1978 Colgate Series Championships

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1978 Colgate Series Championships
DateNovember 14–19
Edition2nd
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Venue Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
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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]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

EventWF3rd4th5th6th7th8th
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$7,000NANANANA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 501.
  2. 1 2 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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