1978 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
1978 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
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Date | April 5–8 |
Edition | 4th |
Draw | 8D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
Venue | Salt Palace |
Champions | |
Doubles | |
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova |
The 1978 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States that was part of the Colgate Series of the 1978 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 8, 1978. The first-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova won the title and earned $36,000 first-prize money[1]
Final
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4
See also
References
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 529.