1978 Virginia Slims of Boston

Tennis tournament Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. August 2023 1978 Virginia Slims of Boston March 13–19 5th Virginia Slims circuit $100,000 32S / 12D Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Walter Brown Arena 31,096 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Billie Jean King TCH Martina Navratilova 1976 Avon Championships of Boston The 1978 Virginia Slims of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from March 13 through March 19, 1978.Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 292, 298 John Dolan Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.Virginia Slims of Boston is final warm-up for New York extravaganza http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/scd93e00/pdf legacy.library.ucsf.edu Virginia Slims World Championship Series PDFWorld of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 184 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Evert Falls To Evonne In Boston https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2qROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3299%2C5392553 Lakeland Ledger AP March 20, 1978 2DGoolagong Tops Evert for Title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fO8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3602%2C3679797 The Hour UPI March 20, 1978 22 It was the only tournament of the year apart from Wimbledon to feature the top four players Evert, Goolagong, King and Navratilova. Finals Singles AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated USA Chris Evert 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Doubles USA Billie Jean King / TCH Martina Navratilova defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley / NED Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2 Prize money EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32Singles $20,000$10,500$6,300$5,500$2,800$1,550$850 References External links WTA – tournament details Virginia Slims of Boston Category:Virginia Slims of Boston Category:1978 in sports in Massachusetts Category:1978 in American tennis