1978 WTA Tour

The 1978 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series.[1][2] The tour was administered by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council.

1978 WTA Tour
Details
Duration14 November 1977 – 18 December 1978
Edition8th
Tournaments47
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships (3)
Virginia Slims Circuit (11)
Colgate International Series (23)
Non-Tour Events (4)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Martina Navratilova (11)
Most tournament finals Martina Navratilova (15)
Prize money leader Chris Evert ($454,486)
Points leader Martina Navratilova (15.660)
Awards
Player of the year Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team of the year Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Most improved
player of the year
Virginia Ruzici
Newcomer of the year Pam Shriver
1977
1979

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1978, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1978 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Colgate International Series
Non-Tour Events
Team events

November (1977)

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 NovColgate International of Australia
Sydney, Australia
Colgate Series (AAAA)
$100,000 – Grass
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–1, 6–3
Kerry Reid Dianne Fromholtz
Greer Stevens
Terry Holladay
Pam Teeguarden
Jeanne Evert
Betty Stöve
Kerry Reid / Greer Stevens
vs.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Betty Stöve
Cancelled
21 NovToyota Classic
Melbourne, Australia
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Grass
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–4, 6–1
Wendy Turnbull Sue Barker
Betty Stöve
Pam Whytcross
Kerry Melville
Dianne Fromholtz
Helen Gourlay Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–0
Patricia Bostrom
Kym Ruddell
28 NovrSouth African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Linky Boshoff
6–4, 6–1
Brigitte Cuypers Yvonne Vermaak
Sharon Walsh
Niekle Scheepers
Jeanne Evert
Marise Kruger
Alison McDade
Linky Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Brigitte Cuypers
Marise Kruger

December (1977)

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 DecBremar Cup
London, Great Britain
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–1
Virginia Wade Betty Stöve
Virginia Ruzici
Tanya Harford
Sharon Walsh
Florența Mihai
Renáta Tomanová
Billie Jean King
Renáta Tomanová
6–2, 6–3
Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
12 DecMarlboro NSW Open
Sydney, Australia
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Grass
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–2, 6–3
Sue Barker Kerry Reid
Regina Maršíková
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Helen Gourlay Cawley
6–0, 6–0
Mona Guerrant
Kerry Reid
19 Dec
26 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam (A)
Grass – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–3, 6–0
Helen Gourlay Cawley Kerry Reid
Sue Barker
Judy Dalton
Kathleen Harter
Mona Guerrant
Rayni Fox
Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley
vs.
Mona Guerrant / Kerry Reid
Cancelled due to Rain

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 JanVirginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz
JoAnne Russell
Greer Stevens
Kathy May
Virginia Ruzici
Nancy Richey
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5
Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
9 JanVirginia Slims of Hollywood
Hollywood, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–2, 6–3
Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
Tracy Austin
Marita Redondo
Nancy Richey
Kathy Teacher
Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–4
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
16 JanVirginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
Yvonne Vermaak
Sue Barker
Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
7–6(5–4), 4–6, 7–6(5–4)
Greer Stevens
Mona Guerrant
23 JanVirginia Slims of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
Rosie Casals Marise Kruger
Greer Stevens
Yvonne Vermaak
Sue Barker
Virginia Wade
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–2
Pam Teeguarden
Greer Stevens
30 JanVirginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–7(4–5), 6–2, 6–2
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
Kerry Reid
Sue Barker
Wendy Turnbull
Rosie Casals
Betty Stöve
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–1, 6–4
Rosie Casals
JoAnne Russell

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 FebVirginia Slims of Seattle
Seattle, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Marita Redondo
Kathy May
Rosie Casals
Kerry Reid
JoAnne Russell
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–3
Patricia Bostrom
Marita Redondo
20 FebVirginia Slims of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade
Billie Jean King
Kerry Reid
Greer Stevens
Sharon Walsh
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
Kerry Melville
Wendy Turnbull
27 FebVirginia Slims of Kansas
Kansas, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Billie Jean King Virginia Wade
Wendy Turnbull
Kerry Reid
Brigitte Cuypers
Rosie Casals
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–4
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 MarVirginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/14D
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Tracy Austin Pam Shriver (3rd)
Anne Smith (4th)
Martina Navratilova
Marise Kruger
Kerry Reid
Rosie Casals
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
6–3, 7–6(5–2)
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Betty Stöve
13 MarVirginia Slims of Boston
Boston, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 33S/14D
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova
Billie Jean King
Kerry Reid
Marise Kruger
Marita Redondo
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Betty Stöve
20 MarVirginia Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Virginia Slims
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/1D
SinglesDouble
Chris Evert
6–0, 6–4
Billie Jean King Virginia Wade
Virginia Ruzici
Wendy Turnbull
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
Kerry Melville
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 7–5
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
27 MarVirginia Slims Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Season-end championships
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S (8RR)
SingleDoubles
Martina Navratilova'
7–6(5–0), 6–4
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Wendy Turnbull
Rosie Casals 4th
Round Robin
Virginia Wade
Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve
Kerry Reid

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 AprBridgestone Doubles Championships
Tokyo, Japan
$100,000 - Carpet (i) - 8D
Doubles
Martina Navratilova
Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–4
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
Stöve / Goolagong Cawley
Reid / Turnbull
Stevens / Schallau
Bostrom / Redondo
Casals / Russell
Kemmer / Newberry
10 AprFamily Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Colgate Series (AAA)
$125,000 – Clay – 30S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–2, 6–0
Kerry Reid JoAnne Russell
Tracy Austin
Martina Navratilova
Jeanne DuVall
Rosie Casals
Renee Richards
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5
Mona Guerrant
Greer Stevens

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
15 MayGerman Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Clay - 64S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Mima Jaušovec
6–2, 6–3
Virginia Ruzici Regina Maršíková
Sylvia Hanika
Renáta Tomanová
Viviana González
Kathy May
Laura DuPont
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Katja Ebbinghaus
Helga Niessen Masthoff
22 MayItalian Open
Rome, Italy
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Clay
SinglesDoubles
Regina Maršíková
7–5, 7–5
Virginia Ruzici Janet Newberry
Michelle Tyler
Mima Jaušovec
Betsy Nagelsen
Katja Ebbinghaus
Renáta Tomanová
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
6–2, 2–6, 7–6
Florența Mihai
Betsy Nagelsen
Surrey Grass Courts
Guildford, Great Britain
Non-tour event
Grass
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–1, 6–1
Winnie Wooldridge
29 May
5 June
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam (AA)
$337,000 - Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/32D/24X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Virginia Ruzici
6–2, 6–2
Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková
Brigitte Simon
Kathy May
Helga Niessen Masthoff
Mirka Bendlová
Fiorella Bonicelli
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Lesley Turner Bowrey
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Renáta Tomanová
Pavel Složil
7–6 ret
Virginia Ruzici
Patrice Dominguez

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 JunKent Championships
Beckenham, Great Britain
Non-tour event
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–4, 6–2
Laura DuPont
12 JunKeith Prowse International
Chichester, Great Britain
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Grass - 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–4, 6–4
Pam Teeguarden Janet Wright
Sharon Walsh
Barbara Potter
Diane Desfor
Cynthia Doerner
Tracy Austin
Janet Wright
Pam Shriver
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Michelle Tyler
Yvonne Vermaak
19 JunColgate International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Grass - 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull
Billie Jean King
Anne Hobbs
Virginia Wade
Betty Stöve
Michelle Tyler
Chris Evert
Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
26 Jun
3 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam (AAAA)
Grass – 96S/48D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Martina Navratilova
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Chris Evert Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Billie Jean King
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
Marise Kruger
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
6–2, 6-2
Billie Jean King
Ray Ruffels

July

No tournaments this month

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 AugUS Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Clay - 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Dana Gilbert
6–2, 6–3
Viviana González Janet Wright
Jeanne Evert
Kate Latham
Caroline Stoll
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Jeanne DuVall
Helena Anliot
Helle Sparre-Viragh
6–1, 6–3
Barbara Hallquist
Sheila McInerney
14 AugustRothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Regina Maršíková
7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Virginia Ruzici Diane Desfor
Zenda Liess
Mima Jaušovec
Yvonne Vermaak
Viviana González
Lesley Hunt
Regina Maršíková
Pam Teeguarden
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Chris O'Neil
Paula Smith
21 AugBergen County Classic
Mahwah, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Virginia Wade
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Kerry Reid Regina Maršíková
Tracy Austin
Mareen Louie Harper
Lesley Hunt
Betsy Nagelsen
Caroline Stoll
Ilana Kloss
Marise Kruger
6–3, 6–1
Barbara Potter
Pam Whytcross
28 Aug
4 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam (AAAA)
$260,000 - Hard – 96S/32D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Chris Evert
7–5, 6–4
Pam Shriver Martina Navratilova
Wendy Turnbull
Virginia Ruzici
Lesley Hunt
Kathy May
Tracy Austin
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
7–6, 6–4
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Billie Jean King
Ray Ruffels

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 SepToray Sillook Open
Tokyo, Japan
Colgate Series (AAA)
$75,000 – Carpet (i) - 32S
Virginia Wade
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Betty Stöve Marita Redondo
Wendy Turnbull
Jeanne DuVall
Michelle Tyler
Virginia Ruzici
Carrie Meyer
Women in Tennis International
San Antonio, United States
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Hard - 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Stacy Margolin
7–5, 6–1
Yvonne Vermaak Laura DuPont
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Ilana Kloss
Barbara Hallquist
Patricia Medrado
Cynthia Doerner
Ilana Kloss
Marise Kruger
6–1, 6–4
Laura DuPont
Françoise Dürr
18 SepWorld Tennis Classic
Montreal, Canada
Colgate Series (A)
$40,000 – Clay - 32S/18D
SinglesDoubles
Caroline Stoll
6–3, 6–2
Françoise Dürr Laura DuPont
Yvonne Vermaak
Dana Gilbert
Glynis Coles
Diane Desfor
Michelle Tyler
Julie Anthony
Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–4
Ilana Kloss
Marise Kruger
25 SepWyler's Classic
Atlanta, United States
Colgate Series (AAA)
$100,000 – Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
7–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–3
Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade
Betty Stöve
Carrie Meyer
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
Zenda Liess
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 OctThunderbird Classic
Phoenix, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Hard - 32S/16S
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–2
Tracy Austin Kerry Reid
Virginia Wade
Anne Smith
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Ann Kiyomura
Jeanne DuVall
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
9 OctUS Indoors Championships
Minneapolis, United States
Colgate Series (AAAA)
$100,000 – Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Virginia Wade Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
Barbara Potter
Betty Stöve
Tracy Austin
Virginia Ruzici
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–3
Lesley Hunt
Ilana Kloss
16 OctBMW Challenge
Brighton, Great Britain
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Virginia Ruzici
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Betty Stöve Chris Evert
Kerry Reid
Sylvia Hanika
Mima Jaušovec
Nina Bohm
Virginia Wade
Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
6–0, 7–6
Ilana Kloss
JoAnne Russell
23 OctPorsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, West Germany
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Tracy Austin
6–3, 6–3
Betty Stöve Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
Sabina Simmonds
Lesley Hunt
Nina Bohm
Heidi Eisterlehner
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–2
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
30 OctRio de La Plata Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Colgate Series (A)
$35,000 – Clay
SinglesDoubles
Caroline Stoll
6–3, 6–1
Emilse Raponi Regina Maršíková
Ivanna Madruga
Cynthia Doerner
Françoise Dürr
Elly Vessies
Liliana Giussani
Françoise Dürr
Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Laura DuPont
Regina Maršíková
Wightman Cup
London, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Team event
 Great Britain
4–3
 United States

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 NovFlorida Federal Open
Oldsmar, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
$75,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Virginia Wade
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Anna-Maria Fernandez Regina Maršíková
Wendy Turnbull
Martina Navratilova
Kerry Reid
Renee Blount
Anne White
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
13 NovColgate Series Championships
Palm Springs, United States
Colgate Series championships
$250,000 – Hard
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–3, 6–3
Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade
Virginia Ruzici
Round Robin
Regina Maršíková
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
Betty Stöve
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
20 NovGunze Invitational
Tokyo, Japan
Non-tour event
Hard (i)
Tracy Austin
6–1, 6–1
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Tracy Austin
Kathy May
27 NovFederation Cup
Melbourne, Australia
Grass – 32 teams knockout
 United States
2–1
 Australia Great Britain
 Soviet Union
 France
 Czechoslovakia
 Romania
 Netherlands

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 DecEmeron Cup
Tokyo, Japan
Non-tour event
$200,000 – Carpet (i) – 4S
Chris Evert
7–5, 6–2
Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Colgate Series

Draw and seeding

Draw
Size
Min. Direct
Acceptances
Min.
Qualifiers
Min.
Wild Cards
Seeds
16 13 2 1 4
32 26 4 1[lower-alpha 1] 8
48 42 4 2 8
64 52 8 4 16
96 82 8 6 16
128 112 8 8 16

Wild cards for the tournament had to be given to either local players or players who had won Wimbledon, the US Open, the Virginia Slims or Colgate Series championships or were previous winners of the tournament. All tournaments used a seeded draw with the number of seeds depending on the draw size.

Points system

The tournaments of the Colgate Series were divided into four groups – AAAA, AAA, AA and A – based on prize money. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament.[3] The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – was:

Group AAAA
Prize money at least $150,000
  • Champion: 160 (32)
  • Runner-up: 120 (24)
  • Semifinalist: 80 (16)
  • Quarterfinalist: 40 (8)
  • Round of 16: 20 (4)
  • Round of 32: 15 (3)
  • Round of 64: 10
Group AAA
Prize money at least $100,000
  • Champion: 120 (24)
  • Runner-up: 90 (18)
  • Semifinalist: 60 (12)
  • Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
  • Round of 16: 15 (3)
  • Round of 32: 10 (2)


Group AA
Prize money at least $75,000
  • Champion: 80 (16)
  • Runner-up: 60 (12)
  • Semifinalist: 40 (8)
  • Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
  • Round of 16: 10 (2)
  • Round of 32: 5


Group A
Prize money at least $35,000
  • Champion: 40 (8)
  • Runner-up: 30 (6)
  • Semifinalist: 20 (4)
  • Quarterfinalist: 10 (2)
  • Round of 16: 5

Points standings and bonus pool

No. Player Name Points
Singles
Bonus
Singles
Points
Doubles
Bonus
Doubles
Total
Bonus
1  Chris Evert (USA) 740 $100,000 $100,000
2  Virginia Wade (GBR) 635 $65,000 100 $7,500 $72,500
3  Kerry Reid (AUS) 560 $45,000 201 $22,000 $67,000
4  Martina Navratilova (USA) 540 $35,000 146 $13,000 $48,000
5  Virginia Ruzici (ROU) 470 $30,000 92 $6,000 $36,000
6  Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) 450 $25,000 75 $3,800 $28,800
7  Betty Stöve (NED) 445 $22,500 142 $11,500 $34,000
8  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 430 $20,000 168 $16,000 $36,000
9  Regina Maršíková (TCH) 370 $19,000 55 $2,500 $21,500
10  Tracy Austin (USA) 310 $17,000 $17,000

The total bonus pool for the Colgate Series was $675,000, an increase of $75,000 compared to the previous year, and was divided over singles ($540,000) and doubles ($135,000). The 35 highest points ranking singles players and the top 20 in doubles qualified to receive a share of the bonus pool. The distribution ranged from $100,000 for the first placed singles player to $3,000 for the 35th placed player. The first placed doubles player received $22,000 bonus while the 20th placed player received $2,000. In order to be eligible for a share of the respective bonus pools players had to a) participate in a minimum of seven singles or three doubles tournaments and b) accept invitation for the series championships if qualified based on merit. Players who ended on equal points were ranked in order of the number of tournaments played.[3][4]

Virginia Slims Circuit

Points standings and prize money

Combined prize money for singles and doubles events. The points, named 'Silver Ginny Points', were allocated as follows:

  • Winner: 210
  • Runner-up: 150
  • Third: 110
  • Semifinalist: 100
  • Quarterfinalist: 65
  • Round of 16: 30
  • Round of 32: 8

WTA Tour

Year-end rankings

Below are the 1978 WTA year-end rankings (December 10, 1978) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[5]
No. Player Name T M Points 1977 Change
1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 18 87 15.660 3 2
2  Chris Evert (USA) 10 56 15.192 1 1
3  Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) 11 48 11.688 NR NR
4  Virginia Wade (GBR) 22 92 9.879 4
5  Billie Jean King (USA) 10 35 9.183 2 3
6  Tracy Austin (USA) 14 64 8.531 12 6
7  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 22 79 8.171 9 2
8  Betty Stöve (NED) 21 72 7.336 7 1
9  Kerry Reid (AUS) 21 79 7.111 10 1
10  Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) 14 39 7.032 8 2
11  Rosie Casals (USA) 14 38 6.295 6 5
12  Virginia Ruzici (ROU) 28 90 6.095 16 4
13  Pam Shriver (USA) 12 45 5.967 NR NR
14  Regina Maršíková (TCH) 32 91 5.559 20 6
15  Kathy May (USA) 16 38 4.706 21 6
16  Marita Redondo (USA) 17 46 4.649 NR NR
17  Greer Stevens (RSA) 7 15 4.628 13 4
18  Marise Kruger (RSA) 17 31 4.559 25 7
19  Mima Jaušovec (YUG) 20 48 4.527 11 8
20  Anne Smith (USA) 8 28 4.161 NR NR

Prize money leaders

No. Player Name Prize money
1  Chris Evert (USA) $454,486
2  Martina Navratilova (USA) $450,757
3  Virginia Wade (GBR) $300,027
4  Kerry Reid (AUS) $208,766
5  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) $189,583
6  Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) $180,844
7  Betty Stöve (NED) $177,243
8  Virginia Ruzici (ROU) $151,379
9  Billie Jean King (USA) $149,492
10  Regina Maršíková (TCH) $88,840

See also

Notes

  1. Two wild cards for tournaments organized outside the United States.

References

  1. "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 139, 142–143. ISBN 9780354090391.
  4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 511.
  5. "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 10 December 1978.
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