1978 Rio de la Plata Championships
Tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
1978 Rio de la Plata Championships | ||||
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Date | 30 October – 5 November | |||
Category | Colgate Series (A) | |||
Draw | 32S/16D | |||
Prize money | $35,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Caroline Stoll | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Françoise Dürr / Valerie Ziegenfuss | ||||
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The 1978 Rio de la Plata Championships, also known as the River Plate Championships, was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The event was part of the A[a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. The tournament was held from 30 October through 5 November 1978.[2] Third-seeded Caroline Stoll won the singles title and earned $6,000 first-prize money.[2][1]
Winners
Singles
Caroline Stoll defeated Emilse Raponi 6–3, 6–2
- It was Stoll's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Françoise Dürr / Valerie Ziegenfuss defeated Laura DuPont / Regina Maršíková 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [2] | $6,000 | $3,000 | $1,800 | $900 | $600 | $325 |
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Notes
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $35,000.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 138, 140, 158. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 292.
External links
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament finals (1971–2014)
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