1978 Virginia Slims of Washington

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1978 Virginia Slims of Washington

Date

January 2–8

Edition

7th

Category

Virginia Slims circuit

Draw

32S/16D

Prize money

$100,000

Surface

Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor

Location

Washington D.C., U.S.
Landover, Maryland

Venue

GWU Charles Smith Center
Capital Centre

Champions

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The 1978 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from January 2 through January 8, 1978.^[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–4

It was Navratilova's 1st singles title of the year and the 14th of her career.

Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[1]	$20,000	$10,500	$5,900	$2,800	$1,550	$850

References

^ ^a ^b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292–293.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 183. ISBN 978-0354090681.

External links

Virginia Slims of Washington

v t e 1978 WTA Tour « 1977 1979 »
Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Kansas (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Hilton Head Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) San Antonio (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Oldsmar (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)

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