1978 Colgate Series Championships

1978 Colgate Series Championships
Date	November 14–19
Edition	2nd
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	8S / 4D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Venue	Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert
Doubles
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova

The 1978 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from November 14 through November 19, 1978.^[1] Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3

• It was Evert's 6th singles title of the year and the 84th of her career.

Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull / Kerry Reid 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Singles [1]	$75,000	$40,000	$22,000	$17,800	$11,000	$9,000	$7,000	$6,000
Doubles [2]	$30,000	$16,000	$10,000	$7,000	NA	NA	NA	NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry
• 1978 Virginia Slims Championships

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 501.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 159–161. ISBN 978-0354090681.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details