1978 Family Circle Cup

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1978 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 10–16
Edition6th
CategoryColgate Series (AAA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, U.S
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
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 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAA [a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 16, 1978. [1] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $26,000 first-prize money. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mona Guerrant / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $26,000$13,000$6,200$3,000$1,600$900

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 299–300.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 139, 148–149. ISBN   978-0354090681.
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