| 1978 Virginia Slims of Boston | ||||
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| Date | March 13–19 | |||
| Edition | 5th | |||
| Category | Virginia Slims circuit | |||
| Draw | 32S / 12D | |||
| Prize money | $100,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
| Location | Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. | |||
| Venue | Walter Brown Arena | |||
| Attendance | 31,096 | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Evonne Goolagong Cawley | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | ||||
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The1978 Virginia Slims of Boston was a women'stennis tournament played on indoorcarpet courts at theBoston University Walter Brown Arena inBoston,Massachusetts in theUnited States that was part of the1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from March 13 through March 19, 1978.[1] Third-seededEvonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][3][4][5] It was the only tournament of the year apart from Wimbledon to feature the top four players Evert, Goolagong, King and Navratilova.[1]
Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeatedChris Evert 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Billie Jean King /Martina Navratilova defeatedEvonne Goolagong Cawley /
Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2
| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles[1] | $20,000 | $10,500 | $6,300 | $5,500 | $2,800 | $1,550 | $850 |
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