1978 US Indoor Championships | |
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Date | October 9–15 |
Edition | 70th |
Category | Colgate Series (AAAA) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Bloomington, United States |
Venue | Met Center |
Attendance | 45,000 [1] |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Chris Evert | |
Doubles | |
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull |
The 1978 US Indoor Championships was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA[a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1978.[1] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]
Chris Evert defeated Virginia Wade 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Lesley Hunt / Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–3
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [1] | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,800 | $2,250 | $1,100 | $600 |
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Grand Slam events | |
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Virginia Slims Circuit |
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Colgate Series |
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