1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date23–29 October
Edition1st
Category Colgate Series (A)
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$35,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
Location Filderstadt, West Germany
VenueTennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
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The 1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the A [a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October through 29 October 1978. [1] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title, her first as a professional, and earned $6,000 first-prize money as well as a Porsche 924. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve defeated Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–2

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $6,000$3,000$1,800$900$600$325

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $35,000.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000005-QINU`"'

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 138, 140, 157. ISBN   978-0354090681.
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