Singles
1978 BMW Challenge
Final
Champion	Virginia Ruzici
Runner-up	Betty Stöve
Score	5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
Brighton International · 1979 →

Virginia Ruzici won the singles title at the 1978 BMW Challenge tennis tournament, defeating Betty Stöve in the final 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, winning her 5th title on the WTA Tour.^[1][2]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	C Evert	5	6	6
		R Blount	7	1	3			1	C Evert	6	6
		J Russell	6	6	6				J Russell	0	2
	Q	B Cuypers	4	7	4										1	C Evert	6	6
		S Hanika	7	6												S Hanika	3	4
	WC	M Tyler	5	4					S Hanika	6	6
	LL	K Glancy	6	6				LL	K Glancy	1	1
	7	R Maršíková	1	2																		1	C Evert
	3	B Stöve	6	6																		3	B Stöve	w/o
		E Ekblom	1	3				3	B Stöve	6	6
		A Hobbs	6	3	3				A Hobbs	2	3
		G Coles	1	6	6										3	B Stöve	6	6
		S Barker	6	6	Ret										Q	N Bohm	1	2
	WC	M Simionescu	4	7	1				M Simionescu	3	6	0
	Q	N Bohm	6	6				5	N Bohm	6	1	6
	6	M Redondo	4	0																									1	Betty Stöve	7	2	5
	8	M Jaušovec	6	6																									8	Virginia Ruzici	5	6	7
		J Evert	0	2				8	M Jaušovec	6	6
		H Eisterlehner	6	4	3				T Zwaan	2	4
	Q	T Zwaan	1	6	6										8	M Jaušovec	3	4
		T Harford	7	3	7										4	K Reid	6	6
		B Nagelsen	5	6	5				T Harford	3	3
		I Kloss	6	3				4	K Reid	6	6
	4	K Reid	7	6																		4	K Reid	5	4
	5	V Ruzici	6	6																		5	V Ruzici	7	6
		S Walsh	4	0				5	V Ruzici	6	6
		B Thompson	7	4	6				B Thompson	0	3
		M Gurdal	6	7	3										5	V Ruzici	6	6
		C Molesworth	3	1											2	V Wade	3	4
		L Hunt	6	6					L Hunt	2	4
		J Durie	4	0				2	V Wade	6	6
	2	V Wade	6	6

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