1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Navratilova defeated Goolagong in the final 7–6, 6–4. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but did not qualify.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| Final score | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Seeds
- Martina Navratilova (Champion)
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Final)
Betty Stöve (Round Robin)
Virginia Wade (Round Robin)- Billie Jean King (Round Robin)
- Wendy Turnbull (Third place)
- Rosemary Casals (Fourth place)
- Kerry Reid (Round Robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 77 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley
| 65 | 4 | |||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 6 | Wendy Turnbull
| 7 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Rosemary Casals
| 6 | 3 | |||
Gold Group
| Gold Group | Navratilova |
Stöve |
Turnbull |
Reid |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–1 | 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 36–13 (73.5%) |  | |
| 3 | Betty Stöve |
2–6, 3–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 7–6, 7–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33.3%) | 26–36 (42.0%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Wendy Turnbull |
2–6, 1–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 7–6, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 28–26 (51.9%) |  | |
| 8 | Kerry Reid |
2–6, 3–6 | 6–7, 6–7 | 6–7, 1–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 (0.0%) | 24–39 (38.1%) | 4 |
Orange Group
| Orange Group | Goolagong Cawley |
Wade |
King |
Casals |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |
| 2 | E. Goolagong Cawley |
6–0, 7–6 | w/o | 7–6, 6–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 20–16 (55.5%) | | |
| 4 | Virginia Wade |
0–6, 6–7 | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 | 5–7, 6–3, 0–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 30–41 (42.3%) | 3 | |
| 5 | Billie Jean King |
w/o | 6–1, 2–6, 4–6 | w/o | 0–3 | 1–2 (33.3%) | 12–13 (48.0%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Rosemary Casals |
6–7, 4–6 | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0 | w/o | 2–1 | 2–3 (40.0%) | 26–24 (52.0%) | |
See also
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