King [1] d. Anthony/Schallau 6-7 7-6 6-1

Semis
Court/Wade [2] d. Goolagong/Young [4] 6-0 6-4
Casals/King [1] d. C. Evert/Morozova 6-2 6-1

Final
Court/Wade [2] d. Casals/King [1] 3-6 6-3 7-5
 
#89 · (Edited by Moderator)
1974

Dates:August 28-September 9Venue: Forest Hills, New York City, New York, United States
Surface: Grass

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Singles (Draw=64)

1st Round

Billie Jean King [2] d. Isabel Fernandez (Col) 6-2 6-2
Sharon Walsh d. Robin Tenney 6-3 6-3
Pam Teeguarden d. Wendy Overton 6-3 6-1
Betsy Nagelsen d. Marie Neumanova (Cz) 6-7 6-2 6-3
Mariana Simionescu (Rom) d. Donna Ganz 7-5 7-6
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus) d. Laura DuPont 6-1 6-2
Ilana Kloss (SA) d. Janet Newberry 6-2 4-6 7-5
Rosie Casals [6] d. Barbara Downs (Aus) 6-2 6-2

Evonne Goolagong (Aus) [5] d. Jeanne Evert 6-3 6-0
Tine Zwaan (Neth) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 1-6 6-2 6-3
Paulina Peisachov (Isr) d. Lesley Charles (GB) 6-2 7-5
Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger) d. Laurie Fleming 6-1 6-0
Ceci Martinez d. Kathy Kuykendall 6-7 6-1 6-4
Carrie Meyer d. Julie Anthony 6-4 6-2
Kate Latham d. Sue Stap 6-4 6-2
Kerry Melville (Aus) [4] d. Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo (Arg) 4-0 retired

Martina Navratilova (Cz) d. Rayni Fox [Alt] 3-6 7-5 7-6
Betty Stove (Neth) d. Nathalie Fuchs (Fra) 6-4 6-2
Janet Young (Aus) d. Jackie Fayter 6-2 6-1
Julie Heldman d. Marcie Louie 6-0 6-1
Trish Faulkner def. Virginia Ruzici (Rom) 2-6 6-3 6-3
Nancy Gunter d. Chris O'Neil (Aus) 6-1 2-6 6-2
Ann Kiyomura d. Peggy Michel 6-3 6-0
Virginia Wade (GB) [7] d. Mona Guerrant 6-1 6-1

Lesley Hunt (Aus) [8] d. Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) 6-4 7-5
Mima Jausovec (Yug) d. Kristien Kemmer 6-4 6-2
Francoise Durr (Fra) d. Janet Haas 6-3 6-4
Sue Mappin (GB) d. Lea Antonoplis 3-6 6-3 6-2
Lindsey Beaven (GB) d. Helle Sparre (Den) 6-4 4-6 6-0
Patti Hogan d. Sally Greer 6-2 6-0
Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Raquel Giscafre (Arg) 1-6 6-2 6-2
Chris Evert [1] d. Gail Chanfreau (Fra) 6-1 6-1

2nd Round

King [2] d. Walsh 6-0 6-1
Nagelsen d. Teeguarden 6-3 6-3
Fromholtz d. Simionescu 1-6 6-2 6-4
Casals [6] d. Kloss 6-3 6-4
Navratilova d. Stove 6-2 6-2
Heldman d. Young 2-6 6-3 6-4
Gunter d. Faulkner 4-6 6-1 6-3
Kiyomura d. Wade [7] 7-6 2-6 7-5

Goolagong [5] d. Zwaan 6-1 6-2
Ebbinghaus d. Peisachov 4-6 7-5 7-5
Meyer d. Martinez 7-6 6-4
Melville [4] d. Latham 6-3 7-6
Hunt [8] d. Jausovec 6-2 6-3
Mappin d. Durr 7-5 7-6
Hogan d. Beaven 6-1 6-2
Evert [1] d. Gourlay 6-1 6-1

3rd Round

King [2] d. Nagelsen 6-4 6-2
Casals [6] d. Fromholtz 7-6 6-2
Heldman d. Navratilova 6-4 6-4
Gunter d. Kiyomura 6-2 6-2

Goolagong [5] d. Ebbinghaus 6-0 6-0
Melville [4] d. Meyer 7-6 1-6 6-1
Hunt [8] d. Mappin 6-2 6-0
Evert [1] d. Hogan 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

King [2]d. Casals [6] 6-1 7-6
Heldman d. Gunter 7-5 7-6
Goolagong [5] d. Melville [4] 6-4 7-5
Evert [1] d. Hunt [8] 7-6 6-3

Semifinals

King [2] d. Heldman 2-6 6-3 6-1
Goolagong [5] d. Evert [1] 6-0 6-7 6-3

Final

Billie Jean King [2] d. Evonne Goolagong [5] 3-6 6-3 7-5

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Doubles (Draw=32)

1st Round

Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King [2] d. Lindsey Beaven (GB)/Lindsay Blachford (GB) 6-1 6-1
Virginia Ruzici (Rom)/Mariana Simionescu (Rom) d. Barbara Downs (Aus)/Kristy Pigeon 6-4 6-3
Elly Appel (Neth)/Tine Zwaan (Neth) d. Marie Neumanova (Cz)/Laurie Tenney 6-1 6-4
Pat Bostrom/Wendy Overton d. Sally Greer/Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) 6-3 6-4
Tory Fretz/Ceci Martinez d. Laura DuPont/Kathy Harter 6-4 6-4
Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)/Julie Heldman 4-6 6-2 6-3
Jackie Fayter (GB)/Patti Hogan d. Maria Bueno (Bra)/Laurie Fleming 7-6 6-4
Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Karen Krantzcke (Aus) [4] d. Brigitte Cuypers (SA)/Sue Stap 6-3 6-3

Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) [3] d. Jeanne Evert/Kathy Kuykendall 7-5 6-1
Carrie Meyer/Helle Viragh (Den) d. Mima Jausovec (Yug)/Robin Tenney 6-4 4-6 6-3
Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Martina Navratilova (Cz) d. Chris O'Neil (Aus)/Jenny Walker (Aus) 6-4 7-5
Janet Newberry/Sharon Walsh d. Trish Faulkner/Janet Haas 6-3 7-5
Rayni Fox/Mona Schallau d. Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Janet Young (Aus) 7-6 6-4
Kathy May/Pam Teeguarden d. Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger)/Kate Latham 6-4 6-2
Lesley Charles/Sue Mappin d. Ann Kiyomura/Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 7-6
Evonne Goolagong (Aus)/Peggy Michel [1] d. Kristien Kemmer/Ilana Kloss (SA) 6-1 4-6 6-4

2nd Round

Casals/King [2] d. Ruzici/Simionescu 6-1 6-3
Bostrom/Overton d. Appel/Zwaan 6-2 6-0
Hunt/Wade d. Fretz/Martinez 7-5 6-4
Gourlay/Krantzcke [4] d. Fayter/Hogan 6-3 6-3

Durr/Stove [3] d. Meyer/Staar 7-6 7-6
Giscafre/Navratilova d. Newberry/Walsh 4-6 7-5 6-2
Fox/Schallau d. May/Teeguarden 6-2 6-3
Goolagong/Michel [1] d. Charles/Mappin 6-3 2-6 6-4

Quarterfinals

Casals/King [2] d. Bostrom/Overton 6-4 6-4
Hunt/Wade d. Gourlay/Krantzcke [4] 7-6 6-4
Durr/Stove [3] d. Giscafre/Navratilova 6-0 6-2
Goolagong/Michel [1] d. Fox/Schallau 4-6 6-2 6-2

Semifinals

Casals/King [2] d. Hunt/Wade 6-1 5-7 6-1
Durr/Stove [3] d. Goolagong/Michel [1] 6-3 5-7 6-4

Final

Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King [2] d. Francoise Durr/Betty Stove [3] 7-6 6-7 6-4

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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

1st Round

Virginia Wade (GB)/Alex Metreveli (USSR) [2] d. Kristy Pigeon/Thomaz Koch (Bra) default
Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Ray Keldie d. Lindsey Beaven (GB)/Jacob Akindele 6-0 6-1
Rayni Fox/Gene Scott d. Sue Hagey/Raul Ramirez (Mex) 7-6 2-6 7-5
Peggy Michel/Jasjit Singh (Ind) d. Pat Bostrom/Steve Messmer 6-4 3-6 6-2
Chris Evert/Jimmy Connors [3] d. Ronin Tenney/Billy Martin 6-1 7-6
Ruta Gerulaitus/Vitus Gerulaitus d. Kathy May/Vijay Amritraj (Ind) 6-4 6-4
Kerry Melville (Aus)/Grover Reid d. Jeanne Evert/Spencer Segura 6-3 6-3
Sue Stap/Ray Ruffels (Aus) d. Laurie Tenney/Paul Kronk 6-4 7-6

Pam Teeguarden/Geoff Masters (Aus) d. Mariana Simionescu (Rom)/Teimuraz Kakulia (USSR) 6-3 6-1
Pat McClenaughan (GB)/Butch Seewagen d. Justina Bricka/Dick Horowitz 6-4 6-2
Lesley Charles (GB)/Mark Farrell [4] d. Maria Bueno (Bra)/Ham Richardson 6-1 7-6
Donna Stockton/Dick Stockton d. Patti Hogan/Paul Sulllivan 6-4 6-2
Marjorie Gengler/Stan Smith d. Betty Stove (Neth)/Don Candy (Aus) 6-4 6-2
Martina Navratilova (Cz)/Mike Estep d. Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Dick Crealy (Aus) 6-4 6-2
Billie Jean King/Owen Davidson (Aus) [1] d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Hank Irvine 6-7 6-4 6-3

2nd Round

Giscafre/Keldie d. Wade/Metreveli [2] 4-6 6-4 6-2
Fox/Scott d. Michel/Singh 6-2 7-6
Evert/Connors [3] d. Gerulaitus/Gerulaitus 6-3 6-4
Stap/Ruffels d. Melville/Reid 5-7 6-3 6-2

Teeguarden/Masters d. McClenaughan/Seewagen 6-3 6-4
Charles/Farrell [4] d. Taylor/Taylor 6-3 6-2
Stockton/Stockton d. Gengler/Smith 6-3 6-4
King/Davidson [1] d. Navratilova/Estep 6-3 6-7 6-4

Quarterfinals

Giscafre/Keldie d. Fox/Scott 6-2 6-3
Evert/Connors [3] d. Stap/Ruffels 6-3 6-1
Teeguarden/Masters d. Charles/Farrell [4] 3-6 6-4 7-5
King/Davidson [1] d. Stockton/Stockton 7-5 4-6 6-4

Semifinals

Evert/Connors [3] d. Giscafre/Keldie 7-6 7-5
Teeguarden/Masters d. King/Davidson [1] 7-6 6-4

Final

Pam Teeguarden/Geoff Masters d. Chris Evert/Jimmy Connors [3] 6-1 7-6


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Draw Notes:

#3 seed Olga Morozova withdrew, replaced by Rayni Fox.

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Sources:


1975 World of Tennis [pages 61-71]

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Summary
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#90 · (Edited by Moderator)
1975

1st Round
Chris Evert[1)] def. Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-0
Natasha Chmyreva def. Terry Holladay 7-6 2-6 6-3
Wendy Overton def. Patricia Hogan 4-6 6-0 6-1
Cynthia Doerner def. Lesley Charles 7-6 1-6 6-2

Greer Stevens def. Julie Anthony 7-6 6-3
Sue Barker def. Sandy Stap 3-6 6-1 6-3
Kerry Melville def. Michele Gurdal 6-0 6-1
Francoise Durr[7] def. Renata Tomanova 6-1 6-1

Martina Navratilova[3] def. Sue Mappin 6-3 6-3
Joanne Russell def. Ilana Kloss 6-0 6-2
Kathy May def. Laura Dupont 7-6 6-1
Donna Ganz def. Sharon Walsh 6-4 6-4

Janet Newberry def. Gail Chanfreau 6-2 6-4
Dianne Fromholtz def. Marcie Louie 6-2 6-2
Betty Stove def. Marita Redondo 6-1 6-4
Margaret Court[5] def. Nathalie Fuchs 6-2 6-0

Julie Heldman[8] def. Sue Stap 6-3 7-5
Kazuko Sawamatsu def. Candy Reynolds 6-4 6-0
Linky Boshoff def. Jenny Dimond 6-2 6-2
Jeanne Evert def. Glynis Coles 6-3 4-6 6-1

Valerie Ziegenfuss def. Lindsey Beaven 6-3 6-4
Tine Zwaan def. Brigette Cuypers 3-6 7-5 7-6
Mona Schallau def. Nancy Gunter 3-6 6-4 6-4
Evonne Goolagong[4] def. Peggy Michel 6-0 6-0

Olga Morozova[6] def. Mima Jausovec 7-5 3-6 6-1
Pam Teeguarden def. Maria-Teresa Nasuelli 6-4 6-3
Katja Ebbinghaus def. Virginia Ruzici 6-3 5-7 6-2
Helen Gourlay def. Raquel Giscafre 7-5 6-4

Beth Norton def. Fiorella Bonicelli 6-0 0-6 7-6 (4)
Carrie Meyer def. Maria-Isabel Fernandez 6-2 6-0
Marina Kroschina def. Rosie Casals 6-4 6-2
Virginia Wade[2] def. Kate Latham 6-1 6-1
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2nd Round
Evert[1] def. Chmyreva 6-0 6-3
Overton def. Doerner 6-1 6-1
Stevens def. Barker 6-0 6-7 6-4
Melville def. Durr[7] 6-3 6-0

Navratilova[3] def. Russell 6-2 3-6 6-2
May def. Ganz 6-2 6-2
Newberry def. Fromholtz 7-6 6-4
Court[5] def. Stove 5-7 6-2 6-1

K.Sawamatsu def. J.Heldman[8] 6-4 6-1
Boshoff def. J.Evert 6-3 6-1
Ziegenfuss def. Zwaan 3-6 6-2 7-6
Goolagong(4) def. Schallau 6-3 6-1

Teeguarden def. Morozova[6] 4-6 6-2 7-6
Ebbinghaus def. Gourlay 6-4 7-5
Norton def. Meyer 7-5 1-6 6-2
Wade[2] def. Kroschina 6-1 6-3
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3rd Round
Evert[1] def. Overton 6-0 6-1
Melville def. Stevens 4-6 6-4 6-4
Navratilova[3] def. May 6-3 6-0
Court[5] def. Newberry 7-5 6-3

K.Sawamatsu def. Boshoff 6-2 7-6
Goolagong[4] def. Ziegenfuss 6-3 6-2
Ebbinghaus def. Teeguarden 6-0 6-3
Wade[2] def. Norton 4-6 6-4 6-3
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Quarters
Evert[1] def. Melville 6-2 6-1
Navratilova[3] def. Court[5] 6-2 6-4
Goolagong[4] def. K.Sawamatsu 7-6 7-5
Wade[2] def. Ebbinghaus 6-3 6-0

Semis
Evert[1] def. Navratilova[3] 6-4 6-4
Goolagong[4] def. Wade[2] 7-5 6-1

Final
Evert[1] def. Goolagong[4] 5-7 6-4 6-2

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First Round
Evert/Navratilova d. Chanfreau/Heldman 6-2 6-4
Charles/Mappin d. Bonicelli/I.Fernandez 7-6 7-6
Barker/Coles d. Fox/Schallau 6-4 7-6
Kemmer/Stap d. Bentzer/Wikstedt 7-5 4-6 6-4

Casals/King d. Newberry/Teeguarden 6-3 6-2
Boshoff/Kloss d. J.Evert/Stap 6-1 6-1
Kiyomura/Sawamatsu d. Ganz/Gurdal 6-3 6-3
Russell/Stratton d. Cuypers/Gourlay 6-3 6-1

Jausovec/Ruzici d. Fromholtz/Tomonova 6-7 6-4 6-3
Anthony/Morozova d. Overton/Ziegenfuss 6-2 6-2
Bostrom/Meyer d. Hunt/Jones 1-6 6-4 6-4
Court/Wade d. Doerner/Paish 6-3 6-0

Hogan/Stevens d. Dupont/Turnbull 6-2 6-4
Cawley/Michel d. Beaven/Stark 7-5 6-0
Chmyreva/Kroschina d. Giscafre/Zwaan 6-7 6-2 6-2
Durr/Stove d. Bueno/Marsikova 7-6 6-2
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Second Round
Evert/Navratilova d. Charles/Mappin 6-4 2-6 6-2
Barker/Coles d. Kemmer/Stap 0-6 6-1 6-4
Casals/King d. Boshoff/Kloss 6-2 6-2
Russell/Stratton d. Kiyomura/Sawamatsu 6-3 6-3

Anthony/Morozova d. Jausovec/Ruzici 7-6 7-6
Court/Wade d. Bostrom/Meyer 7-5 6-1
Hogan/Stevens d. Cawley/Michel 5-7 6-4 6-2
Durr/Stove d. Chmyreva/Kroschina 3-6 6-2 6-2
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Quarters
Evert/Navratilova d. Barker/Coles w/o
Casals/King d. Russell/Stratton 6-2 6-1
Court/Wade d. Anthony/Morozova 6-1 6-4
Durr/Stove d. Hogan/Stevens 6-4 6-4

Semis
Casals/King d. Evert/Navratilova 3-6 6-4 6-1
Court/Wade d. Durr/Stove 6-1 6-2

Final
Court/Wade d. Casals/King 7-5 2-6 7-6
 
#91 · (Edited by Moderator)
1976

Dates: September 1 to September 11
Venue: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, New York, United States.
Surface: Clay (Har-Tru)

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Singles (Draw=96)

Chris Evert [1]-bye
Greer Stevens (SA)-bye
Glynis Coles (GB)-bye
Mary Struthers-bye
Sue Barker (GB) [9]-bye
Sharon Walsh-bye
Helen Gourlay (Aus)-bye
Michelle Tyler (GB)-bye

Olga Morozova (USSR)[8]-bye
Pam Teeguarden-bye
Kathy Kuykendall-bye
Sally Moore-bye
Natasha Chymreva (USSR) [13]-bye
Lesley Hunt (Aus)-bye
Renata Tomanova (Cz)-bye
Sue Mehmedbasich-bye

Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d. Wendy Turnbull (Aus) 6-1 6-2
Mima Jausovec (Yug) d. Cynthia Doerner (Aus) 6-3 6-1
Ruta Gerulaitus d. Laurie Tenney 6-2 6-1
Mariana Simionescu (Rom) d. Sue Stap 6-2 1-6 6-1
Julie Anthony d. Betty Stove (Neth) [16] 6-4 6-3
Marcie Louie d. Janice Metcalf 6-3 5-7 6-4
Jackie Fayter (GB) d. Barbara Hallquist 4-6 6-3 6-4
Lele Forood d. Peanut Louie 5-7 7-5 7-5

Nancy Richey [5] d. Kathy Harter 6-3 7-6
Virginia Ruzici (Rom)d. Ilana Kloss (SA) 6-4 6-4
Ingrid Bentzer (Swe) d. Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) 6-1 7-5
Racquel Giscafre(Arg) d. Wendy Paish (Aus) 6-0 6-3
Kathy May d. Mona Guerrant [11] 3-6 6-4 7-6
Beth Norton d. Candy Reynolds 6-0 6-1
Marcy O'Keefe d. Peggy Michel 6-1 7-5
Lea Antopolis d. Karen Susman 6-4 6-4

Jeanne Evert d. Rayni Fox 6-0 6-3
Wendy Overton d. Diane Desfor (Aus) 6-0 7-5
Ann Kiyomura d. Sally Greer 6-1 6-4
Laura Dupont d. Carrie Mayer [14] 6-4 6-0
Gail Lovera (Fra) d. Isabel Fernandez (Col) 6-2 6-1
Mary Hamm d. Marita Redondo 6-2 7-6
Zenda Liess d. Bettyann Stuart 6-0 6-2
Kerry Reid (Aus) [7] d. Linda Thomas 6-3 6-1

JoAnne Russell d. Lynn Epstein 6-1 7-6
Roberta Stark d. Florenta Mihai (Rom) 6-2 7-5
Iris Riedel (Ger) d. Tine Zwaan (Neth) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus) [10] d. Michele Gurdal (Bel) 6-1 6-1
Betsy Nagelson d. Linky Boshoff (SA) 7-5 6-3
Brigitte Cuypers (SA) d. Robin Tenney 7-5 6-2
Bunny Bruning d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru) 6-3 6-2
Janet Newberry d. Martina Navratilova [3] 1-6 6-4 6-3

Kristien Shaw-bye
Marise Kruger(SA)-bye
Terry Holladay[15]-bye
Pat Medrado (Bra)-bye
Maria Bueno (Bra) bye
Lindsey Beaven (GB)-bye
Rosie Casals [6]-bye
Annette DuPlooy (SA)-bye

Elly Vessies (Neth)-bye
Nancy Yeargin-bye
Francoise Durr (Fra) [12]-bye
Sabina Simmonds (Ita)-bye
Regina Marsikova(Cz)-bye
Stephanie Tolleson-bye
Val Ziegenfuss-bye
Evonne Goolagong (Aus) [2]-bye

2nd Round

Evert [1] d. Stevens 6-1 6-0
Coles d. Struthers 3-6 7-5 7-5
Barker [9] d. Walsh 6-1 6-1
Gourlay d. Tyler 7-6 6-4
Morozova [8] d. Teeguarden 6-1 6-1
Kuykendall d. Moore 6-1 6-3
Chymreva [12] d. Hunt 7-5 5-7 6-3
Tomanova d. Mehmedbasich 6-1 6-3

Jausovec d. Wade [3] 6-3 6-3
Gerulaitus d. Simionescu 6-3 2-6 6-1
Mc.Louie d. Anthony 6-7 6-3 6-2
Fayter d. Forood 6-7 6-3 6-2
Ruzici d. Richey [5] 3-6 7-6 7-5
Bentzer d. Giscafre 6-3 6-2
Norton d. May 3-6 6-4 6-0
Antopolis d. O'Keefe 6-3 6-4

Overton d. J. Evert 6-1 6-1
Kiyomura d. Dupont 6-3 6-2
Hamm d. Lovera 7-5 6-2
Liess d. Reid [7] 5-5 retired
Russell d. Stark 6-1 6-4
Fromholtz [10] d. Riedel 6-1 6-2
Nagelson d. Cuypers 6-3 6-3
Newberry d. Bruning 6-3 7-5

Shaw d. Kruger 6-3 6-3
Holladay [15] d. Medrado 6-3 6-3
Bueno d. Beaven 2-6 6-1 6-1
Casals [6] d. Duplooy 7-5 1-6 7-5
Vessies d. Yeargin 6-1 6-3
Durr [12] d. Simmonds 6-0 6-3
Marsikova d. Tolleson 6-1 6-2
Goolagong [2] d. Ziegenfuss 6-3 6-1

3rd Round

Evert [1] d. Coles 6-0 6-0
Barker [9] d. Gourlay 6-4 6-0
Kuykendall d. Morozova [8] 6-4 6-3
Chymreva [13] d. Tomanova 6-2 6-3
Jausovec d. Gerulaitus 6-4 6-2
M. Louie d. Fayter 6-4 7-6
Ruzici d. Bentzer 7-6 6-2
Norton d. Antopolis 6-1 6-4

Overton d. Kiyomura 6-1 6-2
Liess d. Hamm 6-4 6-2
Fromholtz [10] d. Russell 6-4 6-4
Newberry d. Nagelson 7-5 3-6 6-2
Holladay [15] d. Shaw 4-6 7-5 6-3
Casals [6]d. Bueno 7-5 6-0
Durr [12] d. Vessies 2-6 6-4 6-3
Goolagong [2]d. Marsikova 7-6 6-3

4th Round

Evert [1] d. Barker [9]6-1 6-0
Chymreva [13] d. Kuykendall 3-6 6-4 6-3
Jausovec d. M Louie 6-0 1-0 retired.
Ruzici d. Norton 6-3 6-3

Liess d. Overton 6-3 6-4
Fromholtz [10] d. Newberry 6-2 6-4
Casals [6] d. Holladay [15] 7-5 6-1
Goolagong [2]d. Durr [12] 6-2 6-0

Quarterfinals

Evert [1] d. Chymreva [13] 6-1 6-2
Jausovec d. Ruzici 6-2 6-1
Fromholtz [10] d. Liess 6-1 6-3
Goolagong [2] d. Casals [6] 6-1 6-2

Semifinals

Evert [1] d. Jausovec 6-3 6-1
Goolagong [2] d. Fromholtz [10] 7-6 6-0

Final

Chris Evert [1] d. Evonne Goolagong [2] 6-3 6-0

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Source:

World Tennis

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Summary:

All of the women must submit to a chromosome test to ensure their gender-a result of the Renee Richards transsexual controversy rocking the women's tour. Organizers heave a sigh of relief when Evert shows up. Just days before the start of play it was feared she would default due to an inflamed tendon that had her middle finger in a splint.
 
#92 · (Edited by Moderator)
1976 2r-F

Doubles (Draw=48)

1st Round

Billie Jean King/Betty Stove (Neth) [1]-bye
Julie Anthony/Val Ziegenfuss-bye
Vicki Kerr (Aus)/Pam Whytcross (Aus)-bye
Michele Gurdal (Bel)/Nana Sato (Jap)-bye
Linky Boshoff (SA)/Ilana Kloss (SA) [5]-bye
Bev Buckley/Jean Nachand-bye
Lynn Epstein/Lele Forood-bye
Cathy Beene/Linda Thomas-bye

Rosie Casals/Francoise Durr (Fra) [4] d. Kathy Harter/Marise Kruger (SA) 6-1 6-3
Diane Desfor/Gretchen Galt d. Marcy O'Keefe/Nancy Yeargin 6-1 6-3
Sherry Acker/Anne Smith d. Zenda Liess/Michelle Tyler (GB) 6-3 6-3
Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Gail Lovera (Fra) d. Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Marcie Louie 6-4 6-3
Carrie Meyer/Wendy Overton[7] d. Brigette Cuypers(SA)/Annette DuPlooy (SA) 5-7 6-3 6-1
Sue Mehmedbasich/Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) d. Jackie Fayter (GB)/Wendy Paish (Aus) 6-3 4-6 6-1
Bettyann Stuart/Pam Teeguarden d. Aleida Spex/Mary Struthers 6-3 6-0
Mima Jausovec (Yug)/Virginia Ruzici (Rom) d. Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Renate Tomanova 2-6 6-3 6-4

Kristien Shaw/Stephanie Tolleson d. Ruta Gerulaitus/Sue Stap 1-6 6-1 7-6
Terry /Paula Smith d.Ceci Martinez/Mary Hamm 6-4 6-2
Rayni Fox/Kathy Kuykendall d. Sally Greer/Lea Antonoplis 6-2 7-5
Sue Barker (GB)/Natasha Chmyreva (GB) [6] d. Janet Newberry/Joanne Russell 6-3 6-1
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Betsy Nagelsen d. Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)/Mariana Simionescu (Rom) 7-6 7-6
Lindsey Beaven (GB)/Sally Moore d. Barbara Hallquist/Barbara Jordan 6-4 6-3
Robin Kahn/Nancy Weigel d. Beatrix Klein (Hun)/Eva Szabo (Hun) 6-4 6-3
Olgsa Morozova (USSR)/Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d. Bunny Bruning/Sharon Walsh 6-3 6-1

Kathy May/Beth Norton-bye
Pat Bostrom/Janice Metcalf-bye
Laura Dupont/Wendy Turnbull-bye
Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru)/Isabel Fernandez (Col) [8]-bye
Glynis Coles (GB)/Florenta Mihai (Rom)-bye
Jeanne Evert/Roberta Stark-bye
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)/Marita Redondo-bye
Mona Guerrant/Ann Kiyomura[2]-bye

2nd Round

King/Stove [1] d. Anthony/Ziegenfuss 6-1 6-3
Kerr/Whytcross d. Gurdal/Sato 6-0 6-1
Boshoff/Kloss[5] d. Buckley/Nachand 6-2 6-4
Epstein/Forood d. Beene/Thomas 7-5 6-4
Casals/Durr [4] d. Desfor/Galt 6-2 6-2
Gourlay/Lovera d. Acker/A. Smith 6-4 6-7 6-0
Meyer/Overton [7] d. Mehmedbasich/Wikstedt 1-6 6-3 6-0
Jausovec/Ruzici d. Stuart/Teeguarden 6-3 6-3

Holladay/P.Smith d. Shaw/Tolleson 6-3 6-4
Barker/Chmyreva [6] d. Fox/Kuykendall 7-6 4-6 7-6
Fromholtz/Nagelsen d. Beaven/Moore 6-2 7-6
Morozova/Wade [3] d. Kahn/Weigel 6-2 6-2
May/Norton d. Bostrom/Metcalf 6-3 2-6 6-2
Dupont/Turnbull d. Bonicelli/Fernandez 4-6 6-3 6-2
Coles/Mihai d. J. Evert/Stark 6-1 6-3
Guerrant/Kiyomura [2] d. Doerner/Redondo 6-1 6-2

3rd Round

King/Stove [1] d. Kerr/Whytcross 6-3 7-6
Boshoff/Kloss [5] d. Epstein/Forood 6-3 6-1
Casals/Durr [4] d. Gourlay/Lovera default
Jausovec/Ruzici d. Meyer/Overton [7] default

Barker/Chmyreva [6] d. Holladay/P.Smith 6-4 6-4
Morozova/Wade [3] d. Fromholtz/Nagelsen 6-2 6-2
Dupont/Turnbull d. May/Norton 6-3 2-6 6-3
Guerrant/Kiyomura [2] d. Coles/Mihai 6-1 6-0

Quarterfinals

Boshoff/Kloss [5] d. King/Stove [1] 6-4 3-6 6-2
Jausovec/Ruzici d. Casals/Durr [4] 6-4 4-6 7-6
Morozova/Wade [3] d. Barker/Chmyreva [6] 6-2 6-1
Guerrant/Kiyomura [2] d. Dupont/Turnbull 6-4 6-2

Semifinals

Boshoff/Kloss [5] d. Jausovec/Ruzici 6-1 7-6
Morozova/Wade [3] d. Guerrant/Kiyomura [2] 6-2 6-4

Final

Linky Boshoff/Ilana Kloss[5] d. Olga Morozova/Virginia Wade [3] 6-1 6-4


Boshoff (left) and Kloss (right)





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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

1st Round


Betty Stove (Neth)/Frew McMillan (SA) [2] d. Joanne Russell/Eric Friedler 6-4 6-1
Betsy Nagelson/Pat Cramer d. Laurie Tenney/David Schneider 6-1 6-4
Rayni Fox/Van Winitsky d. Stephanie Tolleson/Hank Pfister 3-6 7-6 6-2
Pam Teeguarden/John Marks (Aus) d. Bettyann Stuart/Ross Case 6-2 4-6 6-2
Francoise Durr (Fra)/Marty Riessen [4] d. Kristien Shaw/Butch Walts 7-6 4-6 6-3
Kathy May/Vijay Amritraj (Ind) d. Renata Tomanova (Cz)/John Lloyd (GB) 7-6 6-2
Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Geoff Masters (Aus) d. Natasha Chymreva (USSR)/Teimuraz Kakulia(USSR) 7-6 6-2
Linky Boshoff (SA)/Colin Dowdeswell (Rho) d. Robin Tenney/Bernie Mitton 6-2 6-2

Mona Guerrant/Allan Stone d. Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)/Paul Kronk 6-4 3-6 6-4
Ilana Kloss (SA)/Kim Warwick (Aus) d. Sharon Walsh/Mick Machette 6-3 3-6 6-3
Janice Metcalf/Steve Siegel d. Carol Hanks/Bill Heinbecker 6-4 6-3
Billie Jean King/Phil Dent [3] d. Julie Anthony/Mike Estep 6-2 6-4
Ann Kiyomura/Syd Ball (Aus) d. Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Mark Edmondson (Aus) 5-7 6-3 6-1
Olga Morozova (USSR)/Alex Metreveli (USSR) d. Wendy Overton/Fred McNair 6-3 6-4
Lindsey Beaven (GB)/John Feaver d. Ruta Gerulaitus/Vitas Gerulaitus 3-6 7-6 7-6
Rosie Casals/Dick Stockton [1] d. Cynthia Doerner (Aus)/Steven Turner 6-1 6-3

2nd Round

Stove/McMillan [2] d. Nagelson/Cramer 7-6 3-6 6-2
Teeguarden/Marks d. Fox/Winitsky 6-4 6-4
Durr/Riessen [4] d. May/Amritraj 6-3 6-4
Hunt/Masters d. Boshoff/Dowdeswell 6-2 4-6 6-4

Guerrant/Stone d. Kloss/Warwick 7-6 6-2
King/Dent [3] d. Metcalf/Siegel 6-3 6-4
Kiyomura/Ball d. Morozova/Metreveli 4-6 6-3 6-4
Casals/Stockton [1] d. Beaven/Feaver 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals

Stove/McMillan [2] d. Teeguarden/Marks 6-4 4-6 6-3
Hunt/Masters d. Durr/Riessen [4] 6-3 1-6 7-5
King/Dent [3] d. Schallau/Stone 6-4 4-6 6-3
Casals/Stockton [1] d. Kiyomura/Ball 6-0 6-4

Semifinals

Stove/McMillan [2] d. Hunt/Masters 6-3 6-4
King/Dent [3] d. Casals/Stockton [1] 6-2 7-6

Final

Billie Jean King/Phil Dent [3] d. Betty Stove/Frew McMillan [2] 3-6 6-2 7-5
 
#93 · (Edited by Moderator)
1977

Dates: August 29 to September 11
Venue: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, New York, United States.
Surface: Clay (Har-Tru)

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Singles (Draw=96)

1st Round

Chris Evert [1] d. Sharon Walsh 6-1 6-0
Pam Whytcross (Aus) d. Nina Bohm (Swe) 2-6 6-0 7-6
Regina Marsikova (Cz)-bye
Helena Anliot (Swe) d. Bunny Bruning 7-5 6-2
Lesley Hunt (Aus)- bye
Helen Cawley (Aus) d. Mary Carillo 6-2 6-3
Nancy Richey d. Mary Struthers 6-2 6-2
Marcie Louie-bye

Billie Jean King [7]-bye
Anne Smith d. Marcie Louie 7-5 6-4
Sheila McInerney-bye
Barbara Hallquist d. Lesley Charles (GB) 6-4 6-4
Kerry Reid (Aus) [9] d. Jane Stratton 6-2 6-3
Jeanne Evert-bye
Sue Saliba (Aus)-bye
Zenda Liess d. Ruta Gerulaitis 6-3 0-6 6-4

Sue Barker (GB) [4] d. Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger) 6-4 5-7 6-3
Iris Riedel (Ger)- bye
Tracy Austin d. Heidi Eisterlehner (Ger) 3-6 6-3 6-1
Donna Ganz-bye
Maria Bueno (Bra)-bye
Virginia Ruzici (Rom) d. Michele Gurdal (Bel) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Candy Reynolds d. Linda Thomas 6-4 6-2
Pat Bostrom-bye

Betty Stove (Neth) [5] d. Lea Antonoplis 6-3 3-6 6-2
Ilana Kloss (SA)-bye
Laura Dupont bye
Lele Forood d. Helle Sparre-Viragh (Den) 3-6 6-4 7-6
Florenta Mihai (Rom) d. Kristien Shaw(11) 6-3 6-2
Stacy Margolin-bye
Kathy Kuykendall-bye
Lindsey Beaven (GB) d. Ann Kiyomura 6-4 6-2

Barbara Jordan-bye
Greer Stevens (SA) d. Kate Latham 6-3 6-4
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)- bye
Wendy Turnbull (Aus) [12] d. Sabina Simmonds (Ita) 6-2 6-1
Pauline Elliott (NZ)-bye
Brigette Cuypers (SA) d. Caroline Stoll 7-5 6-7 6-2
Pam Teeguarden-bye
Rosie Casals [6] d. Betsy Nagelsen 2-6 6-4 6-3

Terry Holladay-bye
Joanne Russell d. Gail Lovera (Fra) 7-5 6-4
Mona Guerrant d. Yvonne Vermaak (SA) 7-6 2-6 6-1
Wendy Overton-bye
Rayni Fox d. Mimi Wikstedt (Swe) 6-4 6-3
Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru)-bye
Margaret Riley-bye
Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d. Renee Richards 6-1 6-4

Janet Newberry d. Carol Bailey 6-1 6-0
Renata Tomanova (Cz)-bye
Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)-bye
Mima Jausovec (Yug) [10] d. Francoise Durr (Fra) 6-3 6-1
Robin Harris-bye
Michelle Tyler (GB) d. Kathy May 6-4 2-0 retired
Julie Anthony-bye
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus) [8] d. Linky Boshoff (SA) 6-1 6-4

Glynis Coles (GB) d. Chris Penn 1-6 6-2 7-5
Kathy Harter-bye
Marise Kruger (SA)-bye
Peggy Michel d. Val Ziegenfuss 6-4 6-3
Tanya Harford (SA)-bye
Dianne Evers (Aus) d. Sue Mappin (GB) 6-4 6-2
Carrie Meyer-bye
Martina Navratilova [2] d. Mary Hamm 6-0 6-1

2nd Round

Evert [1] d. Whytcross 6-0 6-0
Anliot d. Marsikova 2-6 6-4 6-1
Hunt d. Cawley 7-5 3-6 6-3
Richey d. Louie 7-6 6-2
King [7] d. Smith 6-3 3-6 7-5
McInerney d. Hallquist 7-5 6-0
Reid [9] d. J. Evert 6-0 6-2
Liess d. Saliba 6-3 6-3

Barker [4] d. Riedel 6-4 4-6 6-1
Austin d. Ganz 6-1 6-2
Ruzici d. Bueno 6-2 6-3
Bostrom d. Reynolds 6-2 6-1
Stove [5] d. Kloss 6-4 6-1
DuPont d. Forood 6-4 6-4
Mihai d. Margolin 2-6 6-1 6-1
Kuykendall d. Beaven 6-0 6-4

B Jordan d. Stevens 6-4 6-4
Turnbull [12] d. Doerner 6-0 6-2
Cuypers d. Elliott 6-2 6-3
Casals [6] d. Teeguarden 6-3 7-6
Russell d. Holladay 6-2 3-6 6-1
Guerrant d. Overton 6-0 4-6 7-5
Bonicelli d. Fox 6-3 6-4
Wade [3] d. Riley 6-4 6-0

Newberry d. Tomanova 6-4 7-6
Jausovec [10] d. Bentzer 6-1 6-1
Tyler d. Harris 6-2 6-4
Fromholtz [8] d. Anthony 6-3 6-2
Harter d. Coles 5-7 6-4 7-5
Kruger d. Michel 6-2 6-2
Harford d. Evers 6-4 6-1
Navratilova [2] d. Meyer 6-4 6-1

3rd Round


Evert [1] d. Anliot 6-2 6-2
Richey d. Hunt 6-1 7-6
King [7] d. McInerney 6-1 2-6 6-1
Reid [9] d. Liess 7-6 6-1
Austin d. Barker [4] 6-1 6-4
Ruzici d. Bostrom 6-2 6-1
Stove [5] d. Dupont 7-5 6-4
Kuykendall d. Mihai 6-3 6-1

Turnbull [12] d. B.Jordan 6-4 6-3
Casals [6] d. Cuypers 6-2 1-6 6-2
Guerrant d. Russell 5-7 6-3 6-1
Wade [3] d. Bonicelli 4-6 6-1 6-2
Jausovec [10] d. Newberry 6-1 6-2
Fromholtz [8] d. Tyler 6-2 6-3
Kruger d. Harter 6-0 6-0
Navratilova [2] d. Harford 6-0 6-2

4th Round

Evert [1] d. Richey 6-3 6-0
King [7] d. Reid [9] 6-1 3-6 7-6
Austin d. Ruzici 6-3 7-5
Stove [5] d. Kuykendall 6-3 6-0

Turnbull [12] d. Casals [6] 4-6 6-0 6-0
Wade [3] d. Guerrant 7-5 6-4
Jausovec [10] d. Fromholtz [8] 6-3 6-2
Navratilova [2] d. Kruger 6-2 6-1

Quarterfinals

Evert [1] d. King [7] 6-2 6-0
Stove [5] d. Austin 6-2 6-2
Turnbull [12] d. Wade [3] 6-2 6-1
Navratilova [2] d. Jausovec [10] 6-4 6-1

Semifinals


Evert [1] d. Stove [5] 6-3 7-5
Turnbull [12] d. Navratilova [2] 2-6 7-5 6-4

Final

Chris Evert [1] d. Wendy Turnbull [12] 7-6 6-2
 
#94 · (Edited by Moderator)
1977 2r-F

Doubles (Draw=48 )

1st Round

Martina Navratilova/Betty Stove (Neth) [1] d. Helena Anliot (Swe)/Nina Bohm (Swe) 6-1 6-4
Terry Holladay/Paua Smith-bye
Tracy Austin/Lesley Hunt (Aus)-bye
Chris Matison (Aus)/Pam Whytcross (Aus) d. Candy Reynolds/Stephanie Tolleson 6-3 7-5
Julie Anthony/Billie Jean King d. Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Pam Teeguarden [7] 6-2 6-4
Tanya Harford (SA)/Yvonne Vermaak (SA)-bye
Jane Stratton/Mimi Wikstedt (Swe)-bye
Brigitte Cuypers (SA)/Marise Kruger (SA) d. Diane Desfor/Gretchen Galt 6-1 6-4

Francoise Durr (Fra)/Virginia Wade (GB) [4]-bye
Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru)/Mary Hamm d. Sue Saliba (Aus)/Mary Sawyer (Aus) 6-3 6-2
Heidi Eisterlehner (Ger)/Kathy Kuykendall d. Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)/Helle-Sparre-Viragh (Den) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Kristien Shaw/Val Ziegnfuss-bye
Kerry Reid (Aus)/Greer Stevens (SA) [6]-bye
Bunny Bruning/Sharon Walsh d. Rosie Casals/Laura Dupont 6-1 6-1
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)/Wendy Turnbull (Aus) d. Jeanne Evert/Mariana Simionescu (Rom) 6-1 6-1
Ruta Gerulaitus/Sue Stap-bye

Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Betsy Nagelsen-bye
Lindsey Beaven (GB)/Kathy Harter d. Carol Baily/Peggy Michel 7-6 6-3
Nerida Gregory (Aus)/Cynthia-Ann Thomas-bye
Lesley Charles (GB)/Sue Mappin (GB) [5] d. Michele Gurdal (Bel)/Naoko Sato (Jap) 6-1 6-1
Kathy May/Wendy Overton d. Pauline Elliott (NZ)/Marcie Louie 6-4 6-1
Renee Richards/Bettyann Stuart-bye
Sherry Acker/Anne Smith d. Glynis Coles (GB)/Florenta Mihai (Rom) 6-3 6-7 7-5
Helen Cawley (Aus)/Joanne Russell [3]-bye

Lele Forood/Raquel Giscafre (Arg) d. Robin Khan/Nancy Weigel 6-0 6-4
Rayni Fox/Linda Thomas-bye
Lea Antonoplis/Dianne Evers (Aus)-bye
Sabina Simmonds (Ita)/Michelle Tyler (GB) d. Mona Guerrant/Ann Kiyomura[8] 3-6 6-3 7-6

Pat Bostrom/Mary Carillo d. Felicia Hutnick/Nancy Yeargin 6-3 6-2
Barabara Hallquist/Sheila McInerney-bye
Mima Jausovec (Yug)/Virginia Ruzici (Rom)-bye
Linky Boshoff (SA)/Ilana Kloss (SA) [2] d. Peanut Louie/Stacy Margolin 6-0 6-4

2nd Round

Navratilova/Stove [1] d. Holladay/Smith 7-5 6-4
Matison/Whytcross d. Austin/Hunt 7-5 6-2
Anthony/King d. Harford/Vermaak 6-0 6-1
Cuypers/Kruger d. Stratton/Wikstedt 6-4 6-3
Durr/Wade [4] d. Bonicelli/Hamm 6-3 6-3
Shaw/Ziegenfuss d. Eisterlehner/Kuykendall 6-7 6-3 7-6
Reid/Stevens [6] d. Bruning/Walsh 7-5 7-5
Doerner/Turnbull d. Gerulaitis/Stap 6-3 6-1

Fromholtz/Nagelsen d. Beaven/Harter 2-6 6-2 6-4
Charles/Mappin [5] d. Gregory/Thomas 7-5 6-1
Richards/Stuart d. May-Teacher/Overton 6-2 7-6
Acker/Smith d. Cawley/Russell [3] 7-6 7-5
Forood/Giscafre d. Fox/Thomas 5-7 6-3 6-4
Antonoplis/Evers d. Simmonds/Tyler 6-0 6-1
Bostrom/Carillo d. Hallquist/McInerney 6-3 6-2
Jausovec/Ruzici d. Boshoff/Kloss [2] 6-4 3-6 6-4

3rd Round

Navratilova/Stove [1] d. Matison/Whytcross 6-4 4-6 6-2
Anthony/King d. Cuypers/M.Kruger 6-4 7-6
Durr/Wade [4] d. Shaw/Ziegenfuss 6-4 6-1
Reid/Stevens [6] d. Doerner/Turnbull 6-4 6-4

Charles/Mappin [5] d. Fromholtz/Nagelsen 7-6 5-7 6-3
Richards/Stuart d. Acker/Smith 5-7 6-3 7-5
Forood/Giscafre d. Antonoplis/Evers 3-6 6-2 7-5
Bostrom/Carillo d. Jausovec/Ruzici 6-3 7-5

Quarterfinals

Navratilova/Stove[1] d. Anthony/King 6-3 7-5
Reid/Stevens [6] d. Durr/Wade [4] 6-2 6-2
Richards/Stuart d. Charles/Mappin [5] 7-6 6-4
Forood/Giscafre d. Bostrom/Carillo 6-4 7-5

Semifinals

Navratilova/Stove[1] d. Reid/Stevens [6] 6-4 6-4
Richards/Stuart d. Forood/Giscafre 7-5 5-7 6-1

Final

Martina Navratilova/Betty Stove (Neth) [1] d. Renee Richards/Bettyann Stuart 6-1 7-6

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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

1st Round

Greer Stevens (SA)/Bob Hewitt (SA) [1] d. Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Neale Fraser (Aus) 6-1 6-0
Pam Teeguarden/Bob Carmichael (Aus) d. Carol Baily/Armistead Neely 3-6 6-4 6-1
Tracy Austin/John Austin d. Lele Forood/William Maze 6-2 5-7 6-0
Joanne Russell/Fred McNair d. Pam Whytcross (Aus)/Paul Kronk (Aus) 7-6 6-3
Billie Jean King/Vitus Gerulaitus [3] d. Bettyann Stuart/Ken Stuart 6-2 6-1
Virginia Ruzici (Rom)/John Feaver (GB) d. Helena Anliot (Swe)/Rick Fagel 6-3 7-5
Kerry Reid (Aus)/Grover Reid d. Stacy Margolin/Trey Waltke 6-4 6-2
Mona Guerrant/Rose Case (Aus) d. Carrie Meyer/Victor Amaya 7-6 6-4

Wendy Turnbull (Aus)/John Marks (Aus) d. Nina Bohm (Swe)/Jan Norback (Swe) 6-3 6-4
Kristien Shaw/Butch Walts d. Yvonne Vermaak (SA)/Willem Prinsloo (SA) 4-6 6-2 6-1
Ilana Kloss (SA)/Chris Kachel (Aus) d. Mary Carillo/John McEnroe 7-5 3-6 6-4
Dennis Ralston/Rosie Casals d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Marty Riessen [4] 7-6 6-3
Betsy Nagelsen/George Hardie d. Pat Bostrom/Jim Delaney 3-6 7-5 6-3
Kathy May/Brian Teacher d. Sharon Walsh/Mike Machette 6-2 7-6
Rayni Fox/Van Winitsky d. Ann Kiyomura/Mark Edmondson (Aus) 6-2 6-2
Betty Stove (Neth)/Frew McMillan (SA) [2] d. Dianne Evers (Aus)/Cliff Letcher (Aus) 7-5 6-4

2nd Round

Stevens/Hewitt [1] d. Teeguarden/Carmichael 7-6 6-1
Russell/McNair d. Austin/Austin 6-4 6-4
King/Gerulaitus [3] d. Ruzici/Feaver 6-1 6-2
Guerrant/Case d. Reid/Reid 6-4 6-4

Shaw/Walts d. Turnbull/Marks 4-6 7-6 6-2
Casals/Ralston d. Kloss/Kachel 7-6 7-6
May/Teacher d. Nagelsen/Hardie 7-5 5-7 6-4
Stove/McMillan [2] d. Fox/Winitsky 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals

Stevens/Hewitt [1] d. Russell/McNair 6-4 6-0
King/Gerulaitus [3] d. Guerrant/Case 4-6 7-5 6-3
Shaw/Walts d. Casals/Ralston 6-3 6-4
Stove/McMillan [2] d. May/Teacher 7-5 6-2

Semifinals


King/Gerulaitus [3] d. Stevens/Hewitt [1] 4-6 6-3 7-6
Stove/McMillan [2] d. Shaw/Walts 7-5 3-6 6-3

Final


Betty Stove/Frew McMillan [2] d. Billie Jean King/Vitus Gerulaitus [3] 6-2 3-6 6-4

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Draw Notes:

Peanut Louie=Maureen Louie, sister of Marcie Louie.

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Sources:

ITF Draw: http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000169

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Summary:
 
#95 · (Edited by Moderator)
1978

Dates: August 29 - September 10
Venue: USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York City, New York, United States
Surface: Hard (Deco Turf)

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Singles (Draw=96)

1st Round

Martina Navratilova (Cz) [1]-bye
Gail Lovera (Fra) d. Tanya Harford (SA) 6-3 5-7 6-2
Marie Pinterova(Cz)-bye
Hana Strachanova (Cz) d. Mimi Wikstedt (Swe) 6-4 7-5
Ann Kiyomura-bye
Laura DuPont d. Michele Tyler(GB) 6-4 6-3
Renata Tomanova (Cz) d. Pat Medrado (Bra) 6-4 6-3
Mima Jausovec (Yug) [10]-bye

Virginia Ruzici (Rom) [11] d. Pam Whytcross (Aus) 6-1 6-0
Frederique Thibault (Fra)-bye
Peanut Louie-bye
Sonoe Yonezawa (Jap) [Q] d. Jackie Fayter (GB) 6-3 7-5
Stacy Margolin-bye
Jeanne Duvall d. Mariana Simionescu (Rom) 6-4 6-3
Diane Desfor-bye
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus) [6] d. Kathy Harter 6-1 6-4

Virginia Wade (GB) [3]-bye
Brigitte Cuypers (SA) d. Helle Viragh (Den) 6-1 3-6 6-3
Lele Forood-bye
Carrie Mayer d. Kristien Shaw 7-6 6-1
Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Nancy Richey 6-3 4-6 6-4
Yvonne Vermaak (SA) bye
Hana Mandlikova (Cz)-bye
Joanne Russell [14] d. Marjorie Blackwood (Can) 6-1 6-4

Pam Shriver [16] d. Candy Reynolds 6-1 6-1
Sharon Walsh-bye
Jeanne Evert d. Alycia Moulton (Aus) 4-6 6-0 6-1
Raquel Giscafre(Arg)-bye
Amanda Tobin (Aus) d. Felicia Hutnick [Q] 6-3 6-1
Wendy Overton-bye
Wendy White-bye
Kerry Reid (Aus) [8] d. Julie Anthony 6-0 6-1

Betty Stove (Neth) [7] d. Terry Holladay 6-3 6-2
Viviana Gonzalez (Arg)-bye
Anne Hobbs (GB)-bye
Ruta Gerulaitus d. Sheila McInerney 3-6 6-4 6-1
Barbara Potter-bye
Stephanie Tolleson d. Kate Latham 6-4 6-2
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)-bye
Kathy May [15] d. Michele Gurdal (Bel) 6-4 6-0

Marita Redondo [13] d. Bunny Bruning 7-6 6-1
Claudia Casabianca (Arg)-bye
Ilana Kloss (SA) d. Renee Richards 6-2 6-7 6-4
Val Ziegenfuss-bye
Sandra Collins d. Paula Smith 7-5 6-4
Jean Hepner-bye
Barbara Hallquist-bye
Wendy Turnbull (Aus) [4] d. Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger) 6-2 7-5

Tracy Austin [5] d. Pat Bostrom 6-0 6-1
Chris O'Neil (Aus)-bye
Maria Fernandez-bye
Ivanna Madruga (Arg) [Q] d. Elizabeth Ekblom (Swe) 7-6 6-1
Anne Smith d. Barbara Jordan 6-1 7-6
Dana Gilbert-bye
Kathy Kuydendall-bye
Bettina Bunge (Ger) [Q] d. Marise Kruger (SA) [9] 7-6 7-6

Regina Marsikova (Cz) [12] d. Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-3
Elly Vesies (Neth- bye
Zenda Liess-bye
Kathy Jordan d. Betsy Nagelson 3-6 6-3 6-4
Caroline Stoll d. Glynis Coles (GB) 6-0 6-1
Helena Anliot (Swe)-bye
Donna Ganz d. Sylvia Hanika (Ger) 7-5 1-6 6-4
Chris Evert[ 2]-bye

2nd Round

Navratilova [1] d. Lovera 6-1 6-1
Pinterova d. Strachonova 6-2 7-6
Kiyomura d. DuPont 6-1 6-1
Tomanova d. Jausovec [10] 6-2 4-2 retired
Ruzici [11] d. Thibault 6-4 5-7 6-2
Louie d. Yonezawa [Q] 5-7 7-6 6-1
Margolin d. Duvall 6-3 6-4
Fromholtz [6] d. Desfor 6-1 6-3

Wade [3] d. Cuypers 6-0 6-1
Forood d. Meyer 7-5 6-7 7-6
Hunt d. Vermaak 6-2 2-6 6-4
Mandlikova d. Russell [14] 6-2 3-6 6-2
Shriver [16] d.Walsh 6-3 7-6
J. Evert d. Giscafre 6-1 6-4
Tobin d. Overton 0-6 6-4 6-3
Reid [8] d. White 6-2 6-2

Stove [7] d. Gonzalez 6-1 6-0
Hobbs d. Gerulaitus 7-6 6-2
Tolleson d. Potter 6-2 6-4
May [15] d. Doerner 6-4 6-2
Redondo [13] d. Casabianca 7-5 7-5
Kloss d. Ziegenfuss 3-6 6-3 6-4
Collins d. Hepner 6-1 6-1
Turnbull [4] d. Hallquist 6-2 6-3

Austin [5] d. O'Neil 6-3 6-0
Fernandez d. Madruga [Q] 6-2 6-2
Smith d. Gilbert 6-1 7-6
Bunge [Q] d. Kuykendall 6-3 6-3
Marsikova [12] d. Vessies 6-2 6-1
Liess d. K.Jordan 6-4 6-4
Stoll d. Anliot 5-7 7-5 6-2
Evert [2] d. Ganz 6-0 6-4

3rd Round

Navratilova [1] d. Pinterova 6-1 6-2
Kiyomura d. Tomanova 6-3 2-6 6-3
Ruzici [11] d.Louie 6-2 6-3
Margolin d. Fromholtz [6] 6-2 7-5
Forood d. Wade [3] 6-3 2-6 6-3
Hunt d. Mandlikova 5-7 6-2 6-4
Shriver [16] d. J. Evert 6-2 7-5
Reid [8] d. Tobin 6-0 6-1

Stove [7] d. Hobbs 7-6 6-2
May [15] d. Tolleson 6-1 6-1
Redondo [13] d. Kloss 2-6 7-6 6-1
Turnbull [4] d. Collins 7-5 1-6 6-4
Austin [5] d. Fernandez 6-1 6-2
Smith d. Bunge [Q] 6-3 6-1
Marsikova [12] d. Liess 6-4 6-1
Evert [2] d. Stoll 6-1 7-5

4th Round

Navratilova [1] d. Kiyomura 6-4 6-2
Ruzici [11] d. Margolin 4-6 7-6 6-4
Hunt d. Forood 6-3 3-6 6-3
Shriver [16] d. Reid [8] 6-2 6-4

May [15] d. Stove [7] 6-4 7-6
Turnbull [4] d. Redondo [13] 6-2 6-7 6-2
Austin [5] d. Smith 6-4 6-3
Evert [2] d. Marsikova [12] 6-4 6-1

Quarterfinals

Navratilova [1] d. Ruzici [11] 6-3 6-2
Shriver [16] d. Hunt 6-2 6-0
Turnbull [4] d. May [15] 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
Evert [2] d. Austin [5] 7-5 6-1

Semifinals

Shriver [16] d. Navratilova [1] 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3)
Evert [2] d. Turnbull [4] 6-3 6-0

Final

Chris Evert [2] d. Pam Shriver [16] 7-5 6-4

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Draw notes:

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Sources:

1979 World of Tennis,
pages 55-65


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Summary:
 
#96 · (Edited by Moderator)
1978

Doubles (Draw=48)

1st Round


Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova[1] d. Jeanne Evert/Kathy Kuykendall 6-1 6-0
Wendy Overton/Val Ziegenfuss-bye
Marjorie Blackwood (Can)/Jackie Fayter (GB) d. Jane Stratton/Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Sandy Collins/Jeanne Duvall-bye
Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Pam Teeguarden [7] d. Dana Gilbert/Kate Latham 6-1 6-1
Michele Gurdal (Bel)/Naoko Sato (Jap)
Terry Hollday/Renee Richards-bye
Tanya Harford (SA)/Anne Hobbs (GB) d. Renee Blount/Pat Medrado (Bra) 6-3 6-4

Mima Jausovec (Yug)/Virginia Ruzici (Rom) [4] d. Felicia Hutnick/Kay McDaniel 7-5 6-0
Kathy Jordan/Wendy White-bye
Chris Newton (NZ)/Pam Whytcross (Aus)-bye
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)/Ruta Gerulaitis d. Hana Strachonova (Cz)/Renata Tomanova (Cz) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Francoise Durr (Fra)/Virginia Wade (GB) [5] d. Kathy Harter/Caroline Stoll 7-5 6-3
Michelle Tyler (GB)/Yvonne Vermaak (SA)-bye
Brigitte Cuypers (SA)/Kristien Shaw d. Bunny Bruning/Rayni Fox 6-4 5-7 7-6
Joanne Russell/Stephanie Tolleson-bye

Tracy Austin/Kathy May d. Zenda Liess/Nancy Yeargin 6-0 6-4
Pat Bostrom/Kym Ruddell-bye
Julie Anthony/Anne Smith d. Diane Desfor/Gretchen Galt 7-5 1-6 6-2
Ann Kiyomura/Sue Mappin (GB) [8]-bye
Barbara Hallquist/Sheila McInerney d. Sue Hagey/Dianne Morrison 4-6 6-3 6-3
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Lesley Hunt (Aus)-bye
Maria Fernandez/Peanut Louie-bye
Betsy Nagelsen/Pam Shriver d. Chris Evert/Betty Stove (Neth) [3] 6-3 6-2

Chris O'Neil (Aus)/Paula Smith d. Sherry Acker/Stacy Margolin 5-7 6-4 6-4
Heather Ludloff/Alycia Moulton-bye
Barbara Jordan/Candy Reynolds-bye
Ilana Kloss (SA)/Marise Kruger (SA) [6] d. Helena Anliot (Swe)/Marita Redondo 7-5 6-4
Lele Forood/Raquel Giscafre (Arg) d. Nerida Gregory (Aus)/Amanda Tobin (Aus) 6-3 6-7 6-1
Bettina Bunge (Ger)/Helle Viragh (Den)-bye
Laura DuPont/Sharon Walsh-bye
Kerry Reid (Aus)/Wendy Turnbull (Aus) [2] d. Claudia Casabianca (Arg)/Ivanna Madruga (Arg_ 6-3 6-2

2nd Round

King/Navratilova [1] d. Overton/Ziegenfuss 6-2 7-6
Blackwood/Fayter d. Colins/Duvall 6-2 6-4
Marsikova/Teeguarden [7] d. Gurdal/Sato 6-1 6-3
Harford/Hobbs d. Holladay/Richards 6-7 7-6 6-3
Jordan/White d. Jausovec/Ruzici [4] 6-7 6-3 6-4
Newton/Whytcross d. Doerner/Gerulaitis 7-5 6-4
Durr/Wade [5] d. Tyler/Vermaak 7-6 6-3
Cuypers/Shaw d. Russell/Tolleson 6-0 6-2

Austin/May d. Bostrom/Ruddell 6-2 6-0
Kiyomura/Mappin [8] d. Anthony/A.Smith 7-6 6-3
Hallquist/McInerney d. Fromholtz/Hunt 5-7 7-6 retired
Nagelsen/Shriver d. Fernandez/Louie 6-1 6-2
O'Neil/P.Smith d. Ludloff/Moulton 6-3 6-2
Kloss/Kruger [6] d. Jordan/Reynolds 6-1 7-5
Forood/Giscafre d. Bunge/Viragh 4-6 6-3 6-4
Reid/Turnbull [2] d. Dupont/Walsh 6-4 6-4

3rd Round

King/Navratilova [1] d. Blackwood/Fayter 6-2 6-1
Harford/Hobbs d. Marsikova/Teeguarden[7] 6-3 2-6 7-5
Jordan/White d. Newton/Whytcross 6-2 6-0
Durr/Wade[5] d. Cuypers/Shaw 5-7 6-0 6-1

Austin/May d. Kiyomura/Mappin [8] 6-3 6-4
Nagelsen/Shriver d. Hallquist/McInerney 6-2 6-3
O'Neil/P Smith d. Kloss/Kruger [6] 3-6 6-3 6-3
Reid/Turnbull [2] d. Forood/Giscafre 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

King/Navratilova [1] d. Harford/Hobbs 7-5 6-1
Durr/Wade [5] d. Jordan/White 6-1 4-6 6-1
Nagelsen/Shriver d. Austin/May 6-2 3-6 6-4
Reid/Turnbull [2] d. O'Neil/P Smith 6-3 6-2

Semifinals

King/Navratilova [1] d. Durr/Wade [5] 6-2 6-3
Reid/Turnbull [2] d. Nagelsen/Shriver 6-4 1-6 7-5

Final


Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova [1] d. Kerry Reid/Wendy Turnbull [2] 7-6 6-4

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Mixed Doubles (Draw=40)

1st Round

Billie Jean King/Ray Ruffels [2]-bye
Betsy Nagelson/Colin Dowdeswell (Rho)-bye
Betty Newfield/Peter Rennert-bye
Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Kim Warwick (Aus)-bye
Joanne Russell/Bob Carmichael (Aus)-bye
Brigitte Cuypers (SA)/Johan Kriek (SA)-bye
Kristien Shaw/Butch Walts-bye
Jean Nachand/Sashi Menon (Ind)-bye

Ilana Kloss (SA)/Chris Kachel (Aus)[4]-bye
Rayni Fox/Van Winitsky-bye
Terry Holladay/B Smith
Francoise Durr (Fra)/Anand Amritraj (Ind)-bye
John McEnroe/Stacy Margolin d. Ann Kiyomura/Ashok Amritraj (Ind) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Gail Glasgow/Peter Van Lingen (SA) d. Barbara Hallquist/Gene Malin 6-7 6-3 6-4
Julie Anthony/Fred Stolle (Aus) d. Kerry Reid (Aus)/Raz Reid default
Ann Smith/Stan Smith d. Diane Fromholtz (Aus)/John Whitlinger 7-6 6-3

Renata Tomanova (Cz)/John Marks (Aus) d. Lindsey Beaven (GB)/Butch Seewagen 6-3 7-6
Pam Teeguarden/P Leonard d. Helena Strachonova (Cz)/Ivan Lendl (Cz) default
Claudia Casabianca (Arg)/Rick Fagel d. Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Fred McNair default
Pam Shriver/Dick Crealy d. Virginia Ruzici (Rom)/Victor Pecci (Par) 6-7 6-2 6-1
Pat Bostrom/William Lloyd (Aus)-bye
Barbara Jordan/Steve Denton-bye
Aleida Spex/Francisco Gonzalez-bye
Wendy Turnbull (Aus)/Bob Hewitt (SA) [3]-bye

Helena Anliot (Swe)/Chris Lewis (NZ)-bye
Kym Ruddell (Aus)/Robin Drysdale (GB)-bye
Renee Richards/John Kucas-bye
Sue Leo (Aus)/Phil Dent (Aus)-bye
Peanut Louie/Andy Lucchesi-bye
Diane Desfor/Horace Reid-bye
Chris O'Neil (Aus)/Mark Edmondson (Aus)-bye
Betty Stove (Neth)/Frew McMillan (SA) [1]-bye

2nd Round

King/Ruffels [2] d. Nagelson/Dowdeswell 6-4 6-7 6-3
Marsikova/Warwick d. Newfield/Rennert 7-5 6-2
Russell/Carmichael d. Cuypers/Kriek 6-4 6-2
Shaw/Walts d. Nachand/Menon default
Kloss/Kacel [4] d. Fox/Van Winitsky 6-2 3-6 6-2
Durr/Amritraj d. Holladay/Smith 6-1 6-3
McEnroe/Margolin d. Glasgow/Van Lingen 6-3 6-4
Smith/Smith d. Anthony/Stolle 6-4 6-2

Teeguarden/Leonard d. Tomanova/Marks 2-6 6-2 6-4
Shriver/Crealy d. Casabianca/Fagel 6-1 6-2
B Jordan/Denton d. Bostrom/Lloyd default
Turnbull/Hewitt [3] d. Spex/Gonzalez default
Anliot/Lewis d. Ruddell/Drysdale 6-2 6-2
Richards/Lucas d. Leo/Dent 6-4 2-6 6-4
Louie/Lucchesi d. Desfor/H Reid 6-2 6-7 7-6
Stove/McMillan [1] d. O'Neil/Edmondson 6-4 6-2

3rd Round

King/Ruffels [2] d. Marsikova/Warwick 7-6 6-3
Russell/Carmichael d. Shaw/Walts 6-4 7-5
Durr/Amritraj d. Kloss/Kacel [4] 6-2 6-4
Smith/Smith d. McEnroe/Margolin 6-4 6-7 6-3

Teeguarden/Leonard d. Shriver/Crealy default
Turnbull/Hewitt [3] d. B Jordan/Denton 6-2 4-6 7-6
Anliot/Lewis d. Richards/Lucas 6-2 7-6
Stove/McMillan [1] d. Louie/Lucchesi 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals

King/Ruffels [2] d. Russell/Carmichael 6-1 6-1
Smith/Smith d. Durr/Amritraj 7-6 6-7 6-3
Turnbull/Hewitt [3] d. Teeguarden/Leonard 6-7 6-4 6-3
Stove/McMillan [1] d. Anliot/Lewis 3-6 6-0 6-2

Semifinals

King/Ruffels [2] d. Smith/Smith 7-6 6-4
Stove/McMillan [1] d. Turnbull/Hewitt [3] 4-6 7-6 6-2

Final

Betty Stove/Frew McMillan [1] d. Billie Jean King/Ray Ruffels [2] 6-3 7-6
 
#97 · (Edited by Moderator)
1979 1r

Dates: August 27 to September 9
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York City, New York, United States
Surface: Hard (Decoturf)

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Singles (Draw=96)

1st Round


Chris Evert Lloyd [1] d. Iris Riedel (Ger) 6-0 6-0
Joanne Russell-bye
Renee Richards d. Mary Carillo 7-5 6-3
Yvonne Vermaak (SA)-bye
Sherry Acker d. Dana Gilbert 6-3 6-3
Lele Forood-bye
Kelly Henry [Q] d. Emilise Raponi (Arg) 6-3 6-4
Betty Stove (Neth)[16]-bye

Julie Harrington [Q] d. Pam Shriver [14] 6-4 6-1
Peanut Louie-bye
Jeanne Duvall d. Bettina Bunge (Ger) 6-4 7-5
Nancy Yeargin-bye
Sabina Simmonds (Ita)-bye
Trey Lewis [Q] d. Renee Blount 7-6 5-7 6-4
Rayni Fox-bye
Evonne Goolagong (Aus) [5] d. Kay McDaniel 6-7 6-4 6-4

Virginia Wade (GB)[4] d. Paula Smith 6-3 6-3
Janet Newberry-bye
Diane Morrison d. Linda Siegel 6-0 6-1
Amanda Tobin (Aus)-bye
Julie Anthony-bye
Barbara Jordan d. Susan Mascarin [Q] 6-0 6-3
Mima Jausovec (Yug) d. Elly Vessies (Neth) 6-7 6-2 6-2
Regina Marsiova (Cz) [12]-bye

Billie Jean King [9] d. Zenda Liess 6-3 7-5
Chris O'Neil (Aus)-bye
Stacy Margolin-bye
Tanya Harford (SA) d. Marita Redondo 7-6 6-1
Kathy Teacher d. Heather Ludloff [Q] 7-6 6-1
Daniela Porzio (Ita)-bye
Anna-Maria Fernandez-bye
Wendy Turnbull (Aus)[7] d. Marie Pinterova (Hun) 4-6 6-3 6-4

Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)[6] d. Dianne Evers (Aus) 6-3 6-2
Kathy Horvath-bye
Ruta Gerulaitus-bye
Leslie Allen d. Sandy Collins 6-3 6-4
Lea Antopolis-bye
Sylvia Hanika (Ger) d. Betsy Nagelson 1-6 6-3 6-2
Laura Dupont-bye
Ann Kiyomura [15] d. Beth Norton 6-4 6-1

Kathy Jordan [11] d. Bettyann Stuart 6-4 6-0
Andrea Whitmore-bye
Florenza Mihai (Rom)d. Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) 6-3 7-5
Wendy White-bye
Karen Susman-bye
Kate Latham d. Pam Teeguarden 6-4 6-2
Andrea Jaeger-bye
Tracy Austin [3] d. Ivanna Madruga (Arg) 6-3 6-1

Kerry Reid (Aus)n[8] d. Rosie Casals 6-1 6-2
Anne Hobbs (GB)-bye
Ilana Kloss (SA) d. Cynthia Doerner (Aus) [LL] 6-4 3-6 6-4
Mary Lou Piatek-bye
Anne Smith d. Gail Lovera (Fra) 6-2 6-3
Renata Tomanova (Cz)-bye
Barbara Potter d. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-4
Sue Barker (GB) [13]-bye

Greer Stevens (SA) [10]-bye
Ros Fairbank (SA) [Q] d. Marcie Louie 4-6 6-0 6-4
Terry Holladay d. Sharon Walsh 6-2 6-3
Barbara Hallquist-bye
Hana Mandlikova (Cz)d. Francoise Durr (Fra) 6-1 6-1
Caroline Stoll-bye
Alycia Moulton d. Brigite Cuypers (SA) 7-5 4-6 6-3
Martina Navratilova [2]-bye

2nd Round

Evert Lloyd [1] d. Russell 6-0 6-2
Richards d. Vermaak 6-2 2-6 6-4
Acker d. Forood 3-6 6-4 7-5
Henry [Q] d. Stove [16] 7-6 4-1 retired
Harrington [Q] d. Louie 6-2 6-2
DuVall d. Yeargin 6-2 6-0
Simmonds d. Lewis [Q] 7-6 7-6
Goolagong [5] d. Fox 6-2 6-3

Wade [4] d. Newberry 6-3 6-2
Morrison d. Tobin 6-2 6-2
B. Jordan d. Anthony 7-5 6-4
Marsikova [12] d. Jausovec 6-3 6-3
King [9] d. O'Neil 6-0 6-3
Margolin d. Harford 6-3 6-1
Teacher d. Porzio 6-1 6-2
Turnbull [7] d. A. Fernandez 6-4 6-2

Fromholtz [6] d. Horvath 7-6 6-2
Le. Allen d. Gerulaitus 7-6 6-4
Hanika d. Antopolis 6-2 6-7 6-4
DuPont d. Kiyomura [15] 7-5 5-4 retired
K. Jordan [11] d. Whitmore 5-7 6-3 6-1
W. White d. Mihai 4-6 3-1 retired
Latham d. Susman 6-4 6-7 6-2
Austin [3] d. Jaeger 6-2 6-2

Reid [8] d. Hobbs 6-4 6-0
Piatek d. Kloss 6-3 6-2
A. Smith d. Tomanova 6-2 6-4
Potter d. Barker [13] 6-2 4-6 6-1
Stevens [10] d. Fairbank [Q] 6-2 3-6 6-0
Holladay d. Hallquist 6-3 4-6 6-3
Stoll d. Mandlikova 7-6 6-4
Navratilova [2] d. Moulton 6-4 6-0

3rd Round

Evert-Lloyd [1] d. Richards 6-2 6-1
Acker d. Henry [Q] 6-4 6-1
DuVall d. Harrington [Q] 6-4 3-6 6-2
Goolagong [5] d. Simmonds 7-5 6-1
Wade [4] d. Morrison 6-1 7-6
Marsikova [12] d. B. Jordan 4-6 6-2 6-3
King [9] d. Margolin 6-3 6-3
Teacher d. Turnbull [7] 7-5 6-2

Fromholtz [6] d. Allen 6-7 6-3 6-2
Hanika d. DuPont 6-4 6-7 6-3
K. Jordan d. W. White 6-2 6-1
Austin [3] d. Latham 6-3 6-0
Reid [8] d. Piatek 4-6 6-3 6-4
A. Smith d. Potter 3-6 6-4 6-4
Stevens [10] d. Holladay 6-4 6-0
Navratilova [2] d. Stoll 6-3 6-1

4th Round

Evert-Lloyd [1] d. Acker 4-6 6-0 6-2
Goolagong [5] d. DuVall 6-3 3-6 6-0
Wade [4] d. Marsikova [12] 0-0 retired (goes over on her ankle)
King [9] d. Teacher 6-3 6-0

Hanika d. Fromholtz [6] 6-7 6-4 6-4
Austin [3] d. K. Jordan [11] 4-6 6-1 7-6
Reid [8] d. A. Smith 4-6 7-5 7-6
Navratilova [2] d. Stevens [10] 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

Evert-Lloyd [1] d. Goolagong [5] 7-5 6-2
King [9] d. Wade [4] 6-3 7-6
Austin [3] d. Hanika 6-1 6-1
Navratilova [2] d. Reid [8] 6-4 6-1

Semifinals

Evert-Lloyd [1] d. King [9] 6-1 6-0
Austin [3] d. Navratilova [2] 7-5 7-5

Final


Tracy Austin [3] d. Chris Evert-Lloyd [1] 6-4 6-3
 
#98 · (Edited by Moderator)
1979 Doubles and Mixed Doubles

Doubles (Draw=48)

1st Round

Betty Stove (Neth)/Wendy Turnbull (Aus) [1] d. Dana Gilbert/Shannon Gordon 6-3 6-3
Barbara Jordan/Kym Ruddell (Aus)-bye
Bettina Bunge (Ger)/Wendy White-bye
Alycia Moulton/Mary Lou Piatek d. Ruta Gerulaitis/Mariana Simionescu (Rom) 6-2 6-1
Kathy Jordan/Anne Smith [8] d. Linda Siegel/Kristien Shaw 6-1 6-2
Daniela Porzio (Ita)/Frederique Thibault (Fra)-bye
Diane Desfor/Barbara Hallquist d. Laua DuPont/Sharon Walsh [9] 6-3 5-7 6-2
Caryn Copeland/Heather Ludloff-bye

Rosie Casals/Chris Evert-Lloyd [3]-bye
Sue Saliba (Aus)/Mary Sawyer (Aus) d. Wendy Gilchrist/Brenda Perry (NZ) 6-4 7-5
Betsy Nagelsen/Pam Shriver[12]-bye
Kathy Horvath/Susan Mascarin d. Judy Chaloner (NZ)/Jean Nachand 5-7 7-5 7-5
Dianne Fromholtz (Aus)/Marise Kruger (SA) [6] d. Ana-Maria Fernandez/Sheila McInerney 3-6 6-3 6-1
Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Jane Stratton-bye
Cynthia Doerner (Aus)/Lele Forood d. Nana Sato (Jap)/Pam Whytcross (Aus) 7-5 7-6
Beth Norton /Felicia Hutnik-bye

Wendy Barlow (Can)/Amanda Tobin (Aus)-bye
Chris O'Neil (Aus)/Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) d. Leslie Allen/Rayni Fox 7-6 6-1
Bunny Bruning/Candy Reynolds-bye
Sherry Acker/Julie Anthony d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Virginia Wade (GB) [5] 6-1 3-6 7-6
Mary Carillo/JoAnne Russell-bye
Tracy Austin/Kathy Teacher [11] d. Peanut Louie/Marita Redondo 6-3 6-1
Brigitte Cuypers (SA)/Yvonne Vermaak (SA)-bye
Sandy Collins/Jeanne DuVall d. Sue Barker (GB)/Ann Kiyomura [4] 6-2 2-6 6-3

Penny Johnson/Paula Smith d. Marcie Louie/Silvana Urroz (Uru) 6-3 6-2
Kay McDaniel/Nancy Yeargin-bye
Jo Durie (GB)/Debbie Jevans (GB)-bye
Ilana Kloss (SA)/Bettyann Stuart [7] d. Karen Feldman/Ros Fairbank (SA) 6-3 6-3
Stacy Margolin/Greer Stevens (SA)-bye
Regina Marsikova (Cz)/Renata Tomanova (Cz) [10] d. Tanya Harford (SA)/Anne Hobbs (GB) 6-3 1-6 6-2
Lea Antonoplis/Dianne Evers (Aus) d. Dianne Morrison/Andrea Whitmore 7-6 4-6 7-6
Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova [2]-bye

2nd Round

Stove/Turnbull[1] d. B. Jordan/Ruddell 6-4 6-2
Moulton/Piatek d. Bunge/W. White 6-1 6-3
Porzio/Thibault d. K. Jordan/A. Smith[8] 7-6 6-1
Desfor/Hallquist d. Copeland/Ludloff 6-1 6-2
Casals/Evert-Lloyd [3] d. Saliba/Sawyer 6-0 6-1
Nagelsen/Shriver [12] d. Horvath/Mascarin 6-3 7-6
Fromholtz/Kruger [6] d. Giscafre/Stratton 6-0 7-6
Norton/Hutnik d. Doerner/Forood 7-6 6-3

O'Neil/Wikstedt d. Barlow/Tobin 7-6 6-3
Acker/Anthony d. Bruning/Reynolds 7-5 4-6 7-5
Austin/Teacher [11] d. Carillo/Russell 6-2 6-7 6-2
Cuypers/Vermaak d. Collins/DuVall 7-6 7-5
Johnson/P. Smith d. McDaniel/Yeargin 6-4 6-2
Kloss/Stuart [7] d. Durie/Jevans 6-1 6-2
Marsikova/Tomanova [10] d. Margolin/Stevens 7-6 6-2
King/Navratilova [2] d. Antonoplis/Evers 7-5 6-2

3rd Round

Stove/Turnbull[1] d. Moulton/Piatek 5-7 6-3 6-0
Desfor/Hallquist d. Porzio/Thibault 6-4 6-3
Casals/Evert Lloyd[3] d. Nagelsen/Shriver[12] 6-3 7-6
Fromholtz/M.Kruger[6] d. Hutnick/Norton 6-3 6-4

Acker/Anthony d. O'Neil/Wikstedt 7-6 6-0
Austin/Teacher [11] d. Cuypers/Vermaak 7-5 6-7 6-1
Johnson/P. Smith d. Kloss/Stuart[7] 6-4 7-5
King/Navratilova [2] d. Marsikova/Tomanova [10] default

Quarterfinals

Stove/Turnbull [1] d. Desfor/Hallquist 3-6 7-6 6-3
Casals/Evert-Lloyd[3] d. Fromholtz/Kruger 6-3 6-3
Acker/Anthony d. Austin/Teacher [11] default
King/Navratilova [2] d. Johnson/P. Smith 6-1 6-3

Semifinals

Stove/Turnbull [1] d. Casals/Evert-Lloyd [3] 6-2 7-5
King/Navratilova [2] d. Acker/Anthony 6-2 7-5

Final

Betty Stove/Wendy Turnbull [1] d. Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova [2] 7-5 6-3

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Mixed Doubles (Draw=32)

1st Round

Greer Stevens (SA)/Bob Hewitt (SA) d. Leslie Allen/John Molin 6-1 6-4
Kathy Jordan/Peter Rennert d. Joanne Russell/Colin Dowdeswell (Sui) 5-7 6-3 6-4
Anne Smith/Kevin Curren (SA) d. Chris O'Neil/Rolin Tyler default
Pam Shriver/Vijay Amritraj (Ind) d. Dana Gilbert/David Siegler 6-3 6-2
Renee Richards/Ilie Nastase (Rom) d. Lea Antonoplis/Charles Strode 6-1 6-2
Mary Carillo/Eliot Teltscher d. Andrea Whitmore/Rodney Harmon 6-3 6-4
Kristien Shaw/Butch Walts d. Julie Anthony/Fritz Buehning 7-5 5-7 7-6
Billie Jean King/Ben Testerman d. Barbara Potter/Fred Stolle (Aus) 6-2 6-4

Martina Navratilova/Bill Scanlon d. Jane Stratton/David Sherbeck 6-2 6-1
Rayni Fox/Van Winitsky d. Mary Lou Piatek/Mel Purcell 6-3 5-7 6-4
Bettina Bunge (Ger)/Raul Ramirez (Mex) d. Ilana Kloss (SA)/John Marks (Aus) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Barbara Hallquist/Tom Leonard d. Betsy Nagelson/Kim Warwick (Aus) 6-4 6-1
Marise Kruger (SA)/Mark Edmondson (Aus) d. Bettyann Stuart/Jerry Van Linge 6-4 6-2
Francoise Durr (Fra)/Anand Amritraj (Ind) d. Trey Lewis/Andy Kohlberg 4-6 6-1 7-5
Anna-Maria Fernandez/Scott Davis d. Penny Johnson/Gene Malin 6-7 7-5 7-6
Betty Stove (Neth)/Frew McMillan (SA) d. Stacy Margolin/Mike Margolin 6-2 6-4

2nd Round

Stevens/Hewitt d. K. Jordan/Rennert 3-6 6-3 6-4
A. Smith/Curren d. Shriver/V. Amritraj 6-2 6-3
Richards/Nastase d. Carillo/Teltscher 6-0 6-3
Shaw/Walts d. King/Testerman default

Navratilova/Scanlon d. Fox/Winitsky 6-4 6-7 7-6
Bunge/Ramirez d. Hallquist/Leonard 6-3 5-7 6-4
Durr/A. Amritraj d. Kruger/Edmondson 6-3 6-4
Stove/McMillan d. Fernandez/Davis 6-2 6-0

Quarterfinals

Stevens/Hewitt d. A. Smith/Curren 7-5 6-4
Richards/Nastase d. Shaw/Walts 6-2 6-4
Navratilova/Scanlon d. Bunge/Ramirez 1-6 6-1 6-4
Stove/McMillan d. Durr/A. Amritraj 6-1 7-5

Semifinals

Stevens/Hewitt d. Richards/Nastase 6-0 6-4
Stove/McMillan d. Navratilova/Scanlon 7-6 6-3

Final

Greer Stevens/Bob Hewitt d. Betty Stove/McMillan 6-3 7-5

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Draw Notes:

Lucky Loser Cynthia Doerner replaced Carrie Meyer in the main draw.
Whitmore=Buchanan

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Sources:

World Tennis

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Summary
:

The second US Open at Flushing Meadows crowns a young 16 year old in pigtails as champion. The hard courts were still tough on the feet as 8 men and 4 women retired. There were complaints about the "swells" and "dips" on center court, which also had a slope on one end. The sticky surface got a lot of flak, especially after Regina Marsikova went over on her ankle after only a couple points vs. Virginia Wade in the round of 16. Regina had to be wheeled off the court in tears.

Surrounded by an entire entourage of family, coaches (Landsdorp and serving coach Roy Emerson) and 2 agents, the teen turned into a "ruthless little dictator who rules the baseline with an iron will and whiplash two handed backhands". Off court she giggles and answers questions with "I dunno" or such Tracyisms as "it was tension city out there".

Tracy held up well in facing down someone younger than herself for the first time. She took out 15 year-old Andrea Jaeger in Rd 2. Jaeger is the youngest to get a direct entry into the US open, while 14 year old Kathy Horvath is the youngest ever competitor. Austin said of Jaeger, "I didn't hit as many moon balls at that age".

"Tension city" came in the match of the Open, Austin's wild 4th round encounter with slicing and charging Kathy Jordan on the grandstand. Jordans answer to a shaky backhand is to "catapault to net at every opportunity and fling herself in the line of opposing bullets".At 5-6 15-30 in the third Tracy was on the knife's edge, two points form defeat-"but responded with 2 sizzling forehands" to even matters. By now Kathy's demeanor "which sometimes rivals that of McEnroe's worst scowls. turned surly". The tiebreak was full of contested calls by Jordan, who left the court muttering how "the stars get all the breaks". Austin was gracious in victory but showed her own cold streak in declaring how she never thought she would lose the match.

In the semis Austin upended Martina for the third time this year by going to Navratilova's forehand more often than usual beofre working on her weak backhand "like a cavity". Martina's sliding and skidding volleys sat up more for Austin on the Deco Turf.

"Tracy, pigtails bobing, would pounce on short balls and pound them deep and hard to the backhand". Despite her surface disadvantage Martina had Austin at 5-5 0-40 on Trcy's serve in set 1. After Austin recovered in that game she never looked back. Martina flung her racquet to the ground in disgust at that point and was promptly broken. Teary eyed but complimentary of Austin in defeat, Navratilova came up with the line of the day. "At least I got one round further than Bjorn".

In an unusual bit of scheduling, Navratilova was made to play 3 doubles matches the day before her big semifinal showdown with Austin. Was this a bit of "home cooking" from the officials?

Evert had no problems in reaching her 5th consecutive US Open final. Much anticipated matches vs. Goolagong and King were blowouts for Evert. High winds marred the quality of all the quarterfinals. Billie Jean had injured her neck the night before the semi when she hugged a friend. King gamely soldiered out to play rather than default and dissapoint a big crowd. Her reward was one game.

Evert was anxious for the final. She said of Austin, "Tracy has no nerves-- just like I was at 18 or 19 ". Here was someone who did all the things she coud do, only Austin was a younger and fresher model. Austin worked over Chrissie's forehand with deep backhands down the line. Evert broke Austin early only to give the break back twice, the second time by blasting an overhead inches wide. Faced with her own medicine, Evert was curiously timid, as if waiting for Austin to crack. When asked if she was nervous at all afterwards Austin chirped, "No way". Tracy let out a high pitched squeak on winning and skipped up the net. As Tracy was mobbed by photographers Evert quietly went over to her freind's box where Casals and Navratilova were crying. "Chrissie forced a smile and tried to console them".

It took Austin to do what nothing else has-gain Evert the sympathy of the record crowd of 18,288.

The crowd was more in favor of Austin, but not like the crowds for her previous 4 finals. Has the mantle she's worn for 4 years finally passed to Tracy?
 
#99 · (Edited)
1980 1r

Tracy Austin(1) d. Anne Smith 6-2 7-5
Rosie Casals bye
Sylvia Hanika bye
Mary Lou Piatek d. Ann Kiyomura 6-1 7-5

Q-Lea Antonoplis d. Jane Stratton 6-4 6-2
Pam Teeguarden bye
Nina Bohm bye
Virginia Ruzici(10) d. Sherry Acker 6-2 6-1

Pam Shriver(13) d. Alycia Moulton 6-0 6-3
Rene Blount bye
Bettina Bunge d. Anna-Maria Fernandez 6-2 6-3
Diane Morrison bye

Q-Elise Burgin bye
Susan Leo d. Marita Redondo 6-1 6-1
Q-Zina Garrison bye
Dianne Fromholtz(6) d. Julie Harrington 7-6 6-4

Chris Evert(3) d. Kim Sands 6-0 6-0
Peanut Louie bye
Wendy White bye
Sue Saliba d. Elizabeth Ekblom 6-1 6-4

Susan Mascarin d. Q-Lisa Doherty 6-1 6-0
Q-Nanette Schutte bye
Joanne Russell bye
Regina Marsikova(16) d. Q-Anthea Cooper 6-1 6-1

Kathy Jordan(11) d. Kate Gompert 6-3 6-2
Sharon Walsh bye
Barbara Potter bye
Kathy Horvath d. Trey Lewis 3-6 6-4 6-2

Beth Norton bye
Mima Jausovec d. Marcella Mesker 6-0 6-2
Kathy May-Teacher bye
Kate Latham d. Greer Stevens(7) 6-4 7-6

Andrea Jaeger(8) bye
Jeanne Duvall d. Hana Strachanova 6-2 6-1
Barbara Jordan bye
Betsy Nagelsen d. Debbie Jevans 6-0 6-2

Stacy Margolin d. Lele Forood 6-1 5-7 6-1
Anne White bye
Renata Tomanova bye
Anne Hobbs d. Betty Stove(15) 6-4 6-0

Ivana Madruga(14) d. Q-Joyce Portman 6-1 6-1
Kim Jones bye
Janet Newberry bye
Karen Susman d. Tanya Harford 3-6 6-2 6-4

Candy Reynolds d. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-2
Duk-Hee Lee bye
Laura Dupont bye
Susie Jaeger d. Glynis Coles 6-3 6-2

Wendy Turnbull(5) bye
Renee Richards d. Zenda Liess 3-6 6-2 6-3
Roberta McCallum d. Nancy Yeargin 6-3 7-6
Barbara Hallquist bye

Frederique Thibault d. Christiane Jolissaint 7-6 6-0
Lucia Romanov bye
Claudia Casabianca bye
Virginia Wade(12) d. Dana Gibert 6-2 6-7 6-4

Hana Mandlikova(9) d. Sandy Collins 6-3 6-4
Q-Liliana Giussani bye
Ros Fairbank bye
Paula Smith d. Carolyn Stoll 6-4 7-6

Felicia Hutnick bye
Lindsay Morse d. Mariana Simionescu 6-1 6-1
Leslie Allen bye
Martina Navratilova(2) d. Lena Sandin 6-4 4-6 6-2
 
#100 · (Edited by Moderator)
1980 2r-F

2nd Round
Austin(1) d. Casals 6-0 6-0
Hanika d. Piatek 6-4 7-5
Teeguarden d. Antonoplis 4-6 6-4 6-4
Ruzici(10) d. Bohm 6-0 6-3

Shriver(13) d. Blount 6-1 6-2
Bunge d. Morrison 6-2 6-2
Leo d. Burgin 6-3 6-4
Fromholtz(6) d. Garrison 6-3 2-6 6-4

Evert(3) d. Louie 6-3 6-1
W.White d. Saliba 6-0 6-2
Mascarin d. Schutte 6-2 6-4
Russell d. Marsikova(16) 6-2 6-3

K.Jordan(11) d. Walsh 6-1 6-4
Potter d. Horvath 6-2 6-1
Jausovec d. Norton 6-1 6-4
Latham d. Teacher 6-3 6-1

Jaeger(8) d. Duvall 6-0 6-2
Nagelsen d. B.Jordan 6-3 6-3
Margolin d. A.White 6-1 6-3
Tomanova d. Hobbs 6-3 6-0

Madruga(14) d. K.Jones 6-3 6-3
Susman d. Newberry 7-5 6-1
C.Reynolds d. D-H.Lee 6-3 6-4
L.Dupont d. S.Jaeger 6-2 6-1

Turnbull(5) d. Richards 7-5 6-4
Hallquist d. McCallum 6-1 6-3
Romanov d. Thibault 7-6 6-3
Wade(12) d. Casabianca 4-6 6-3 7-5

Mandlikova(9) d. Giussani 6-4 6-0
P.Smith d. Fairbank 4-6 6-4 7-5
Morse d. Hutnick 6-4 6-1
Navratilova(2) d. Le.Allen 6-1 4-6 6-2
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3rd Round
Austin(1) d. Hanika 6-4 6-4
Ruzici(10) d. Teeguarden 6-2 2-6 6-3
Shriver(13) d. Bunge 6-3 6-3
Fromholtz(6) d. Leo 6-0 6-2

Evert(3) d. W.White 6-1 6-1
Russell d. Mascarin 6-2 3-6 6-2
K.Jordan(11) d. Potter 7-6 6-3
Jausovec d. Latham 6-4 6-4

Jaeger(8) d. Nagelsen 6-4 6-2
Tomanova d. Margolin 6-3 6-3
Madruga(14) d. Susman 6-3 6-1
C.Reynolds d. L.Dupont 1-6 6-4 7-5

Hallquist d. Turnbull(5) 7-5 6-1
Romanov d. Wade(12) 4-6 6-2 6-0
Mandlikova(9) d. P.Smith 6-2 6-3
Navratilova(2) d. Morse 6-4 6-1
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4th Round
Austin(1) d. Ruzici(10) 6-4 6-0
Shriver(13) d. Fromholtz(6) 3-6 6-1 6-1
Evert(3) d. Russell 6-2 6-1
Jausovec d. K.Jordan(11) 7-5 6-3

Jaeger(8) d. Tomanova 6-3 6-0
Madruga(14) d. C.Reynolds 5-7 6-3 6-3
Hallquist d. Romanov 6-3 3-6 6-3
Mandlikova(9) d. Navratilova(2) 7-6 6-4
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Quarters
Austin(1) d. Shriver(13) 6-2 6-3
Evert(3) d. Jausovec 7-6 6-2
Jaeger(8) d. Madruga(14) 6-1 6-3
Mandlikova(9) d. Hallquist 6-2 6-2

Semis
Evert(3) d. Austin(1) 4-6 6-1 6-1
Mandlikova(9) d. Jaeger(8) 6-1 3-6 7-6

Final
Evert(3) d. Mandlikova(9) 5-7 6-1 6-1
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Notes: Evonne Goolagong(4) withdrew, replaced by Susie Jaeger. Terry Holladay withdrew, replaced by Kim Jones. Heidi Eisterlehner withdrew, replaced by Barbara Hallquist. McDaniel withdrew, replaced by Thibault.



King/Navratilova[1] Bye
May-Teacher/Teeguarden d. Forood/B.Jordan 6-4 6-3
Jausovec/Richards d. Copeland/S.Jaeger 6-1 1-6 6-1
C.O'Neil/Wikstedt Bye

Bunge/Russell d. L.Dupont/Kloss 6-1 7-5
Doherty/Preyer Bye
Acker/McCallum Bye
Stevens/Wade[8] d. Fox/P.Johnson 6-1 6-3

Casals/Turnbull[3] Bye
Henricksson/K.Jones d. Newton/J.Walker 7-5 6-7 6-4
P.Louie/Redondo Bye
Allen/Morrison d. Leo/K.Pratt 6-1 6-2

Jolissaint/Madruga-Osses Bye
Horvath/L.Romanov d. Burgin/Mascarin 6-4 4-6 6-4
Moulton/Piatek Bye
A.Jaeger/Marsikova[6] d. Harrington/Little 6-3 6-1

Evert-Lloyd/Ruzici[7] Bye
Kiyomura/Nagelsen d. Sato/Urroz 6-2 6-0
Desfor/Hallquist Bye
Fairbank/Margolin Antonoplis/Buchanan 6-4 5-7 6-3

Mandlikova/Tomanova d. Hutnick/Morse 7-5 7-5
Porzio/Thibault Bye
A-M.Fernandez/Latham Bohm/Ekblom 6-4 3-6 6-3
Shriver/Stove[4] Bye

Reynolds/P.Smith[5] Bye
Harford/Walsh d. Collins/Duvall 7-5 6-4
Mesker/Schutte d. Giscafre/Monteiro 4-6 6-0 7-5
A.White/Yeargin Bye

Hobbs/Jevans d. Coles/Saliba 7-6 6-4
Sands/Stoll Bye
Blount/Strachanova Bye
K.Jordan/A.Smith[2] d. Stratton/Whytcross 6-1 6-0

Second Round
King/Navratilova[1] d. May-Teacher/Teeguarden 6-3 3-6 7-6
Jausovec/Richards d. C.O'Neil/Wikstedt 6-3 4-6 6-1
Bunge/Russell d. Doherty/Preyer 6-1 6-2
Stevens/Wade[8] d. Acker/McCallum 6-2 7-6

Casals/Turnbull[3] d. Henricksson/K.Jones 6-3 6-3
P.Louie/Redondo d. Allen/Morrison 3-6 6-2 6-2
Jolissaint/Madruga-Osses d. Horvath/L.Romanov 4-6 6-2 6-1
A.Jaeger/Marsikova[6] d. Moulton/Piatek 6-4 6-1

Kiyomura/Nagelsen d. Evert-Lloyd/Ruzici[7] 6-2 4-6 6-4
Desfor/Hallquist d. Fairbank/Margolin 6-3 4-6 6-4
Mandlikova/Tomanova d. Porzio/Thibault 6-3 6-7 6-3
Shriver/Stove[4] d. A-M.Fernandez/Latham 6-4 6-3

Reynolds/P.Smith[5] d. Harford/Walsh 7-6 6-4
Mesker/Schutte d. A.White/Yeargin 6-2 6-4
Hobbs/Jevans d. Sands/Stoll 6-0 5-7 6-2
K.Jordan/A.Smith[2] d. Blount/Strachanova 6-1 6-3
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Third Round
King/Navratilova[1] d. Jausovec/Richards 6-4 6-2
Stevens/Wade[8] d. Bunge/Russell 6-4 6-2
Casals/Turnbull[3] d. P.Louie/Redondo 6-4 7-5
A.Jaeger/Marsikova[6] d. Jolissaint/Madruga-Osses 6-1 2-6 7-5

Desfor/Hallquist d. Kiyomura/Nagelsen 2-6 6-0 6-4
Shriver/Stove[4] d. Mandlikova/Tomanova 6-4 2-6 6-2
Reynolds/P.Smith[5] d. Mesker/Schutte 6-2 6-2
K.Jordan/A.Smith[2] d. Hobbs/Jevans 6-2 7-5
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Quarters
King/Navratilova[1] d. Stevens/Wade[8] 6-2 6-3
A.Jaeger/Marsikova[6] d. Casals/Turnbull[3] 6-2 6-4
Shriver/Stove[4] d. Desfor/Hallquist 6-1 6-4
K.Jordan/A.Smith[2] d. Reynolds/P.Smith[5] 7-6 6-2

Semis
King/Navratilova[1] d. Jaeger/Marsikova[6] 6-2 6-3
Shriver/Stove[4] d. K.Jordan/A.Smith[2] 7-6 6-3

Final
King/Navratilova[1] d. Shriver/Stove[4] 7-6 7-5
 
#101 · (Edited)
1981 1r

August 31 to September 13.

First Round
Chris Evert Lloyd [1] d. Kerry Neill (Aus) 6-1 6-1
Kate Latham d. Sue Saliba (Aus) 6-2 6-2
Alycia Moulton d. Betty Stove (Neth) 6-2 6-0
Peanut Louie d. Debbie Jevans (GB) 6-3 6-0

Leigh Anne Thompson d. Sandy Collins 6-4 6-3
Kim Jones d. Maie Pinterova (CZ) 6-3 6-4
Ann Kiyomura d. Marianne Van Der Torre (Neth) 7-5 7-5
Bettina Bunge (Ger) [12] d. Marcie Louie 6-2 6-1

Virginia Ruzici (Rom) [9] d. Wendy White 6-2 6-1
Elise Burgin d. Lea Antonoplis 6-3 6-3
Duk-Hee Lee (Kor) d. Susan Leo (Aus) 6-3 6-4
Susan Mascarin d. Nancy Yeargin 3-6 6-2 6-4

Barbara Jordan d. Felicia Hutnik 7-5 6-1
Glynis Coles (GB) d. Sheila Mc Inerney 6-3 6-0
Candy Reynolds d. Kim Sands 6-3 6-0
Hana Mandlikova (CZ) [5] d. Mary Lou Piatek 6-7 7-6 6-3

Martina Navratilova [4] d. Nerida Gregory 6-0 6-1
Anne White d. Claudia Pasquale (Swt) 4-6 6-1 6-3
Joanne Russell d. Lisa Bonder 1-6 6-3 6-3
Marjorie Blackwood (Can) d. Kim Steinmetz 6-4 6-4

Corinne Vanier (Frn) d. Leslie Allen 1-6 6-2 6-2
Tanya Harford (SA) d. Yvonna Brzakova (Cz) 6-4 6-2
Catherine Tanvier (Frn) d. Pilar Vasquez (Per) 6-2 5-7 6-1
Kathy Jordan [14] d. Elizabeth Little (Aus) 6-0 6-1

Anne Smith d. Dianne Fromholtz (Aus) [16] 6-3 6-3
Roberta McCallum d. Jane Preyer 6-2 6-3
Joyce Portman d. Elizabeth Gordon (SA) 6-2 7-5
Lisa Doherty d. Naoko Sato (Jap) 7-5 6-1

Renata Tomanova (CZ) d. Lele Forood 6-3 6-3
Vicki Nelson d. Beth Herr 6-2 1-6 7-6
Jeanne DuVall d. Susan Mascarin 3-6 6-4 6-0
Pam Shriver [8] d. Dana Gilbert 6-1 6-0

Sylvia Hanika (Ger) [6] d. Brenda Remilton (Aus) 6-2 6-2
Renee Blount d. Lucy Gordon 6-2 6-0
Marcella Mesker (Neth) d. Katerina Shkronska (CZ) 6-3 6-2
Elly Vessies (Neth) d. Anna-Maria Fernandez 6-4 6-4

Virginia Wade (GB) d. Pam Teeguarden 6-3 6-7 6-2
Jennifer Mundel d. Jean Hepner 7-5 6-1
Sharon Walsh d. Kathleen Cummings 6-1 6-3
Sue Barker (GB) [15] d. Laura DuPont 6-4 4-6 6-3

Rosie Casals d. Regina Marsikova (CZ) [13] 6-2 6-2
Jody Appelbaum d. Liz Sayers (Aus) 6-4 3-6 6-2
Sherri Acker d. Bettyann Dent 7-6 6-4
Dianne Morrison d. Anne Minter (Aus) 0-6 6-3 6-3

Pam Casale d. Iva Budarova (CZ) 6-2 6-1
Kate Gompert d. Pat Medrado (Brz) 7-5 6-3
Betsy Nagelsen d. Carol Baily 7-5 6-3
Tracy Austin [3] d. Anne Hobbs (GB) 6-1 6-2

Wendy Turnbull (Aus) [7] d. Zina Garrison 3-6 6-3 6-2
Lucia Romanov (Rom) d. Tina Mochizuki 2-6 6-1 6-0
Barbara Gerken d. Rosalyn Fairbank (SA) 6-3 6-4
Andrea Buchanan d. Eva Pfaff (Ger) 6-3 6-2

Jo Durie (GB) d. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-3
Barbara Hallquist d. Trey Lewis 6-4 3-6 6-2
Kathy Horvath d. Kathy Rinaldi 7-5 3-6 7-5
Mima Jausovec (Yug) [10] d. Laura Arraya (Per) 6-2 6-2

Barbara Potter [11] d. Claudia Kohde (Ger) 6-7 6-1 6-2
Sue Rollinson d. Kate Brasher (GB) 6-4 6-2
Lindsay Morse d. Debbie Freeman (Aus) 6-3 6-2
Paula Smith d. Ruta Gerulaitus 6-4 6-2

Julie Harrington d. Beatrix Klein (Hun) 6-0 6-3
Yvonne Vermaak (SA) d. Beth Norton 2-6 6-1 6-2
Andrea Leand d. Renee Richards 6-4 2-6 7-5
Andrea Jaeger [2] d. Maria-Christine Calleja (Frn) 6-1 6-0
 
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