1977 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[edit]

Lucky losers[edit]

Qualifying draw[edit]

Key[edit]

First qualifier[edit]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Peggy Michel	7
	8	Raquel Giscafré	6r
								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[edit]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Christine Matison	5
	8	Linda Siegleman	0r
								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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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	3r
															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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

External links[edit]

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