1979 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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

Qualifiers[]

Qualifying draw[]

Key[]

First qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Helena Anliot		6	77
	Kym Ruddell		1	63
								Helena Anliot		1	5
								Lisa Doherty		6	7
	Lisa Doherty		6	7
	Sue Stap		4	5
															Lisa Doherty		7	4	1
															Julie Harrington		5	6	6
	Kathy Mueller		6	6
			1	3
								Kathy Mueller		4	4
								Julie Harrington		6	6
	Julie Harrington		6	6
	Mary Sawyer		4	2

Second qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Sandy Stap		6	6
			4	1
								Sandy Stap		6	2	64
								Heather Ludloff		2	6	77
	Heather Ludloff		4	6	6
	Brenda Perry		6	2	4
															Heather Ludloff
															Mariana Simionescu		w/o
	Felicia Hutnick		7	6
			5	0
								Felicia Hutnick		1	3
								Mariana Simionescu		6	6
	Mariana Simionescu		6	6
			2	1

Third qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Kelly Henry		6	6
	Kim Sands		2	0
								Kelly Henry		6	6
										1	1
			6	6
	Jane Preyer		1	4
															Kelly Henry		6	6
															Jane Stratton		4	1
			7	6
			5	0
										65	4
								Jane Stratton		77	6
	Jane Stratton		6	6
	Valerie Ziegenfuss		4	0

Fourth qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Amanda Tobin		77	6
			62	2
								Amanda Tobin		6	3	6
								Joyce Portman		4	6	4
	Joyce Portman		2	6	6
	Nancy Ornstein		6	2	3
															Amanda Tobin		6	7
															Frédérique Thibault		3	5
	Glynis Coles		6	6
	Cláudia Monteiro		0	2
								Glynis Coles		4	4
								Frédérique Thibault		6	6
	Frédérique Thibault		65	6	6
	Anne White		77	3	3

Fifth qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
			6	6
	Jo Durie		2	4
										4	3
								Rosalyn Fairbank		6	6
	Rosalyn Fairbank		6	6
	Adriana Villagrán		3	3
															Rosalyn Fairbank		6	6
															Sheila McInerney		4	2
	Sheila McInerney		7	6
	Wendy Gilchrist		5	0
								Sheila McInerney		3	6	6
								Marcella Mesker		6	3	0
	Marcella Mesker		6	6
	Pam Whytcross		4	0

Sixth qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Naoko Sato
			w/o
								Naoko Sato		6	2	3
								Trey Lewis		3	6	6
	Trey Lewis		6	6
	Candy Reynolds		3	2
															Trey Lewis		6	6
															Caryn Copeland		3	1
	Kimberly Jones		7	6
	Judy Connor		5	3
								Kimberly Jones		1	1
								Caryn Copeland		6	6
	Caryn Copeland		6	6
	Nathalie Fuchs		1	1

Seventh qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Susan Mascarin		6	6
	Debbie Jevans		1	2
								Susan Mascarin		6	6
								Sue Saliba		1	3
	Sue Saliba		2	6	6
	Bunny Bruning		6	1	1
															Susan Mascarin		6	6
															Laurie Rowley		4	4
			6	6
	Michèle Gurdal		3	3
										4	1
								Laurie Rowley		6	6
	Laurie Rowley		6	6
	Dominique Beillan		0	1

Eighth qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Yvona Brzáková		6	6
			4	4
								Yvona Brzáková		6	6
								Nerida Gregory		4	4
	Nerida Gregory		6	6
			2	1
															Yvona Brzáková		3	2
															Kathleen Horvath		6	6
			6	6
	Elizabeth Little		3	1
										3	0
								Kathleen Horvath		6	6
	Kathleen Horvath		6	6
	Brigitte Simon		4	4

References[]

External links[]

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