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

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Helena Anliot	6	77
	8	Kym Ruddell	1	63
								Helena Anliot		1	5
								Lisa Doherty		6	7
	4	Lisa Doherty	6	7
	5	Sue Stap	4	5
															Lisa Doherty		7	4	1
															Julie Harrington		5	6	6
	2	Kathy Mueller	6	6
	7	Pascale Bernateau	1	3
								Kathy Mueller		4	4
								Julie Harrington		6	6
	3	Julie Harrington	6	6
	6	Mary Sawyer	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sandy Stap	6	6
	8	Silvana Urroz	4	1
								Sandy Stap		6	2	64
								Heather Ludloff		2	6	77
	4	Heather Ludloff	4	6	6
	5	Brenda Perry	6	2	4
															Heather Ludloff
															Mariana Simionescu		w/o
	2	Felicia Hutnick	7	6
	7	Karin Boshoff	5	0
								Felicia Hutnick		1	3
								Mariana Simionescu		6	6
	3	Mariana Simionescu	6	6
	6	Jean Nachand	2	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kelly Henry	6	6
	8	Kim Sands	2	0
								Kelly Henry		6	6
								Marlie Buehler		1	1
	4	Marlie Buehler	6	6
	5	Jane Preyer	1	4
															Kelly Henry		6	6
															Jane Stratton		4	1
	2	Maria Rothschild	7	6
	7	Jeske Van Erven	5	0
								Maria Rothschild		65	4
								Jane Stratton		77	6
	3	Jane Stratton	6	6
	6	Valerie Ziegenfuss	4	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Amanda Tobin	77	6
	8	Cynthia Ashling	62	2
								Amanda Tobin		6	3	6
								Joyce Portman		4	6	4
	4	Joyce Portman	2	6	6
	5	Nancy Ornstein	6	2	3
															Amanda Tobin		6	7
															Frédérique Thibault		3	5
	2	Glynis Coles	6	6
	7	Cláudia Monteiro	0	2
								Glynis Coles		4	4
								Frédérique Thibault		6	6
	3	Frédérique Thibault	65	6	6
	6	Anne White	77	3	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Penny Johnson	6	6
	8	Jo Durie	2	4
								Penny Johnson		4	3
								Rosalyn Fairbank		6	6
	4	Rosalyn Fairbank	6	6
	5	Adriana Villagrán	3	3
															Rosalyn Fairbank		6	6
															Sheila McInerney		4	2
	2	Sheila McInerney	7	6
	7	Wendy Gilchrist	5	0
								Sheila McInerney		3	6	6
								Marcella Mesker		6	3	0
	3	Marcella Mesker	6	6
	6	Pam Whytcross	4	0

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Naoko Sato
	8	Cathy Griffiths	w/o
								Naoko Sato		6	2	3
								Trey Lewis		3	6	6
	4	Trey Lewis	6	6
	5	Candy Reynolds	3	2
															Trey Lewis		6	6
															Caryn Copeland		3	1
	2	Kimberly Jones	7	6
	7	Judy Connor	5	3
								Kimberly Jones		1	1
								Caryn Copeland		6	6
	3	Caryn Copeland	6	6
	6	Nathalie Fuchs	1	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Susan Mascarin	6	6
	8	Debbie Jevans	1	2
								Susan Mascarin		6	6
								Sue Saliba		1	3
	4	Sue Saliba	2	6	6
	5	Bunny Bruning	6	1	1
															Susan Mascarin		6	6
															Laurie Rowley		4	4
	2	Rita Agassi	6	6
	7	Michèle Gurdal	3	3
								Rita Agassi		4	1
								Laurie Rowley		6	6
	3	Laurie Rowley	6	6
	6	Dominique Beillan	0	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yvona Brzáková	6	6
	8	Wendy Barlow	4	4
								Yvona Brzáková		6	6
								Nerida Gregory		4	4
	4	Nerida Gregory	6	6
	5	Clare Harrison	2	1
															Yvona Brzáková		3	2
															Kathleen Horvath		6	6
	2	Anne Chevalier	6	6
	7	Elizabeth Little	3	1
								Anne Chevalier		3	0
								Kathleen Horvath		6	6
	3	Kathleen Horvath	6	6
	6	Brigitte Simon	4	4

References

External links

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