1978 US Indoor Championships

1978 US Indoor Championships
Date October 9–15
Edition 70th
Category Colgate Series (AAAA)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Bloomington, United States
Venue Met Center
Attendance 45,000
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert
Doubles
Australia Kerry Reid / Australia Wendy Turnbull

The 1978 US Indoor Championships was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1978.[2] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1][3][4]

Winners

Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Australia Kerry Reid / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated Australia Lesley Hunt / South Africa Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $20,000 $10,000 $4,800 $2,250 $1,100 $600

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138,140,153–154. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 306.
  3. ↑ "Ever The Gracious Champion". The Evening Independent. AP. October 16, 1978. p. 3C.
  4. ↑ "Chris Evert wins indoor tennis meet". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. October 15, 1978. p. 12B.

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