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1978 Florida Federal Open
Date	November 6–12
Edition	6th
Category	Colgate Series (AA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$75,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Oldsmar, United States
Venue	East Lake Woodlands Country Club
Champions
Singles
Virginia Wade
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith
← 1977 · Eckerd Open · 1979 →

The 1978 Florida Federal Open was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, Florida in the United States. The event was part of the AA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from November 6 through November 12, 1978. Third-seeded Virginia Wade won the title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Virginia Wade defeated Anna-Maria Fernandez 6–4, 7–6

• It was Wade's 2nd title of the year and the 54th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith defeated Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–3

Prize money

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $75,000.
2. Because Anna-Maria Fernandez was an amateur player her prize-money went to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

References

1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 140, 157. ISBN 978-0354090681.
2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 307.
3. ^ "Wade Takes Federal Tennis". Lakeland Ledger. AP. November 13, 1978. p. 1C.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details

• 1978 WTA Tour
• Eckerd Open
• 1978 in sports in Florida
• 1978 in American tennis
• November 1978 sports events in the United States