1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Singles
1978 Virginia Slims Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Final score	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Details
Draw	8
Events
Singles
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Navratilova defeated Goolagong in the final 7–6, 6–4. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but did not qualify.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	77	6
	2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	65	4

	Third place play-off
	6	Wendy Turnbull	7	6
	7	Rosemary Casals	6	3

Round robin[]

Gold group[]

	Gold Group	Navratilova	Stöve	Turnbull	Reid	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Martina Navratilova		6–2, 6–3	6–2, 6–1	6–2, 6–3	3–0	6–0 (100%)	36–13 (73.5%)
3	Betty Stöve	2–6, 3–6		4–6, 3–6	7–6, 7–6	1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	26–36 (42.0%)	3
6	Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 1–6	6–4, 6–3		7–6, 6–1	2–1	4–2 (66.7%)	28–26 (51.9%)
8	Kerry Reid	2–6, 3–6	6–7, 6–7	6–7, 1–6		0–3	0–6 (0.0%)	24–39 (38.1%)	4

Orange group[]

	Orange Group	Goolagong Cawley	Wade	King	Casals	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	E. Goolagong Cawley		6–0, 7–6	w/o	7–6, 6–4	3–0	4–0 (100%)	20–16 (55.5%)
4	Virginia Wade	0–6, 6–7		1–6, 6–2, 6–4	5–7, 6–3, 0–6	1–2	3–5 (37.5%)	30–41 (42.3%)	3
5	Billie Jean King	w/o	6–1, 2–6, 4–6		w/o	0–3	1–2 (33.3%)	12–13 (48.0%)	4
7	Rosemary Casals	6–7, 4–6	7–5, 3–6, 6–0	w/o		2–1	2–3 (40.0%)	26–24 (52.0%)

See also[]

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

References[]

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)