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Doubles
1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
Final
Champions	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
Runners-up	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	14
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1977 · Advanta Championships of Philadelphia · 1979 →

Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull. The score was 6–3, 7–5.

Seeds

1. Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
2. Kristien Shaw / Janet Newberry (semifinals)
3. Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (final)
4. Rosemary Casals / JoAnne Russell (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
		G Coles Z Liess	4	1				1	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
		B Potter R Tomanová	6	2					L Antonoplis P Teeguarden	4	2
		L Antonoplis P Teeguarden	7	6											1	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
	4	R Casals J Russell	6	6											4	R Casals J Russell	4	3
		H Anliot R Maršíková	4	3				4	R Casals J Russell	6	3	7
									T Austin B Stöve	3	6	5
																						1	K Reid W Turnbull	6	7
		L duPont K May	7	6																		3	F Dürr V Wade	3	5
		M Tyler Y Vermaak	5	4					L duPont K May	6	0	4
		K Ebbinghaus F Mihai	2	0				3	F Dürr V Wade	2	6	6
	3	F Dürr V Wade	6	6											3	F Dürr V Wade	6	7
		D Fromholtz L Hunt	2	5											2	J Newberry K Shaw	4	5
		M Jaušovec V Ruzici	6	7					M Jaušovec V Ruzici	6	2	6
								2	J Newberry K Shaw	4	6	7

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

• Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
• 1978 WTA Tour