Thunderbird Classic 1978
| Thunderbird Classic 1978 | |
| date | October 2, 1978 - October 8, 1978 |
| Edition | 8th |
| navigation | 1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Phoenix (Arizona) United States
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| Tournament number | 403 |
| category | Colgate Series |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32E / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 75,000 |
| Last year's winner |
Billie Jean King
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
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| Winner |
Martina Navrátilová
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| Winner (doubles) |
Tracy Austin Betty Stöve
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| As of August 10, 2018 | |
The 1978 Thunderbird Classic was a women's tennis tournament in Phoenix , Arizona . The tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from October 2nd to 8th, 1978.
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | R. Blount
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3 | 0 | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Margolin
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6th | 6th | 6th | S. Margolin
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} I. Kloss
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7th | 1 | 1 | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th |  R. Maršíková
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6th | 2 | 6th | Q | A. Smith
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0 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S. Barker
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3 | 6th | 4th | 8th | R. Maršíková
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2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Tolleson
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2 | 1 | Q | A. Smith
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A. Smith
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6th | 6th | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  W. Turnbull
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1 | 7th | 4th | 6th | K. Reid
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3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | AT THE. Fernández
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6th | 6th | 6th | Q | AT THE. Fernández
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3 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Gerulaitis
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6th | 6th | R. Gerulaitis
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6th | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Hunt
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4th | 1 | Q | AT THE. Fernández
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | K. Reid
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6th | 6th | 6th | K. Reid
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Gilbert
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2 | 3 | 6th | K. Reid
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3 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Forood
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3 | 1 | C. Stoll
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6th | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Stoll
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6th | 6th | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Kiyomura
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6th | 6th | 4th | T. Austin
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | .svg){kind=small} P. Medrado
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2 | 2 | A. Kiyomura
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Walsh
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7th | 4th | 4th | 5 | B. Stöve
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1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B. Stöve
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5 | 6th | 6th | A. Kiyomura
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3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Antonoplis
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6th | 1 | 6th | 4th | T. Austin
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Desfor
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3 | 6th | 2 | L. Antonoplis
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Evert
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1 | 3 | 4th | T. Austin
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | T. Austin
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6th | 6th | 4th | T. Austin
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3 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Duvall
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6th | 6th | 2 | V. Wade
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6th | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Louie
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4th | 1 | J. Duvall
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Hepner
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1 | 0 | 6th | M. Redondo
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | M. Redondo
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6th | 6th | J. Duvall
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1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. duPont
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7th | 6th | 2 | V. Wade
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N. Yeargin
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5 | 3 | L. duPont
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1 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Nagelsen
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3 | 5 | 2 | V. Wade
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V. Wade
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K. Reid W. Turnbull
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. McInerney N. Yeargin
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3 | 1 | 1 | K. Reid W. Turnbull
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6th | 4th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. Bruning L. Forood
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3 | 6th | 7th | B. Bruning L. Forood
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0 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| R. Maršíková S. Tolleson
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6th | 3 | 5 | 1 | K. Reid W. Turnbull
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M. Navrátilová A. Smith
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3 | 6th | 6th | 3 | M. Navrátilová A. Smith
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| S. Barker A. Kiyomura
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6th | 0 | 3 | 3 | M. Navrátilová A. Smith
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Duvall C. Stoll
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6th | 1 | 3 | P. Whytcross M. Wikstedt
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0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P. Whytcross M. Wikstedt
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3 | 6th | 6th | 3 | M. Navrátilová A. Smith
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4th | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| R. Fox S. Margolin
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6th | 7th | 4th | T. Austin B. Stove
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| P. Bostrom K. Ruddell
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4th | 5 | R. Fox S. Margolin
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Hunt I. Kloss
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2 | 4th | 4th | T. Austin B. Stove
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | T. Austin B. Stove
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6th | 6th | 4th | T. Austin B. Stove
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| L. duPont S. Walsh
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3 | 6th | 6th | B. Nagelsen W. Shaw
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L. Antonoplis D. Desfor
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6th | 4th | 4th | L. duPont S. Walsh
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2 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| B. Nagelsen W. Shaw
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6th | 6th | 6th | B. Nagelsen W. Shaw
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  F. Dürr V. Wade
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2 | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Web links
- WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).
- Thunderbird Classic 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Thunderbird Classic 1978 (English) on the ITF homepage