Virginia Slims of Washington 1978
| Virginia Slims of Washington 1978 | |
| date | 2.1.1978 - 8.1.1978 |
| Edition | 7th |
| navigation | 1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Washington, DC United States
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| Tournament number | 704 |
| 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
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
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| Winner |
Martina Navrátilová
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| Winner (doubles) |
Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
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| As of August 9, 2018 | |
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament in Washington, DC The carpet court tournament was part of the 1978 WTA Tour and took place January 2-8, 1978.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Walsh
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2 | 0 | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L. Mottram
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2 | 5 | J. Newberry
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Newberry
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6th | 7th | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | .svg){kind=small} G. Stevens
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6th | 6th | 7th | G. Stevens
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2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Shaw
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1 | 1 | 7th | G. Stevens
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} F. Mihai
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6th | 6th | F. Mihai
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2 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Evert
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2 | 1 | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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6th | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | V. Wade
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6th | 6th | 5 |  D. Fromholtz
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7th | 4th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Richards
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0 | 3 | 3 | V. Wade
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2 | 6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. May
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6th | 6th | K. May
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6th | 3 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Kuykendall
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0 | 0 | K. May
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6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | D. Fromholtz
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6th | 3 | 6th | 5 | D. Fromholtz
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Tyler
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4th | 6th | 3 | 5 | D. Fromholtz
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6th | 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. duPont
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6th | 1 | 6th | L. duPont
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2 | 6th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Latham
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7th | 6th | 3 | 1 | M. Navrátilová
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Teeguarden
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6th | 0 | 4th | B. Stöve
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Shriver
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7th | 6th | P. Shriver
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4th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V. Ruzici
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6th | 1 | 7th | V. Ruzici
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | W. Turnbull
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1 | 6th | 6th | V. Ruzici
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4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Anthony
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7th | 6th | 4th | B. Stöve
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y. Vermaak
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6th | 1 | J. Anthony
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1 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Cuypers
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6th | 4th | 0 | 4th | B. Stöve
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | B. Stöve
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2 | 6th | 6th | 4th | B. Stöve
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2 | 7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Richey
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6th | 6th | J. Russell
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6th | 6th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Nagelsen
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4th | 1 | N. Richey
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Hunt
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6th | 3 | 6th | L. Hunt
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | T. Holladay
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2 | 6th | 0 | N. Richey
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F. Dürr
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6th | 6th | 1 | J. Russell
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Russell
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7th | 4th | 6th | J. Russell
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R. Maršíková
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1 | 6th | 6th | R. Maršíková
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BJ King
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6th | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
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| Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
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3 | 5 | |||
| Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
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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 Washington 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Virginia Slims of Washington 1978 (English) on the ITF website