1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Singles
1978 Virginia Slims Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Draw	8

Navratilova defeated Goolagong in the final 7–6, 6–4. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but did not qualify.

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

• 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
• SR = Special ranking

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

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)