Wyler's Women's Classic 1978

Wyler's Women's Classic 1978
date	September 25, 1978 - October 1, 1978
Edition	3
navigation	1977  ◄  1978  ►  1979
WTA tour
venue	Atlanta United States
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner	Chris Evert
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
Winner	Chris Evert
Winner (doubles)	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
As of August 10, 2018

The 1978 Wyler's Women's Classic was a women's tennis tournament in Atlanta . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1978 and took place from September 25th to October 1st, 1978.

singles

Seeding list

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

No. Player Round reached 05.  Betty Stöve Semifinals 06th  Kerry Reid Quarter finals 07th  Virginia Ruzici Round of 16 08th.  Kathy May Round of 16

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

7th

6th

A. Kiyomura

6th

3

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

Q

I. Kloss

2

6th

3

J. Anthony

1

4th

J. Anthony

6th

4th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

8th

K. May

6th

6th

Q

C. Meyer

2

3

B. Nagelsen

3

2

8th

K. May

3

2

Q

C. Meyer

6th

6th

6th

Q

C. Meyer

6th

6th

D. Gilbert

7th

0

0

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

V. Wade

4th

6th

7th

3

V. Wade

3

2

C. Stoll

6th

1

5

3

V. Wade

6th

7th

6th

J. Duvall

7th

2

6th

J. Duvall

7th

5

1

M. Kruger

6th

6th

4th

3

V. Wade

6th

6th

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

2

6th

6th

K. Reid

2

7th

1

L. duPont

2

6th

1

6th

K. Reid

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

2

1

P. Louie

4th

3

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

D. Desfor

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

7th

0

6th

S. Tolleson

2

0

D. Desfor

4th

6th

L. Hunt

4th

6th

0

5

B. Stöve

6th

7th

5

B. Stöve

6th

1

6th

5

B. Stöve

7th

7th

Q

P. Smith

4th

6th

3

4th

W. Turnbull

5

6th

L. Antonoplis

6th

7th

6th

L. Antonoplis

6th

2

2

P. Teeguarden

3

5

4th

W. Turnbull

2

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

7th

5

B. Stöve

0

0

Z. Liess

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

Q

W. White

1

3

Z. Liess

6th

0

7th

S. Barker

3

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

4th

6th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

7th

Z. Liess

3

1

R. Gerulaitis

6th

1

3

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

S. Walsh

4th

6th

6th

S. Walsh

1

0

V. goat foot

3

0

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals 02.  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   victory 03.  Julie Anthony Billie Jean King   Semifinals 04th  Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger   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

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

7th

7th

L. duPont S. Walsh

7th

5

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

1

6th

7th

A. Kiyomura V. Goat's Foot

6th

2

4th

K. May P. Teeguarden

6th

4th

5

K. May P. Teeguarden

2

6th

6th

1

K. Reid W. Turnbull

3

6th

2

4th

I. Kloss M. Kruger

6th

6th

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

6th

4th

6th

J. Duvall C. Stoll

1

1

4th

I. Kloss M. Kruger

5

7th

1

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

6th

6th

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

7th

5

6th

C. O'Neil P. Smith

2

1

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

6th

2

4th

C. Evert B. Stove

6th

6th

2

F. Dürr V. Wade

4th

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis D. Desfor

1

2

C. Evert B. Stove

4th

5

P. Bostrom K. Ruddell

4th

4th

3

J. Anthony B. J. King

6th

7th

3

J. Anthony B. J. King

6th

6th

3

J. Anthony B. J. King

7th

4th

4th

S. Barker L. Hunt

4th

4th

2

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

6th

6th

Z. Liess N. Yeargin

6th

6th

Z. Liess N. Yeargin

2

1

P. Whytcross M. Wikstedt

6th

3

2

2

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

6th

2

F. Dürr V. Wade

4th

6th

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Wyler's Women's Classic 1978 on the ITF website