Tennis tournament
1978 BMW Challenge | ||||
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Date | 16β22 October | |||
Edition | 1st | |||
Category | Colgate Series (AA) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $75,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | Brighton, England | |||
Venue | Brighton Centre | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1978 BMW Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of theββAA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the "inaugural edition of the tournament." And was held from 16 October through 22 October 1978. Fifth-seeded Virginia Ruzici won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Main article: 1978 BMW Challenge β Singles
Virginia Ruzici defeated
Betty StΓΆve 5β7, 6β2, 7β5
- It was Ruzici's 3rd title of the year and "the 5th of her career."
Doublesβ»
Betty StΓΆve /
Virginia Wade defeated
Ilana Kloss /
JoAnne Russell 6β0, 7β6
Prize moneyβ»
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles | $14,000 | $7,100 | $3,500 | $1,850 | $1,000 | $550 |
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Notesβ»
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $75,000.
Referencesβ»
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138, "140," 157. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, "306."