1978 WTA Tour
The 1978 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of two subsidiary circuits, the streamlined winter version of the Virginia Slims Circuit and the world wide Colgate International Series. The tour was administered by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council.
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1978, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1978 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships |
| Virginia Slims Circuit |
| Colgate International Series |
| Non-tour events |
| Team events |
November (1977)
December (1977)
January
February
March
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Apr | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Salt Lake City, United States $100,000 – Carpet – 8D |  MayJuneAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberColgate SeriesDraw and seedingWild cards for the tournament had to be given to either local players or players who had won Wimbledon, the US Open, the Virginia Slims or Colgate Series championships or were previous winners of the tournament. All tournaments used a seeded draw with the number of seeds depending on the draw size.Points systemThe tournaments of the Colgate International Series were divided into four groups – AAAA, AAA, AA and A – based on prize money. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – was:Points standings and bonus pool
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Chris Evert|USA
Martina Navratilova|USA