1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Helena Anliot Helle Viragh
Runners-up	Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney
Final score	6–3, 6–1

Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but did not participate due to Boshoff's retirement and Kloss' return to World TeamTennis.^[1][2] Helena Anliot and Helle Viragh won the title after defeating Barbara Hallquist and Sheila McInerney in the final.^[3]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (Quarterfinals)
2. Laura duPont / Sharon Walsh (First Round)
3. Chris O'Neil / Pam Whytcross (First Round)
4. Kathy May / Betsy Nagelsen (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Barbara Hallquist   Sheila McInerney	6	5	6
		Glynis Coles   Carrie Meyer	3	7	3
									Barbara Hallquist   Sheila McInerney	3	1
									Helena Anliot   Helle Viragh	6	6
	4	Kathy May   Betsy Nagelsen	6	2	5
		Helena Anliot   Helle Viragh	4	6	7

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	6	6	6
	B Jordan   C Reynolds	6	6					B Jordan   C Reynolds	7	4	3
	R Harris   N Ornstein	4	3											1	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	2	4
															B Hallquist   S McInerney	6	6
								B Hallquist   S McInerney	1	6	6
	W Overton   V Ziegenfuss	6	6					W Overton   V Ziegenfuss	6	4	4
	Brown   S Collins	0	1																			B Hallquist   S McInerney	6	5	6
	D Desfor   G Galt	6	7																			G Coles   C Meyer	3	7	3
	V Gonzalez   I Madruga	3	6					D Desfor   G Galt	6	6
								Z Liess   B Smith	4	4
															D Desfor   G Galt	2	3
															G Coles   C Meyer	6	6
								G Coles   C Meyer	6	6
	M Gurdal   N Sato	2	7	6				M Gurdal   N Sato	2	3
3	C O'Neil   P Whytcross	6	5	3

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							4	K May   B Nagelsen	6	7
	S Acker   D Gilbert	4	6	6				S Acker   D Gilbert	4	6
	K Latham   Y Vermaak	6	4	1										4	K May   B Nagelsen	6	7
															P Smith   F Thibault	2	6
								C Doerner   R Gerulaitis	3	6
	P Smith   F Thibault	6	6					P Smith   F Thibault	6	7
	L Harrison   N Weigel	1	1																		4	K May   B Nagelsen	6	2	5
	J Duvall   C Stoll	7	6																			H Anliot   H Viragh	4	6	7
	K Kuykendall   P Louie	6	1					J Duvall   C Stoll	2	4
								N Gregory   A Tobin	6	6
															N Gregory   A Tobin	4	5
															H Anliot   H Viragh	6	7
								B Bruning   L Forood	5	5
	H Anliot   H Viragh	3	6	6				H Anliot   H Viragh	7	7
2	L duPont   S Walsh	6	4	2

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 279.
2. "Kloss Agrees To Rejoin Golden Gaters". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, CA. AP. Mar 15, 1978. p. 20.
3. "Connors claims clay court crown". The Deseret News. UPI. Aug 14, 1978. p. 2 B.

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1978". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-31.