1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date 23–29 October
Edition 1st
Category Colgate Series (A)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $35,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Filderstadt, West Germany
Venue Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
United States Tracy Austin / Netherlands Betty Stöve

The 1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the A[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October through 29 October 1978.[2] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title, her first as a professional, and earned $6,000 first-prize money as well as a Porsche 924.[2][1]

Winners

Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

United States Tracy Austin / Netherlands Betty Stöve defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–2

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $6,000 $3,000 $1,800 $900 $600 $325

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $35,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138,140,157. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292,307.

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