Virginia Slims of Boston 1978

Virginia Slims of Boston 1978
date	3/12/1978 - 3/19/1978
Edition	4th
navigation	1976  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Boston United States
Tournament number	807
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Winner	Evonne Cawley
Winner (doubles)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Boston was a women's tennis tournament in Boston . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from March 13th to 19th, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 02.  Chris Evert final 03.  Evonne Cawley victory 04th  Betty Stöve 1 round 05.  Virginia Wade Round of 16 06th  Billie Jean King Semifinals 07th  Dianne Fromholtz 1 round

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

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

1

2

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

F. Mihai

6th

0

6th

F. Mihai

0

1

K. Ebbinghaus

3

6th

4th

1

M. Navrátilová

4th

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

3

3

B. Potter

4th

1

K. Reid

7th

6th

L. Hunt

6th

7th

L. Hunt

5

3

R. Richards

3

5

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

E. Cawley

6th

6th

3

E. Cawley

7th

7th

B. Cuypers

2

3

3

E. Cawley

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

3

0

K. Latham

1

3

3

E. Cawley

6th

7th

5

V. Wade

7th

6th

M. Kruger

4th

6th

J. Anthony

6th

4th

5

V. Wade

6th

5

6th

M. Tyler

0

1

M. Kruger

3

7th

7th

M. Kruger

6th

6th

3

E. Cawley

4th

6th

6th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

1

4th

M. Guerrant

6th

3

V. Ruzici

3

1

R. Maršíková

3

4th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

7th

R. Tomanová

6th

6th

M. Redondo

1

6th

H. Anliot

4th

2

R. Tomanová

2

0

M. Redondo

6th

6th

M. Redondo

6th

6th

4th

B. Stöve

4th

2

6th

BJ King

3

2

C. Stoll

6th

2

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

A. Smith

7th

6th

A. Smith

4th

7th

2

R. Casals

6th

6th

R. Casals

6th

5

6th

7th

D. Fromholtz

1

0

R. Casals

7th

1

3

B. Norton

5

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

5

6th

6th

L. duPont

7th

4th

3

B. Norton

1

4th

J. Russell

4th

6th

3

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

4th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová   victory 02.  Evonne Cawley Betty Stöve   final 03.  Mona Guerrant Greer Stevens   1 round 04th  Rosie Casals JoAnne Russell   Semifinals

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

BJ King M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

K. Ebbinghaus R. Maršíková

5

1

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

L. duPont R. Tomanová

6th

4th

2

J. Anthony L. Hunt

4th

3

J. Anthony L. Hunt

4th

6th

6th

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

6th

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

4th

B. Cuypers M. Kruger

2

1

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

6th

F. Mihai B. Norton

2

2

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

2

4th

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

6th

6th

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

J. Newberry K. Shaw

6th

6th

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

3

2

B. Potter R. Richards

3

4th

J. Newberry K. Shaw

4th

6th

6th

K. Harter, C. Stoll

w.

O.

K. Harter, C. Stoll

6th

2

2

3

M. Guerrant, G. Stevens

J. Newberry K. Shaw

5

7th

2

M. Tyler Y. Vermaak

4th

4th

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

7th

5

6th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

4th

H. Anliot K. Latham

1

4th

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

7th

6th

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

6th

6th

Web links

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