1978 US Indoor Championships

1978 US Indoor Championships
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
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^{[lower-alpha 1]} category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1978.^[2] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.^[2][1][3][4]

Winners

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Virginia Wade 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–4

• It was Navratilova's 11th title of the year and the 24th of her career.

Doubles

Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Lesley Hunt / Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [2]	$20,000	$10,000	$4,800	$2,250	$1,100	$600

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.^[1]

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138,140,153–154. ISBN 978-0354090681.
2. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 306.
3. "Ever The Gracious Champion". The Evening Independent. AP. October 16, 1978. p. 3C.
4. "Chris Evert wins indoor tennis meet". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. October 15, 1978. p. 12B.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details
• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament details