1978 Virginia Slims Championships
Date	March 29 – April 2[1]
Edition	7th
Category	Virginia Slims Championships
Draw	8S (RR)
Prize money	$150,000
Location	Oakland, United States
Venue	Oakland Coliseum Arena
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
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The 1978 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1978 WTA Tour. The singles event consisted of two round robin groups (Gold and Orange) of four players each.^[2] The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there was a play-off match for third place.^[1] The tournament was held from March 29 to April 2, 1978, in the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $50,000 first prize money.^[3][1][4][5]

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Evonne Goolagong, 7–6^(5–0), 6–4

Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Virginia Wade / Françoise Dürr, 6–4, 6–4^{[citation needed]}

Prize money