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1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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Date
  
23–29 October

Category
  
Colgate Series (A)

Prize money
  
$35,000

Edition
  
1st

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Carpet / indoor

The 1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the A category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October through 29 October 1978. First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title, her first as a professional, and earned $6,000 first-prize money as well as a Porsche 924.

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Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Austin's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
  • Doubles

    Tracy Austin / Betty Stöve defeated Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–2

    References

    1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Wikipedia


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