1978 Colgate Series Championships

The 1978 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from November 14 through November 19, 1978.[1] Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2]

1978 Colgate Series Championships
DateNovember 14–19
Edition2nd
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPalm Springs, California, U.S.
VenueMission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
← 1977 · Toyota Championships · 1979 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Chris Evert defeated   Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 6th singles title of the year and the 84th of her career.

Doubles

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  Billie Jean King /   Martina Navratilova defeated   Wendy Turnbull /   Kerry Reid 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

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Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles [1] $75,000 $40,000 $22,000 $17,800 $11,000 $9,000 $7,000 $6,000
Doubles [2] $30,000 $16,000 $10,000 $7,000 NA NA NA NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 501.
  2. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 159–161. ISBN 978-0354090681.
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