Date January 2–8 Category Virginia Slims circuit Prize money $100,000 | Edition 7th Draw 32S/16D | |
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | ||
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the GWU Smith Center & Capital Center 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. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
Contents
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 7–5
References
1978 Virginia Slims of Washington Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA