BMW Challenge 1978

BMW Challenge 1978
date	10/16/1978 - 10/22/1978
Edition	1
navigation	1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Brighton United Kingdom
Tournament number	714
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 75,000
Winner	Virginia Ruzici
Winner (doubles)	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 BMW Challenge was a women's tennis tournament in Brighton . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from October 16-22, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert Semifinals 02.  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 03.  Betty Stöve final 04th  Kerry Reid Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Virginia Ruzici victory 06th  Marita Redondo 1 round 07th  Regina Maršíková 1 round 08th.  Mima Jaušovec Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert

5

6th

6th

Q

R. Blount

7th

1

3

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

J. Russell

6th

6th

6th

J. Russell

0

2

B. Cuypers

4th

7th

4th

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

S. Hanika

7th

6th

S. Hanika

3

4th

M. Tyler

5

4th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

LL

K. Glancy

6th

6th

LL

K. Glancy

1

1

7th

R. Maršíková

1

2

1

C. Evert

3

B. Stöve

6th

6th

3

B. Stöve

w.

O.

E. Ekblom

1

3

3

B. Stöve

6th

6th

A. Hobbs

1

6th

6th

A. Hobbs

2

3

G. Coles

6th

3

3

3

B. Stöve

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

6th

0r

Q

N. Bohm

1

2

M. Simionescu

4th

7th

1

M. Simionescu

3

6th

0

Q

N. Bohm

6th

6th

Q

N. Bohm

6th

1

6th

6th

M. Redondo

4th

0

3

B. Stöve

7th

2

5

8th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

5

V. Ruzici

5

6th

7th

J. Evert

0

2

8th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

Q

H. Eisterlehner

6th

4th

3

Q

T. Zwaan

2

4th

Q

T. Zwaan

1

6th

6th

8th

M. Jaušovec

3

4th

T. Harford

7th

3

7th

4th

K. Reid

6th

6th

B. Nagelsen

5

6th

5

T. Harford

3

3

I. Kloss

6th

3

4th

K. Reid

6th

6th

4th

K. Reid

7th

6th

4th

K. Reid

5

4th

5

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

5

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

S. Walsh

4th

0

5

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

B. Thompson

7th

4th

6th

B. Thompson

0

3

M. Gurdal

6th

6th

3

5

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

C. Molesworth

3

1

2

V. Wade

3

4th

L. Hunt

6th

6th

L. Hunt

2

4th

LL

J. Durie

4th

0

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Betty Stöve Virginia Wade   victory 02.  Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici   Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

B. Stöve V. Wade

6th

6th

M. Gurdal T. Zwaan

3

0

1

B. Stöve V. Wade

3

6th

6th

A. Stewart D. Jevans

5

6th

H. Eisterlehner S. Hanika

6th

1

2

H. Eisterlehner S. Hanika

7th

7th

1

B. Stöve V. Wade

6th

7th

B. Nagelsen K. Reid

6th

6th

B. Nagelsen K. Reid

4th

6th

R. Blount M. Simionescu

4th

4th

B. Nagelsen K. Reid

6th

6th

N. Bohm E. Ekblom

7th

6th

N. Bohm E. Ekblom

3

4th

G. Coles J. Evert

6th

3

1

B. Stöve V. Wade

6th

7th

C. Molesworth B. Thompson

5

4th

I. Kloss J. Russell

0

6th

C. Drury M. Tyler

7th

6th

C. Drury M. Tyler

2

2

A. Hobbs S. Mappin

3

6th

I. Kloss J. Russell

6th

6th

I. Kloss J. Russell

6th

7th

I. Kloss J. Russell

7th

4th

6th

L. Hunt S. Walsh

7th

4th

6th

L. Hunt S. Walsh

5

6th

3

B. Cuypers T. Harford

6th

6th

3

L. Hunt S. Walsh

7th

7th

J. Durie K. Glancy

4th

2

2

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

5

5

2

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• BMW Challenge 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• BMW Challenge 1978 (English) on the ITF homepage