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 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Final score7–6(7–5), 6–4
Draw8

Seeds
  1. Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  2. Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Final)
  3. Betty Stöve (Round Robin)
  4. Virginia Wade (Round Robin)
  5. Billie Jean King (Round Robin)
  6. Wendy Turnbull (Third place)
  7. Rosemary Casals (Fourth place)
  8. Kerry Reid (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

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

Round Robin

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

References
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