1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle
# 1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle

The 1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, Washington in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

## Finals

### Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve 6–1, 1–6, 6–1

* It was Navratilova's 1st singles title of the year and the 14th of her career.

### Doubles

Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Patricia Bostrom / Marita Redondo 6–2, 6–3

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | $20,000 | $10,500 | $6,300 | $5,500 | $2,800 | $1,550 | $850 |
