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1978 French Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1978 French Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
Runner-upFrance Patrice Dominguez
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Score7–6, retired
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45 women
← 1977 · French Open · 1979 ⊟

John McEnroe and Mary Carillo were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.

Virginia Ruzici, the winner of the women's singles and the women's doubles titles, reached the mixed doubles final, which she lost to Pavel Složil and Renáta Tomanová when her partner Patrice Dominguez retired with an injury. [1]

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Diane Evers
3 6 4
  Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
6 2 6
  Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
7
  France Patrice Dominguez
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6r
  Australia William Lloyd
United States Patricia Bostrom
3 6 5
  France Patrice Dominguez
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6 3 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
New Zealand C Lewis
Sweden H Anliot
7 6
France A Jumatano
Portugal D Fiúza
5 2 New Zealand C Lewis
Sweden H Anliot
6 6
France P Hagelauer
Canada M-H Thibault
4 2
New Zealand C Lewis
Sweden H Anliot
3 7 2
Australia P McNamee
Australia D Evers
6 6 Australia P McNamee
Australia D Evers
6 6 6
Argentina G Aubone
Argentina M Voyame
4 1 Australia P McNamee
Australia D Evers
6 6 6
Chile A Hartmann
Argentina E Rapponi
France P Beust
France G Benedetti
1 7 3
France P Beust
France G Benedetti
w/o Australia P McNamee
Australia D Evers
3 6 4
Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 2 6
France É Deblicker
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 6
France J Lovera
Australia L Bowrey
6 7 France J Lovera
Australia L Bowrey
1 3
Uruguay H Roverano
Argentina B Villaverde
4 6 France É Deblicker
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
2 4
Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6
France D Naegelen
Argentina R Giscafré
1 1
Argentina F Dalla Fontana
Argentina C Casabianca
4 3 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6
Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Ecuador R Ycaza
Uruguay F Bonicelli
7 7
Argentina T Vázquez
Argentina E Weisenberger
5 5 Ecuador R Ycaza
Uruguay F Bonicelli
5 1
Australia W Lloyd
United States P Bostrom
6 6 Australia W Lloyd
United States P Bostrom
7 6
Mexico J Reyes
France R Darmon
1 4 Australia W Lloyd
United States P Bostrom
3 6 7
France P Joly
Italy A-M Nasuelli
6 6 Paraguay V Pecci
United States P Teeguarden
6 3 5
Argentina J Ganzábal
Chile M Rodríguez
4 3 France P Joly
Italy A-M Nasuelli
1 2
Paraguay V Pecci
United States P Teeguarden
6 6
Australia W Lloyd
United States P Bostrom
3 6 5
Colombia I Molina
United States B Nagelsen
6 6 France P Dominguez
Romania V Ruzici
6 3 7
France D Bedel
France M Bureau
2 3 Colombia I Molina
United States B Nagelsen
4 4
Argentina E Bengoechea
Argentina P Gomez
3 4 France Y Noah
France B Simon
6 6
France Y Noah
France B Simon
6 6 France Y Noah
France B Simon
4 4
Uruguay JL Damiani
Argentina I Madruga
4 7 6 France P Dominguez
Romania V Ruzici
6 6
Morocco O Laimina
France D Beillan
6 6 8 Morocco O Laimina
France D Beillan
3 0
France P Dominguez
Romania V Ruzici
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Halep Run to the French Final Revives Memories of Ruzici Triumph". lastwordontennis.com.
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