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1978 Thunderbird Classic

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Date
  
October 2–8

Category
  
Colgate Series (AA)

Prize money
  
$75,000

Edition
  
8th

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Hard / outdoor

The 1978 Thunderbird Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The event was part of the AA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from October 2 through October 8, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.

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Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 11th title of the year and the 24th of her career.
  • Doubles

    Tracy Austin / Betty Stöve defeated Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith 6–4, 6–7, 6–2

    References

    1978 Thunderbird Classic Wikipedia