1978 French Open - Women's Singles
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Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....

 defeated Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986....

 6-2 6-2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1978 French Open
1978 French Open
List of the 1978 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Björn Borg def. Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3*It was Borg's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.-Women's singles:...

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See also:
1978 French Open - Men's Singles
1978 French Open - Men's Singles
Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1978 French Open. See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* r. = retired-Final Eight:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:...


Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....

 is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


  1.   Mima Jaušovec
    Mima Jaušovec
    Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986....

     (Finalist)

  2.   Virginia Ruzici
    Virginia Ruzici
    Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....

     (Champion)

  3.   Regina Maršíková
    Regina Maršíková
    Regina Maršíková is a former Czechoslovakian tennis player.Maršíková's single titles were at Rome, Toronto and Christchurch in 1978, Phoenix in 1980 and Berlin in 1981...

     (Semifinalist)

  4.   Nancy Richey
    Nancy Richey
    Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...

     (Second round)

  5.   Kathy May (Quarterfinalist)

  6.   Janet Newberry
    Janet Newberry
    Janet Newberry is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright...

     (First round)

  7.   Katja Ebbinghaus
    Katja Ebbinghaus
    Katja Ebbinghaus is a German former professional tennis player active from 1969 to 1982, who reached five Grand Slam quarter-finals in singles, and a Grand Slam final in doubles, and who played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in all but two years between 1970 and 1979.-Career:Ebbinghaus...

     (Second round)

  8.   Laura Du Pont (First round)



  1.   Renata Tomanová
    Renáta Tomanová
    Renáta Tomanová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.In 1976, Tomanová reached the singles final at both the French Open and the Australian Open. She lost at the French Open to Sue Barker 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 and at the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–2...

     (Second round)

  2.   Florenţa Mihai
    Florenta Mihai
    Florenţa Mihai is a former female tennis player from Romania.She was the runner-up in two events at the 1977 French Open. She lost in the singles final to Mima Jaušovec...

     (First round)

  3.   Jeanne Evert (Second round)

  4.   Michelle Tyler (Second round)

  5.   Fiorella Bonicelli
    Fiorella Bonicelli
    Fiorella Bonicelli is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. During her career, she won the 1975 French Open mixed doubles title with Thomas Koch. She also won the 1976 French Open women's doubles title with Gail Lovera, defeating Kathy Harter and Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 1–6, 6–3....

     (Quarterfinalist)

  6.   Mariana Simionescu
    Mariana Simionescu
    Mariana Simionescu is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. She won one WTA tour singes title at the Tokyo Outdoors in 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the 4th round at Wimbledon in 1977 and she was ranked as high as 7...

     (Third round)

  7.   Mareen Louie (Second round)

  8.   Caroline Stoll (First round)


Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

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