1978 Florida Federal Open

1978 Florida Federal Open
Date	November 6–12
Edition	6th
Category	Colgate Series (AA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$75,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Oldsmar, United States
Venue	East Lake Woodlands Country Club
Champions
Singles
Virginia Wade
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith
←  1977  · Eckerd Open ·  1979  →

The 1978 Florida Federal Open was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, Florida in the United States. The event was part of the AA ^[a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from November 6 through November 12, 1978. ^[1] Third-seeded Virginia Wade won the title and earned $14,000 first-prize money. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1978 Florida Federal Open – Singles

Virginia Wade defeated Anna-Maria Fernandez 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)

• It was Wade's 2nd title of the year and the 54th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1978 Florida Federal Open – Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith defeated Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [1]	$14,000	$7,100 [b]	$3,500	$1,850	$1,000	$550

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $75,000.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'
2. Because Anna-Maria Fernandez was an amateur player her prize-money went to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).'"`UNIQ--ref-00000014-QINU`"'

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 307.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 140, 157. ISBN   978-0354090681.
3. "Wade Takes Federal Tennis". Lakeland Ledger . AP. November 13, 1978. p. 1C.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details