Virginia Slims of Houston & Bridgestone Doubles of Houston 1978

Virginia Slims of Houston & Bridgestone Doubles of Houston 1978
date	January 16, 1978 - January 22, 1978
Edition	8th
navigation	1977  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Houston United States
Tournament number	706
category	Virginia Slims Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Houston & Bridgestone Doubles of Houston was a women's tennis tournament in Houston . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from January 16-22, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Billie Jean King final 03.  Sue Barker Quarter finals 04th  Virginia Wade Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 06th  Betty Stöve Semifinals 07th  Dianne Fromholtz retreat 08th.  Wendy Turnbull 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

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

P. Medrado

0

0

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

R. Tomanová

0

0

M. Kruger

2

4th

M. Kruger

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

F. Mihai

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

3

1

M. Redondo

3

2

F. Mihai

4th

1

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

P. Louie

0

2

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

7th

3

S. Barker

7th

6th

6th

B. Stöve

2

6th

V. Ruzici

6th

2

3

S. Barker

w.

O.

P. Bostrom

3

3

K. May

K. May

6th

6th

3

S. Barker

6th

5

6th

B. Stöve

6th

7th

6th

B. Stöve

7th

7th

N. Richey

3

5

6th

B. Stöve

6th

7th

OLD

L. Antonoplis

3

7th

6th

OLD

L. Antonoplis

2

5

B. Nagelsen

6th

6th

4th

1

M. Navrátilová

1

6th

6th

M. Guerrant

6th

4th

6th

2

BJ King

6th

2

2

R. Gerulaitis

3

6th

2

M. Guerrant

6th

1

3

C. Stoll

2

4th

5

R. Casals

4th

6th

6th

5

R. Casals

6th

6th

5

R. Casals

4th

3

F. Dürr

6th

7th

4th

V. Wade

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

2

5

F. Dürr

3

2

R. Richards

4th

4th

4th

V. Wade

6th

6th

4th

V. Wade

6th

6th

4th

V. Wade

6th

2

G. Stevens

6th

6th

2

BJ King

7th

6th

J. Anthony

2

3

G. Stevens

1

6th

3

K. Shaw

4th

6th

8th

W. Turnbull

6th

2

6th

8th

W. Turnbull

6th

7th

8th

W. Turnbull

4th

2

A. Smith

6th

6th

2

BJ King

6th

6th

L. duPont

2

3

A. Smith

2

2

L. Hunt

2

BJ King

6th

6th

2

BJ King

w.

O.

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Virginia Wade Françoise Dürr   1 round 02.  Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová   victory 03.  Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals 04th  Greer Stevens Mona Guerrant   final

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

V. Wade F. Dürr

6th

2

S. Barker K. Shaw

7th

6th

S. Barker K. Shaw

w.

O.

K. May L. duPont

w.

O.

K. May L. duPont

M. Kruger L. Hunt

S. Barker K. Shaw

6th

4th

1

4th

G. Stevens, M. Guerrant

7th

5

7th

4th

G. Stevens, M. Guerrant

3

6th

6th

R. Casals J. Anthony

6th

7th

6th

4th

G. Stevens, M. Guerrant

6th

6th

F. Mihai R. Richards

4th

6th

7th

F. Mihai R. Richards

3

3

C. Stoll R. Gerulaitis

6th

3

6th

4th

G. Stevens, M. Guerrant

6th

6th

6th

V. Ruzici A. Smith

w.

O.

2

BJ King M. Navrátilová

7th

4th

7th

R. Maršíková N. Richey

V. Ruzici A. Smith

3

2

R. Tomanová B. Nagelsen

2

1

3

B. Stove W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

B. Stove W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

B. Stove W. Turnbull

5

6th

4th

L. Antonoplis P. Louie

4th

6th

3

2

BJ King M. Navrátilová

7th

4th

6th

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

6th

2

6th

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

2

3

Y. Vermaak P. Medrado

1

3

2

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

2

BJ King M. Navrátilová

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 Houston & Bridgestone Doubles of Houston 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Virginia Slims of Houston & Bridgestone Doubles of Houston 1978 (English) on the ITF website