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1978 US Indoor Championships
Date	October 9–15
Edition	70th
Category	Colgate Series (AAAA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Bloomington, United States
Venue	Met Center
Attendance	45,000
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert
Doubles
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
← 1977 · U.S. Women's Indoor Championships · 1979 →

The 1978 US Indoor Championships was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1978. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Virginia Wade 6–7, 6–2, 6–4

• It was Evert's 5th singles title of the year and 83rd of her career.

Doubles

Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Lesley Hunt / Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

See also

• 1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships – men's tournament

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.

References

1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 306.
2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138, 140, 153–154. ISBN 978-0354090681.
3. "Ever The Gracious Champion". The Evening Independent. AP. October 16, 1978. p. 3C.
4. "Chris Evert wins indoor tennis meet". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. October 15, 1978. p. 12B.

External links

• ITF tournament details
• WTA tournament details

• 1978 WTA Tour
• US Indoor Championships
• 1978 in sports in Minnesota
• Tennis in Minnesota
• 1978 in American tennis