Virginia Slims of Philadelphia 1978

Virginia Slims of Philadelphia 1978
date	March 26, 1978 - April 2, 1978
Edition	7th
navigation	1977  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Philadelphia United States
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 14D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner	Chris Evert
Last year's winner (double)	Françoise Durr Virginia Wade
Winner	Chris Evert
Winner (doubles)	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament in Philadelphia . The hard court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from March 26th to April 2nd, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert victory 02. 03.  Betty Stöve Quarter finals 04th  Tracy Austin Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 06th  Billie Jean King final 07th  Wendy Turnbull Quarter finals 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

C. Evert

6th

6th

L. duPont

2

2

1

C. Evert

4th

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

6th

3

0

L. Antonoplis

3

1

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

7th

W. Turnbull

3

6th

7th

7th

W. Turnbull

2

1

T. Holladay

6th

4th

6th

7th

W. Turnbull

7th

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

2

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

4th

6th

6th

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

4th

T. Austin

6th

6th

5

V. Wade

3

2

B. Potter

2

1

4th

T. Austin

6th

7th

L. Hunt

3

0

K. May

3

6th

K. May

6th

6th

4th

T. Austin

4th

4th

5

V. Wade

7th

6th

5

V. Wade

6th

6th

K. Shaw

5

2

5

V. Wade

6th

6th

G. Coles

6th

6th

G. Coles

2

3

R. Gerulaitis

3

0

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

Z. Liess

7th

5

3

6th

BJ King

0

4th

R. Tomanová

5

7th

6th

R. Tomanová

1

3

F. Mihai

4th

3

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

P. Teeguarden

3

1

3

B. Stöve

1

3

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

7th

1

3

F. Dürr

3

2

3

B. Stöve

6th

6th

6th

3

B. Stöve

6th

6th

6th

BJ King

6th

6th

J. Russell

2

6th

5

V. Ruzici

1

2

R. Casals

6th

1

7th

R. Casals

6th

3

4th

H. Anliot

3

1

8th

K. Reid

4th

6th

6th

8th

K. Reid

6th

6th

8th

K. Reid

1

5

M. Tyler

6th

6th

V. Ruzici

6th

7th

J. Newberry

4th

4th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

V. Ruzici

LL

K. Ebbinghaus

1

3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   victory 02.  Janet Newberry Kristien Shaw   Semifinals 03.  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   final 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

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

G. Coles Z. Liess

4th

1

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

B. Potter R. Tomanová

6th

2

L. Antonoplis P. Teeguarden

4th

2

L. Antonoplis P. Teeguarden

7th

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

6th

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

4th

3

H. Anliot R. Maršíková

4th

3

4th

R. Casals J. Russell

6th

3

7th

T. Austin B. Stove

3

6th

5

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

7th

L. duPont K. May

7th

6th

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

3

5

M. Tyler Y. Vermaak

5

4th

L. duPont K. May

6th

0

4th

K. Ebbinghaus F. Mihai

2

0

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

2

6th

6th

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

6th

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

7th

D. Fromholtz L. Hunt

2

5

2

J. Newberry K. Shaw

4th

5

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

7th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

2

6th

2

J. Newberry K. Shaw

4th

6th

7th

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 Philadelphia 1978 (English) on the ITF website