Date February 21–26 Category Virginia Slims circuit Prize money $100,000 | Edition 6th Draw 32S/16D | |
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | ||
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 26, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
Contents
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4
References
1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA