Details | |
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Duration | 14 November 1977 – 18 December 1978 |
Edition | 6th |
Tournaments | 47 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate International Series (23) Non-tour events (4) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Martina Navratilova (11) |
Most tournament finals | Martina Navratilova (15) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($454,486) |
Points leader | Martina Navratilova (15.660) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Martina Navratilova |
Doubles team of the year | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
Most improved player of the year | Virginia Ruzici |
Newcomer of the year | Pam Shriver |
← 1977 1979 → |
The 1978 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the US) and the Colgate Series.[1][2] The tour was administered by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council.