1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

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1. {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final)
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve (round robin)
4. {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade (round robin)
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King (round robin)
6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull (third place)
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (fourth place)
8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Reid (round robin)

}}

{{Draw key}}

{{2TeamBracket|sets=3

| team-width = 210

| score-width = 20

| RD1 = Final

| RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova

| RD1-seed2 = 2 | RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley

| RD1-score1-1=7⁷

| RD1-score2-1= 6⁵

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-score2-3=

}}

{{2TeamBracket|sets=3

| team-width = 210

| score-width = 20

| RD1=Third place play-off

| RD1-seed1=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| RD1-score1-1=7

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=7

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=

}}

{{4TeamRR-TennisWide

| title-1=Gold Group

| title-2=RR W–L

| title-3=Set W–L

| title-4=Game W–L

| title-5=Standings

| seed-1=1

| team-1-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Navratilova

| team-1={{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova

| match-w/l-1=3–0

| set-w/l-1=6–0 (100%)

| game-w/l-1={{nowrap|36–13 (73.5%)}}

| standings-1={{gold1}}

| seed-2=3

| team-2-abbrev={{flagicon|NED}} Stöve

| team-2={{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve

| match-w/l-2=1–2

| set-w/l-2=2–4 (33.3%)

| game-w/l-2={{nowrap|26–36 (42.0%)}}

| standings-2=3

| seed-3=6

| team-3-abbrev={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull

| team-3={{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| match-w/l-3=2–1

| set-w/l-3=4–2 (66.7%)

| game-w/l-3={{nowrap|28–26 (51.9%)}}

| standings-3={{silver2}}

| seed-4=8

| team-4-abbrev={{flagicon|AUS}} Reid

| team-4={{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Reid

| match-w/l-4=0–3

| set-w/l-4=0–6 (0.0%)

| game-w/l-4={{nowrap|24–39 (38.1%)}}

| standings-4=4

|color-row-1= | 1v2=6–2, 6–3 |1v3=6–2, 6–1 |1v4=6–2, 6–3

|color-row-2= |2v1=2–6, 3–6 | 2v3=4–6, 3–6 |2v4=7–6, 7–6

|color-row-3= |3v1=2–6, 1–6 |3v2=6–4, 6–3 | 3v4=7–6, 6–1

|color-row-4= |4v1=2–6, 3–6 |4v2=6–7, 6–7 |4v3=6–7, 1–6

}}

{{4TeamRR-TennisWide

| title-1=Orange Group

| title-2=RR W–L

| title-3=Set W–L

| title-4=Game W–L

| title-5=Standings

| seed-1=2

| team-1-abbrev={{flagicon|AUS}} Goolagong Cawley

| team-1={{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley

| match-w/l-1=3–0

| set-w/l-1=4–0 (100%)

| game-w/l-1={{nowrap|20–16 (55.5%)}}

| standings-1={{gold1}}

| seed-2=4

| team-2-abbrev={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade

| team-2={{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade

| match-w/l-2=1–2

| set-w/l-2=3–5 (37.5%)

| game-w/l-2={{nowrap|30–41 (42.3%)}}

| standings-2=3

| seed-3=5

| team-3-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} King

| team-3={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King

| match-w/l-3=0–3

| set-w/l-3=1–2 (33.3%)

| game-w/l-3={{nowrap|12–13 (48.0%)}}

| standings-3=4

| seed-4=7

| team-4-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Casals

| team-4={{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals

| match-w/l-4=2–1

| set-w/l-4=2–3 (40.0%)

| game-w/l-4={{nowrap|26–24 (52.0%)}}

| standings-4={{silver2}}

|color-row-1= | 1v2=6–0, 7–6 |1v3=w/o |1v4=7–6, 6–4

|color-row-2= |2v1=0–6, 6–7 | 2v3=1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |2v4=5–7, 6–3, 0–6

|color-row-3= |3v1=w/o |3v2=6–1, 2–6, 4–6 | 3v4=w/o

|color-row-4= |4v1=6–7, 4–6 |4v2=7–5, 3–6, 6–0 |4v3=w/o

}}

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

• [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100000767 Official Results Archive (ITF)]
• [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1978/808.pdf Official Results Archive (WTA)]

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