1977 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
Women's singles qualifying
1977 US Open
Events

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Sue Saliba

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Peggy Michel	7

8	Raquel Giscafré	6^r
					Peggy Michel	6	4	6

					Nancy Yeargin	2	6	4
4	Nancy Yeargin	6	6

5	Marita Redondo	3	2
									Peggy Michel	6	6

									Florence Guédy	1	2
2	Florence Guédy	5	6	6

7	Leslie Allen	7	2	1
					Florence Guédy	6	2	6

					Paula Smith	2	6	3
3	Paula Smith	6	3	6

6	Judy Connor	3	6	2

Second qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Christine Matison	5

8	Linda Siegleman	0^r
					Christine Matison	3	4

					Beatrix Klein	6	6
4	Beatrix Klein	7	6

5	Laurie Tenney	5	4
									Beatrix Klein	3	6	1

									Margaret Riley	6	4	6
2	Aleida Spex	4	6	6

7	Naoko Sato	6	3	4
					Aleida Spex	4	6	2

					Margaret Riley	6	4	6
3	Margaret Riley	6	6

6	Wendy Gilchrist	1	3

Third qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Robin Harris	6	6

8	Dominique Beillan	2	1
				Robin Harris	1	6	6

				Viviana González	6	3	1
4	Viviana González	6	6

5	Penny Moor	4	1
								Robin Harris	6	6

								Robin Tenney	4	1
2	Robin Tenney	6	7

7	Marjorie Blackwood	4	6
				Robin Tenney	6	7

				Diane Morrison	3	5
3	Diane Morrison	6	6

6	Beverly Buckley	4	4

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Diane Desfor	6	1	6

8	Nancy Ornstein	4	6	2
					Diane Desfor	6	6

					Kay McDaniel	1	3
4	Kay McDaniel	6	4

5	Kathy Jordan	3	3^r
									Diane Desfor	2	1

									Barbara Jordan	6	6
2	Patricia Medrado	7	6

7	Jeanne DuVall	6	4
					Patricia Medrado	6	0	3

					Barbara Jordan	0	6	6
3	Barbara Jordan	6	6

6	Ann Etheredge	0	0

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Peanut Louie	6	6

8	Jean Nachand	3	4
					Peanut Louie	6	6

					Belinda Thompson	3	4
4	Belinda Thompson	3	6	6

5	Susana Maria Villaverde	6	1	4
								Peanut Louie	4	6	6

								Sue Saliba	6	4	3
2	Gretchen Galt	6	6

7	Roylee Bailey	4	4
					Gretchen Galt	4	4

					Sue Saliba	6	6
3	Sue Saliba	6	6

6	Jane Preyer	4	4

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Felicia Hutnick	6	5	7

8	Caroline Lane	4	7	5
					Felicia Hutnick	3	1

					Sally Greer	6	6
4	Sally Greer	7	6

5	Sue Stap	6	3
									Sally Greer	6	2	4

									Pauline Elliott	1	6	6
2	Pauline Elliott	3	6	6

7	Cynthia-Ann Thomas	6	2	4
					Pauline Elliott	4	6	6

					Mary Sawyer	6	1	4
3	Mary Sawyer	6	6

6	Robin Khan	2	1

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Nerida Gregory	6	6

8	Erin Dignam	2	2
					Nerida Gregory	3	6	7

					Trey Lewis	6	2	6
4	Trey Lewis	6	6	7

5	Dana Gilbert	7	0	5
									Nerida Gregory	0	1

									Caroline Stoll	6	6
2	Pamela Baily	6	6

7	A. Schroeder	2	2
					Pamela Baily	3	1

					Caroline Stoll	6	6
3	Caroline Stoll	6	6

6	Anna-Maria Fernandez	1	2

Eighth qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Vicki Lancaster-Kerr	6	6

8	Sherry Acker	4	2
				Vicki Lancaster-Kerr	1	0

				Sheila McInerney	6	6
4	Sheila McInerney	6	6

5	Marlie Buehler	2	0
							Sheila McInerney	6	6

							Amanda Tobin	1	1
2	Amanda Tobin	6	6

7	Wendy Burkhart	1	3
				Amanda Tobin	6	7

				Stephanie Tolleson	3	5
3	Stephanie Tolleson	7	6

6	Karen Kennington	5	2

References

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

External links

1977 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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

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