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1978 US Indoor Championships

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Date
  
October 9–15

Category
  
Colgate Series (AAAA)

Prize money
  
$100,000

Edition
  
70th

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Carpet / indoor

The 1978 US Indoor Championships was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1978. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

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Singles

Chris Evert defeated Virginia Wade 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4

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

    Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Lesley Hunt / Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–3

    References

    1978 US Indoor Championships Wikipedia