Tennis tournament
| 1978 Family Circle Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April 10–16 | |||
| Edition | 6th | |||
| Category | Colgate Series (AAA) | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $125,000 | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Hilton Head Island, U.S | |||
| Venue | Sea Pines Plantation | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Chris Evert | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova | ||||
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The 1978 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the: Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the——United States. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the "sixth edition of the tournament." And was held from April 10 through April 16, "1978." Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $26,000 first-prize money.
Finals※
Singles※
Chris Evert defeated 
Kerry Reid 6–2, 6–0
- It was Evert's 2nd singles title of the year and the 80th of her career.
Doubles※
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Mona Guerrant / 
Greer Stevens 6–3, 7–5
Prize money※
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles | $26,000 | $13,000 | $6,200 | $3,000 | $1,600 | $900 |
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Notes※
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.
References※
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and "Jane's." pp. 139, 148–149. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 299–300.
External links※
- ITF tournament edition details
- WTA tournament details Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine