1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the first edition of the tournament and was held from February 27 through March 5, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles	$20,000	$10,500	$5,900	$2,800	$1,550	$850

^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 292, 297.
"Virginia Slims of Boston is final warm-up for New York extravaganza" (PDF). legacy.library.ucsf.edu. Virginia Slims World Championship Series.
John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 184. ISBN 978-0354090681.

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Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Kansas (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Hilton Head Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) San Antonio (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Oldsmar (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)