1978 Colgate Series Championships | |
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Date | November 14–19 |
Edition | 2nd |
Category | Virginia Slims circuit |
Draw | 8S / 4D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Venue | Mission Hills Country Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Chris Evert | |
Doubles | |
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
The 1978 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from November 14 through November 19, 1978.[1] Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2]
Finals
Singles
Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3
- It was Evert's 6th singles title of the year and the 84th of her career.
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull / Kerry Reid 6–3, 6–4
Prize money
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
Singles [1] | $75,000 | $40,000 | $22,000 | $17,800 | $11,000 | $9,000 | $7,000 | $6,000 |
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Doubles [2] | $30,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Doubles prize money is per team.
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