1978 WTA Christchurch

The 1978 WTA Christchurch (sponsored as the Colgate International) was a tennis tournament organised for female professional tennis players. It was the 3rd edition of the WTA Christchurch tournament, and the 1st since 1972, as it was cancelled during 1972–77, and this was the first time the event was a professional tournament and offered prize money and ranking points, upgraded from the non-tour event in the first two editions.

1978 WTA Christchurch
Date	November 20 — 26
Prize money	US$35,000
Surface	Grass
Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Champions
Singles
Regina Maršíková
Doubles
Lesley Hunt / Sharon Walsh

Although held from 20–26 November 1978, it was part of the 1979 women's tennis season.

Regina Maršíková of Czechoslovakia won the singles, and Australian–American duo Lesley Hunt and Sharon Walsh won the doubles.

Results

Singles

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									R Maršíková	6	7
		W Barlow	6	6					W Barlow	3	5
		C Jolissaint	3	2												R Maršíková	6	6
		P Bostrom	6	6												I Riedel-Kühn	1	1
		S Yonezawa	2	0					P Bostrom	1	2
									I Riedel-Kühn	6	6
																							R Maršíková	6	6
																							A Hobbs	3	3
									A Hobbs	6	6
		N Bohm	6	6					N Bohm	3	1
		K Ebbinghaus	4	3												A Hobbs	6	6
																H Sparre-Viragh	3	0
									H Sparre-Viragh	7	6	6
		A Vallejo	6	1					B Simon	5	7	3
		B Simon	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									M Tyler	2	0	r
	Q	D Ekner	0	6	5				G Lovera	6	2
		G Lovera	6	3	7											G Lovera	4	4
																L Antonoplis	6	6
									L Antonoplis	6	6
		A-M Rüegg	2	2					K Nomura	3	2
		K Nomura	6	6																			L Antonoplis	6	6
		M Simmen	4	0																			N Sato	2	3
		N Sato	6	6					N Sato	7	2	6
									S Simmonds	5	6	4
																N Sato	6	6
		H Mandlíková	7	6												S Walsh	3	2
	Q	A-M Sorensen	5	2					H Mandlíková	3	2
									S Walsh	6	6

Section 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Section 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

External links

• Results Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at the International Tennis Federation