Virginia Slims of Kansas City & Bridgestone Doubles of Kansas City 1978

Virginia Slims of Kansas City & Bridgestone Doubles of Kansas City 1978
date	February 27, 1978 - March 5, 1978
Edition	1
navigation	1978  ►  1980
WTA tour
venue	Kansas City (Missouri) United States
Tournament number	402
category	Virginia Slims Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 15D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas City & Bridgestone Doubles of Kansas City was a women's tennis tournament in Kansas City , Missouri . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from February 27 to March 5, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Evonne Cawley Quarter finals 03.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 04th  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 06th  Sue Barker Round of 16 07th  Dianne Fromholtz 1 round 08th.  Kerry Reid 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

M. Guerrant

4th

1

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

M. Hamm

3

3

M. Redondo

0

1

M. Redondo

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

8th

K. Reid

6th

6th

8th

K. Reid

4th

3

Y. Vermaak

3

2

8th

K. Reid

6th

6th

F. Mihai

6th

1

M. Tyler

2

2

M. Tyler

7th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

3

V. Wade

7th

6th

3

V. Wade

6th

3

G. Stevens

5

2

3

V. Wade

6th

6th

R. Tomanová

4th

3

S. Walsh

2

4th

S. Walsh

6th

6th

3

V. Wade

6th

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

7th

B. Cuypers

4th

0

V. Ruzici

1

5

6th

S. Barker

0

4th

M. Kruger

2

4th

B. Cuypers

6th

6th

B. Cuypers

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

2

6th

R. Richards

7th

4th

6th

BJ King

5

6th

3

R. Gerulaitis

6th

6th

3

R. Richards

0

4th

K. Ebbinghaus

0

2

5

R. Casals

6th

6th

5

R. Casals

6th

6th

5

R. Casals

6th

6th

4th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

7th

4th

6th

C. Meyer

1

2

M. Jaušovec

1

3

Z. Liess

3

2

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

3

1

B. Norton

7th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

B. Bruning

6th

2

B. Norton

2

4th

BJ King

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

7th

D. Fromholtz

2

2

BJ King

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

7th

6th

2

E. Cawley

2

3

J. Russell

6th

3

R. Maršíková

4th

1

N. Richey

0

1

2

E. Cawley

6th

6th

2

E. Cawley

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová   victory 02.  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   final 03.  Sue Barker Mona Guerrant   Semifinals 04th  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   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

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

M. Hamm B. Norton

3

4th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

2

2

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

S. Barker, M. Guerrant

6th

6th

3

S. Barker, M. Guerrant

0

1

K. Ebbinghaus R. Maršíková

2

3

3

S. Barker, M. Guerrant

6th

6th

B. Bruning S. Walsh

4th

6th

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

4th

1

P. Bostrom M. Redondo

6th

7th

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

6th

2

K. Reid W. Turnbull

4th

4th

Z. Liess R. Richards

4th

3

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

6th

B. Cuypers M. Kruger

5

3

4th

F. Dürr V. Wade

4th

3

4th

F. Dürr V. Wade

7th

6th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

3

1

J. Anthony F. Mihai

2

K. Reid W. Turnbull

4th

6th

6th

C. Meyer R. Tomanová

w.

O.

C. Meyer R. Tomanová

5

4th

M. Tyler Y. Vermaak

2

1

2

K. Reid W. Turnbull

7th

6th

2

K. Reid W. Turnbull

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