1978 BMW Challenge – Singles

November 2019 1978 BMW Challenge ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici NED Betty Stöve 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 32 8 singles doubles no Brighton International Virginia Ruzici won the singles title at the 1978 BMW Challenge tennis tournament, defeating Betty Stöve in the final 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, winning her 5th title on the WTA Tour.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 138, 140, 157 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 292, 306 John Dolan Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Chris Evert (semifinals) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) NED Betty Stöve (final) AUS Kerry Reid (semifinals) ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici (champion) USA Marita Redondo (first round) TCH Regina Maršíková (first round) YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA C Evert 5 6 6   USA R Blount 7 1 3   USA J Russell 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 B Cuypers 4 7 4   FRG S Hanika 7 6   WC GBR M Tyler 5 4   LL GBR K Glancy 6 6 7 TCH R Maršíková 1 2 3 NED B Stöve 6 6 SWE E Ekblom 1 3   GBR A Hobbs 6 3 3   GBR G Coles 1 6 6   GBR S Barker 6 6 Ret WC ROU 1965 M Simionescu 4 7 1 Q SWE N Bohm 6 6   6 USA M Redondo 4 0   8 YUG M Jaušovec 6 6   USA J Evert 0 2     FRG H Eisterlehner 6 4 3 Q NED T Zwaan 1 6 6 RSA 1928 T Harford 7 3 7 USA B Nagelsen 5 6 5 RSA 1928 I Kloss 6 3   4 AUS K Reid 7 6   5 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6   USA S Walsh 4 0 GBR B Thompson 7 4 6 BEL M Gurdal 6 7 3 GBR C Molesworth 3 1 AUS L Hunt 6 6   GBR J Durie 4 0   2 GBR V Wade 6 6   1 USA C Evert 6 6     USA J Russell 0 2   FRG S Hanika 6 6   LL GBR K Glancy 1 1   3 NED B Stöve 6 6     GBR A Hobbs 2 3     ROU 1965 M Simionescu 3 6 0 5 SWE N Bohm 6 1 6 8 YUG M Jaušovec 6 6     NED T Zwaan 2 4   RSA 1928 T Harford 3 3   4 AUS K Reid 6 6   5 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 GBR B Thompson 0 3 AUS L Hunt 2 4 2 GBR V Wade 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 FRG S Hanika 3 4 3 NED B Stöve 6 6 Q SWE N Bohm 1 2 8 YUG M Jaušovec 3 4 4 AUS K Reid 6 6 5 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 2 GBR V Wade 3 4 1 USA C Evert 3 NED B Stöve w/o 4 AUS K Reid 5 4 5 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 7 6 1 NED Betty Stöve 7 2 5 8 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 5 6 7 References External links WTA tournament draws ITF tournament edition details 1978 Men's Singles Category:1978 WTA Tour Category:Sport in Bournemouth