1978 Virginia Slims Championships

August 2023 WTA Finals 1978 Virginia Slims Championships March 29 – April 2http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1978/808.pdf 1978 Virginia Slims Championships WTATour.com 2011-02-23February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 7th Virginia Slims Championships $150,000 8S (RR) Oakland, United States Oakland Coliseum Arena TCH Martina Navratilova Avon Championships The 1978 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1978 WTA Tour. The singles event consisted of two round robin groups (Gold and Orange) of four players each.Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 292, 299, 523 John Dolan The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there was a play-off match for third place. The tournament was held from March 29 to April 2, 1978, in the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $50,000 first prize money.World of Tennis 1979 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 179–182, 185 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Navratilova cops women's net title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D5krAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oPUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2992%2C360590 UPI Nashua Telegraph April 3, 1978 26 Google News Archivehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9T41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6715,1598636 Martina grabs tour title Sarasota Herald-Tribune April 3, 1978 3D Google News Archive The doubles tournament was held separately in Salt Lake City, Utah as the fourth edition of the WTA Doubles Championships. Final Singles 1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong, 7–6(5–0), 6–4 Prize money EventWF3rd4th5th6th7th8thSingles $50,000$30,000$16,000$14,000$11,000$11,000$9,000$9,000 See also 1978 Colgate Series Championships References External links http://www.wtafinals.com Category:Tennis tournaments in the United States Category:WTA Tour Championships Category:Tennis tournaments in California Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Championships Category:Sports competitions in Oakland, California Category:Women's sports in California Category:1970s in Oakland, California