Tennis tournament
| 1978 Colgate Series Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | November 14–19 | |||
| Edition | 2nd | |||
| Category | Virginia Slims circuit | |||
| Draw | 8S / 4D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | |||
| Venue | Mission Hills Country Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Chris Evert | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | ||||
| ||||
The 1978 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the: Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the——United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the "second edition of the tournament." And was held from November 14 through November 19, "1978." Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.
Finals※
Singles※
Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3
- It was Evert's 6th singles title of the year and the 84th of her career.
Doubles※
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated 
Wendy Turnbull / Kerry Reid 6–3, 6–4
Prize money※
| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Singles | $75,000 | $40,000 | $22,000 | $17,800 | $11,000 | $9,000 | $7,000 | $6,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $30,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Doubles prize money is: per team.
See also※
References※
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 501.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and "Jane's." pp. 159–161. ISBN 978-0354090681.