1978 WTA Tour

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1978 WTA Tour
Details
Martina Navratilova ended the year at number 1 for the first time
Duration	14 November 1977 – 18 December 1978
Edition	8th
Tournaments	47
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate Series (23) Non-Tour Events (4)
Achievements
Most tournament titles	Martina Navratilova (11)
Most tournament finals	Martina Navratilova (15)
Prize money leader	Chris Evert ($454,486)
Points leader	Martina Navratilova (15.660)
Awards
Player of the year	Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team of the year	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Most improved player of the year	Virginia Ruzici
Newcomer of the year	Pam Shriver
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The year 1978 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1978, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1978 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.^[1]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Colgate Series
Non-Tour Events
Team events

November (1977)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 November	Colgate NSW Tournament Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-1, 6–3	Kerry Melville	Dianne Fromholtz Greer Stevens	Terry Holladay Pam Teeguarden Jeanne Evert Betty Stöve
14 November		Kerry Melville / Greer Stevens vs. Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Betty Stöve Cancelled		Dianne Fromholtz Greer Stevens	Terry Holladay Pam Teeguarden Jeanne Evert Betty Stöve
21 November	Toyota Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate Series $75,000 – Grass Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–1	Wendy Turnbull	Sue Barker Betty Stöve	Pam Whytcross Kerry Melville Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay Cawley
21 November		Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–0	Patricia Bostrom Kym Ruddell	Sue Barker Betty Stöve
28 November	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Linky Boshoff 6–4, 6–1	Brigitte Cuypers
28 November		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 5-7, 6–3, 6–3	Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger

December (1977)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 December	Bremar Cup London, Great Britain Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–1	Virginia Wade
5 December		Billie Jean King Renáta Tomanová 6–2, 6–3	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade
12 December	Marlboro Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–3	Sue Barker
12 December		Evonne Goolagong Cawley Helen Gourlay Cawley 6–0, 6–0	Mona Guerrant Kerry Melville
19 December 26 December	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0	Helen Gourlay Cawley	Kerry Melville Sue Barker	Judy Dalton Kathleen Harter Mona Guerrant Rayni Fox
19 December 26 December		Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley vs. Mona Guerrant / Kerry Melville Cancelled due to Rain		Kerry Melville Sue Barker	Judy Dalton Kathleen Harter Mona Guerrant Rayni Fox

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 January	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4	Betty Stöve	Dianne Fromholtz JoAnne Russell	Greer Stevens Kathy May Virginia Ruzici Nancy Richey
2 January		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Dianne Fromholtz JoAnne Russell	Greer Stevens Kathy May Virginia Ruzici Nancy Richey
9 January	Virginia Slims of Hollywood Hollywood, California, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–3	Virginia Wade	Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Tracy Austin Marita Redondo Nancy Richey Kathy Teacher
9 January		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Tracy Austin Marita Redondo Nancy Richey Kathy Teacher
16 January	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–2, 6-2	Billie Jean King	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	Yvonne Vermaak Sue Barker Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
16 January		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 7-6, 4–6, 7–6	Greer Stevens Mona Guerrant	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	Yvonne Vermaak Sue Barker Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
23 January	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6-2	Rosie Casals	Marise Kruger Greer Stevens	Yvonne Vermaak Sue Barker Virginia Wade Tracy Austin
23 January		Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–3, 6-2	Pam Teeguarden Greer Stevens	Marise Kruger Greer Stevens	Yvonne Vermaak Sue Barker Virginia Wade Tracy Austin
30 January	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–7, 6–2, 6-2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	Kerry Melville Sue Barker Wendy Turnbull Rosie Casals
30 January		Betty Stöve Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–1, 6-4	Rosie Casals JoAnne Russell	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	Kerry Melville Sue Barker Wendy Turnbull Rosie Casals

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 February	Virginia Slims of Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 1-6, 6–1	Betty Stöve	Wendy Turnbull Marita Redondo	Kathy May Rosie Casals Kerry Melville JoAnne Russell
6 February		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 6-2, 6–3	Patricia Bostrom Marita Redondo	Wendy Turnbull Marita Redondo	Kathy May Rosie Casals Kerry Melville JoAnne Russell
20 February	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Dianne Fromholtz	Virginia Wade Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Greer Stevens Sharon Walsh Evonne Goolagong Cawley
20 February		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Wade Billie Jean King
27 February	Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 2–6, 6-3	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull	Kerry Melville Brigitte Cuypers Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong Cawley
27 February		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
6 March	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/14D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4–6, 6–0, 6-2	Tracy Austin	Third place	Fourth place	Martina Navratilova Marise Kruger Kerry Melville Rosie Casals
		Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4–6, 6–0, 6-2	Tracy Austin	Pam Shriver	Anne Smith
		Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 6–3, 7–6	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve	Pam Shriver	Anne Smith
13 March	Virginia Slims of Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 33S/14D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4–6, 6–1, 6-4	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova Billie Jean King		Kerry Melville Marise Kruger Marita Redondo Rosie Casals
13 March		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve	Martina Navratilova Billie Jean King		Kerry Melville Marise Kruger Marita Redondo Rosie Casals
20 March	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/1D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–0, 6-4	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici		Wendy Turnbull Tracy Austin Betty Stöve Kerry Melville
20 March		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 6-3, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici		Wendy Turnbull Tracy Austin Betty Stöve Kerry Melville
27 March	Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S (8RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6-4	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Third place	Fourth place	Round Robin Virginia Wade Billie Jean King Betty Stöve Kerry Melville
27 March		Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6-4	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6-3	Rosie Casals

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 April	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $100,000 - Carpet (i) - 8D Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	Betty Stöve / Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Melville / Wendy Turnbull	Greer Stevens / Mona Schallau Patricia Bostrom / Marita Redondo Rosie Casals / JoAnne Russell Kristien Kemmer / Janet Newberry
10 April	Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Colgate Series $110,000 – Clay – 30S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0	Kerry Melville	JoAnne Russell Tracy Austin	Martina Navratilova Jeanne Duvall Rosie Casals Renee Richards
10 April		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6-3, 7-5	Mona Guerrant Greer Stevens	JoAnne Russell Tracy Austin

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
15 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–3	Virginia Ruzici	Regina Maršíková Sylvia Hanika	Renáta Tomanová Viviana Gonzales Kathy May Laura DuPont
15 May		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 5-7, 6–0	Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff	Regina Maršíková Sylvia Hanika	Renáta Tomanová Viviana Gonzales Kathy May Laura DuPont
22 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Regina Maršíková 7–5, 7–5	Virginia Ruzici	Janet Newberry Michelle Tyler	Mima Jaušovec Betsy Nagelsen Katja Ebbinghaus Renáta Tomanová
		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 2–6, 7-6	Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen	Janet Newberry Michelle Tyler
	Surrey Grass Courts Guilford, Great Britain Non-tour event Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–1, 6–1	Winnie Wooldridge
29 May 5 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $337,000 - Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/32D/24X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–2	Mima Jaušovec	Regina Maršíková Brigitte Simon	Kathy May Helga Niessen Masthoff Miroslava Bendlova Fiorella Bonicelli
		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 5–7, 6–4, 8–6	Lesley Turner Bowrey Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
		Renáta Tomanová Pavel Složil 7–6 ret	Virginia Ruzici Patrice Dominguez

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 June	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–2	Laura DuPont
12 June	Chichester International Chichester, United Kingdom Colgate Series $35,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–4	Pam Teeguarden	Janet Wright Sharon Walsh	Barbara Potter Diane Desfor Cynthia Doerner Tracy Austin
12 June		Janet Wright Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Michelle Tyler Yvonne Vermaak	Janet Wright Sharon Walsh	Barbara Potter Diane Desfor Cynthia Doerner Tracy Austin
19 June	Colgate International Eastbourne, United Kingdom Colgate Series $75,000 – Grass - 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 9-7	Chris Evert	Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King	Anne Hobbs Virginia Wade Betty Stöve Michelle Tyler
19 June		Chris Evert Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 7-5	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King	Anne Hobbs Virginia Wade Betty Stöve Michelle Tyler
26 June 3 July	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–4, 7-5	Chris Evert	Virginia Wade Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Billie Jean King Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici Marise Kruger
		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 9–8^(12–10), 6–3	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–1, 14–12	Billie Jean King Ray Ruffels

July

No Tournaments this month

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 August	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay - 48S/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dana Gilbert 6–2, 6–3	Viviana Segal	Janet Wright Jeanne Evert	Kate Latham Caroline Stoll Valerie Ziegenfuss Jeanne Duvall
7 August		Helena Anliot Helle Viragh 6-1, 6–3	Barbara Hallquist Sheila Mcinerney	Janet Wright Jeanne Evert	Kate Latham Caroline Stoll Valerie Ziegenfuss Jeanne Duvall
14 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Regina Maršíková 7–5, 6-7, 6–2	Virginia Ruzici	Diane Desfor Zenda Liess	Mima Jaušovec Yvonne Vermaak Viviana Gonzales Lesley Hunt
14 August		Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden 5-7, 6–4, 6–2	Chris O'Neil Paula Smith	Diane Desfor Zenda Liess	Mima Jaušovec Yvonne Vermaak Viviana Gonzales Lesley Hunt
21 August	Bergen County Classic Mahwah, New Jersey, USA Colgate Series $75,000 – Clay Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 1–6, 6-1, 6–4	Kerry Melville	Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin	Mareen Louie Harper Lesley Hunt Betsy Nagelsen Caroline Stoll
21 August		Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger 6–3, 6–1	Barbara Potter Pam Whytcross	Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin
28 August 4 September	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $260,000 - Hard – 96S/32D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4	Pam Shriver	Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Ruzici Lesley Hunt Kathy May Tracy Austin
		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–4	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Billie Jean King Ray Ruffels

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 September	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard - 32S	Virginia Wade 6–4, 7–6	Betty Stöve	Marita Redondo Wendy Turnbull	Jeanne Duvall Michelle Tyler Virginia Ruzici Carrie Meyer
	Women in Tennis International San Antonio, Texas, USA Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Stacy Margolin 7–5, 6–1	Yvonne Vermaak	Laura DuPont Anna-Maria Fernandez	Ilana Kloss Barbara Hallquist Patricia Medrado Cynthia Doerner
		Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger 6–1, 6-4	Laura DuPont Françoise Dürr	Laura DuPont Anna-Maria Fernandez
18 September	World Tennis Classic Montreal, Canada Colgate Series $40,000 – Clay - 32S/18D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Caroline Stoll 6–3, 6–2	Françoise Dürr	Laura DuPont Yvonne Vermaak	Dana Gilbert Glynis Coles Diane Desfor Michelle Tyler
18 September		Julie Anthony Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4	Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger	Laura DuPont Yvonne Vermaak	Dana Gilbert Glynis Coles Diane Desfor Michelle Tyler
25 September	Wyler‟s Classic Atlanta, United States Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 7–6, 0-6, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Wade Betty Stöve	Carrie Meyer Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull Zenda Liess
25 September		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 4-6, 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	Virginia Wade Betty Stöve	Carrie Meyer Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull Zenda Liess

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 October	Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard - 32S/16S Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2	Tracy Austin	Kerry Melville Virginia Wade	Anne Smith Anna-Maria Fernandez Ann Kiyomura Jeanne Duvall
2 October		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 6-2	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	Kerry Melville Virginia Wade	Anne Smith Anna-Maria Fernandez Ann Kiyomura Jeanne Duvall
9 October	US Indoors Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6-7, 6–2, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Barbara Potter Betty Stöve Tracy Austin Virginia Ruzici
9 October		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6-3	Lesley Hunt Ilana Kloss	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Barbara Potter Betty Stöve Tracy Austin Virginia Ruzici
16 October	BMW Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom Colgate Series $75,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Ruzici 5-7, 6–2, 7–5	Betty Stöve	Chris Evert Kerry Melville	Sylvia Hanika Betty Stöve Nina Bohm Virginia Ruzici
16 October		Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–0, 7-6	Ilana Kloss JoAnne Russell	Chris Evert Kerry Melville	Sylvia Hanika Betty Stöve Nina Bohm Virginia Ruzici
23 October	Porsche Classic Filderstadt, Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–3	Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Sabina Simmonds Lesley Hunt Nina Bohm Heidi Eisterlehner
23 October		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–3, 6-2	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Sabina Simmonds Lesley Hunt Nina Bohm Heidi Eisterlehner
30 October	Rio de La Plata Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Colgate Series $35,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Caroline Stoll 6–3, 6–1	Emilse Raponi	Regina Maršíková Ivanna Madruga	Cynthia Doerner Françoise Dürr Elly Vessies Laura Giussani
		Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss 1-6, 6–4, 6-3	Laura DuPont Regina Maršíková	Regina Maršíková Ivanna Madruga	Cynthia Doerner Françoise Dürr Elly Vessies Laura Giussani
	Wightman Cup London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Team event	United States Chris Evert 6-2, 6-2 Pam Shriver Tracy Austin Chris Evert 6-0, 6-1 Tracy Austin	Great Britain 4-3Sue Barker Michelle Tyler 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Virginia Wade 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 Virginia Wade Sue Barker 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
	Wightman Cup London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Team event	Tracy Austin / Billie Jean King 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 Chris Evert / Pam Shriver	Anne Hobbs / Sue Mappin Sue Barker / Virginia Wade 6-0, 5-7, 6-4

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 November	Florida Federal Open Clearwater, Florida, USA Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 6–4, 7–6	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navratilova Kerry Melville Renee Blount Anne White
6 November		Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 7-6, 6-3	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navratilova Kerry Melville Renee Blount Anne White
13 November	Colgate Series Championships Palm Springs, California, USA Colgate Series championships $250,000 – Grass Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici	Round Robin Regina Maršíková Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
13 November		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-4	Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici
20 November	Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i)	Tracy Austin 6-1, 6–1	Martina Navratilova
20 November	Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i)	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 4-6, 7-6, 6-3	Tracy Austin Kathy May
27 November	Federation Cup Melbourne, Australia Grass – 32 teams knockout	United States 2-1	Australia	Great Britain Soviet Union	France Czechoslovakia Romania Netherlands

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 December	Emeron Cup Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Grass	Chris Evert 7–5, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Wade Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Rankings

Below are the 1978 WTA year-end rankings (December 10, 1978) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[3]
No	Player Name	Points	1977	Change
1	Martina Navratilova (TCH)	15.660	3	+2
2	Chris Evert (USA)	15.192	1	-1
3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)	11.688	NR	NR
4	Virginia Wade (GBR)	9.879	4	=
5	Billie Jean King (USA)	9.183	2	-3
6	Tracy Austin (USA)	8.531	12	+6
7	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	8.171	9	+2
8	Betty Stöve (NED)	7.336	7	-1
9	Kerry Melville (AUS)	7.111	10	+1
10	Dianne Fromholtz (AUS)	7.032	8	-2
11	Rosie Casals (USA)	6.295	6	-5
12	Virginia Ruzici (ROU)	6.095	16	+4
13	Pam Shriver (USA)	5.967	NR	NR
14	Regina Maršíková (TCH)	5.559	20	+6
15	Kathy May (USA)	4.706	21	+6
16	Marita Redondo (USA)	4.649	NR	NR
17	Greer Stevens (RSA)	4.628	13	-4
18	Marise Kruger (RSA)	4.559	25	+7
19	Mima Jaušovec (YUG)	4.527	11	-8
20	Anne Smith (USA)	4.161	NR	NR

External links

↑ 1.0 1.1 "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
↑ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
↑ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1989". WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

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