1978 Virginia Slims Championships

The 1978 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1978 WTA Tour. The singles event consisted of two round robin groups (Gold and Orange) of four players each.[2] The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there was a play-off match for third place.[1] The tournament was held from March 29 to April 2, 1978, in the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $50,000 first prize money.[3][1][4][5]

Main article: WTA Finals
1978 Virginia Slims Championships
DateMarch 29 – April 2[1]
Edition7th
CategoryVirginia Slims Championships
Draw8S (RR)
Prize money$150,000
LocationOakland, United States
VenueOakland Coliseum Arena
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong, 7–6(5–0), 6–4

Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova defeated United Kingdom Virginia Wade / France Françoise Dürr, 6–4, 6–4

Prize money
Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles [2] $50,000 $30,000 $16,000 $14,000 $11,000 $11,000 $9,000 $9,000

See also

References
  1. "1978 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). WTATour.com. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 299, 523.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 179–182, 185. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  4. "Navratilova cops women's net title". Nashua Telegraph. UPI. April 3, 1978. p. 26 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Martina grabs tour title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 3, 1978. p. 3D – via Google News Archive.
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