1977 WTA Tour
The 1977 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The year 1977 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.[1][2]
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1977, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1977 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1977 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Colgate Series |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
November (1976)
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
17 Oct | Colgate Inaugural Pam Springs, California, USA Colgate Series $175,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr | Virginia Wade (3rd)
Terry Holladay (4th) | |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve |
1 Nov | Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals
Sue Barker | |
Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert |
22 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Brigitte Cuypers 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 | Laura DuPont | Annette du Plooy
Heidi Eisterlehner | |
Laura DuPont Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–1, 6–4 | Yvonne Vermaak Elizabeth Vlotman |
29 Nov | Colgate NSW Tournament Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–2 | Betty Stöve | Kerry Reid
Dianne Fromholtz | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Marise Kruger
Sue Barker
Margaret Court |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr Ann Kiyomura |
December (1976)
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 Jan | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Kerry Reid 7–5, 6–2 | Dianne Balestrat | Karen Krantzcke
Helen Gourlay Cawley | Jan Wilton
Naoko Sato
Mary Sawyer
Katja Ebbinghaus |
Dianne Balestrat Helen Gourlay Cawley 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 | Betsy Nagelsen Kerry Reid |
Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3 | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull
Virginia Wade | Sue Barker
Beth Norton
Françoise Dürr Janet Newberry |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2 | Kristien Shaw Valerie Ziegenfuss |
10 Jan | Virginia Slims of Hollywood Hollywood, California, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4 | Margaret Court | Sue Barker
Virginia Wade | Betty Stöve
Martina Navratilova
JoAnne Russell Mima Jaušovec |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert |
17 Jan | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/13D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 7–6, 7–5 | Sue Barker | Mima Jaušovec Dianne Fromholtz | Wendy Turnbull
Kristien Shaw
Greer Stevens Carrie Meyer |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
24 Jan | Virginia Slims of Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 33S/14D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–1 | Sue Barker | Rosie Casals Olga Morozova | Virginia Wade
Margaret Court
Mima Jaušovec Natasha Chmyreva |
Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici |
31 Jan | Virginia Slims of Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 33S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Olga Morozova
Rosie Casals | Kristien Shaw
Dianne Fromholtz
Natasha Chmyreva Sharon Walsh |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Martina Navratilova |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 33S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Margaret Court | Betty Stöve
Natasha Chmyreva | Kristien Shaw
Brigitte Cuypers
Julie Anthony
Rosie Casals |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4 | Margaret Court Betty Stöve |
14 Feb | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | Martina Navratilova | Rosie Casals
Margaret Court | Kerry Reid
Virginia Wade
Terry Holladay
JoAnne Russell |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve |
21 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4 | Sue Barker | Virginia Wade
Françoise Dürr | Yvonne Vermaak
Virginia Ruzici
Margaret Court
Sharon Walsh |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 | Janet Newberry JoAnne Russell |
28 Feb | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/16D Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–3, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | Chris Evert
Rosie Casals | Betty Stöve
Mima Jaušovec
Kerry Reid
Françoise Dürr |
Kerry Reid Greer Stevens 6–3, 6–1 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 March | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/17D Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–1, 7–6 | Terry Holladay | Greer Stevens
Virginia Wade | Kathleen Harter
Renáta Tomanová
Kristien Shaw
Betty Stöve |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens |
14 March | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Sue Barker
Rosie Casals | Dianne Fromholtz
Kerry Reid
Virginia Wade
Betty Stöve |
Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve |
13 Aug | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S (8RR) Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 | Sue Barker | 3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Rosie Casals | 5th: Virginia Wade 6th: Betty Stöve 7th: Mima Jaušovec 8th: Kristien Shaw |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade |
Lionel Cup San Antonio, Texas, USA Non-tour event $20,000 Hard Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Mary Hamm | | |
Karen Krantzcke Kym Ruddell 6–3, 6–0 | Connor Jane Preyer |
28 March | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Colgate Series $110,000 – Clay – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0 | Billie Jean King | Mima Jaušovec
Kerry Reid | Kathy May
Rosie Casals
Tracy Austin
Renáta Tomanová |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 April | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $100,000 - Carpet (i) - 8D Doubles | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | Casals / King
Jaušovec / Ruzici | Newberry / Russell
Kemmer / Ziegenfuss
Barker / Kiyomura
Holladay / May |
12 April | L'Eggs World Series Austin, Texas, USA Non-Tour Event – Hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6 | Martina Navratilova | Sue Barker
Virginia Wade | |
Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo, Monaco Non-tour event $20,000 Hard Singles – Doubles | Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–2 | Fiorella Bonicelli | | |
Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 7–6 | Rosie Darmon Gail Chanfreau |
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
9 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Laura DuPont 6–1, 6–4 | Heidi Eisterlehner | Katja Ebbinghaus
Regina Maršíková | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová |
16 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Janet Newberry 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | Renáta Tomanová | Marie Pinterova
Laura DuPont | Mima Jaušovec
Iris Riedel
Pam Teeguarden
Mary Struthers |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–2 | Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu |
23 May 30 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 | Florența Mihai | Regina Maršíková
Janet Newberry | Pam Teeguarden
Renáta Tomanová
Linky Boshoff
Kathy May |
Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Rayni Fox
Helen Gourlay Cawley |
Mary Carillo John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3 | Florenţa Mihai Iván Molina |
30 May | Rose's Lime Juice International Chicester, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Marise Kruger 6–2, 6–2 | Bunny Bruning | | |
Marise Kruger Elizabeth Vlotman 6–2, 6–1 | Margaret Molesworth Naoko Sato |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 June | Robertson's Cup Beckenham, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Olga Morozova 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | Marise Kruger | | |
Brigitte Cuypers Annette DuPlooy 9–7, 6–4 | Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova |
McIntosh Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 2–6, 9–8, 7–5 | Kristien Shaw | | |
Julie Anthony Betsy Nagelsen 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Carrie Meyer Renáta Tomanová |
13 June | Federation Cup Eastbourne, United Kingdom Federation Cup Grass – 32 teams knockout | United States 2-1 | Australia | South Africa
Great Britain | France
Netherlands
Sweden
West Germany |
20 June 27 June | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Betty Stöve | Chris Evert
Sue Barker | Billie Jean King
Rosie Casals
Kerry Reid
Martina Navratilova |
Helen Gourlay Cawley
JoAnne Russell 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve |
Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Betty Stöve Frew McMillan |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
July 4 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Lesley Hunt 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Helen Gourlay Cawley | | |
Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–0, 6–4 | Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt |
Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Florența Mihai 6–4, 6–4 | Mary Struthers | | |
Cynthia Doerner Raquel Giscafré 6–2, 7–5 | Helena Anliot Florența Mihai |
July 11 | Colgate Trophy Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–5 | Katja Ebbinghaus | | |
Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–1, 6–4 | Lesley Charles Jackie Fayter |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
8 Aug | US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Laura DuPont 6–4, 6–3 | Nancy Richey | Cynthia Doerner Iris Riedel | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | Mary Carillo Wendy Overton |
15 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Regina Maršíková 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Marise Kruger | Cynthia Doerner Jeanne Evert | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–2, 6–3 | Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
22 Aug | Ivey's Pepsi Tennis Classic Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Colgate Series $50,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Mima Jaušovec | JoAnne Russell
Regina Maršíková | Tracy Austin
Brigitte Cuypers
Katja Ebbinghaus
Kate Latham |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 | Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden |
29 Aug 5 Sep | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $250,000 - Clay – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2 | Wendy Turnbull | Betty Stöve
Martina Navratilova | Billie Jean King
Tracy Austin
Virginia Wade
Mima Jaušovec |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–1, 7–6 | Renee Richards Betty-Ann Stuart |
Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Billie Jean King Vitas Gerulaitis |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
12 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $100,000 – Hard | Virginia Wade 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull
Sue Barker | Mima Jaušovec
Terry Holladay
Julie Anthony Michelle Tyler |
19 Sep | World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | | |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Reid 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade |
26 Sep | Florida Federal Open Palm Harbor, Florida, USA Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Laura DuPont | Marise Kruger
Mona Guerrant | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 | Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 Oct | Wyler's Classic Atlanta, United States Colgate Series $75,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2 | Dianne Balestrat | Virginia Wade
Billie Jean King | Ann Kiyomura Kerry Reid
Betty Stöve
Martina Navratilova |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2 | Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger |
10 Oct | Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 1–6, 6–1, 6–0 | Wendy Turnbull | Betty Stöve
Martina Navratilova | Renée Richards
Dianne Fromholtz
Rosie Casals
Tracy Austin |
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–0, 7–5 | Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell |
17 Oct | Colgate Brazil Open São Paulo, Brazil Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–4 | Betty Stöve | Dianne Fromholtz
Kerry Reid | Martina Navratilova
Betsy Nagelsen
Rosie Casals
Sharon Walsh |
Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve |
24 Oct | Borniquen Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3 | Janet Newberry | JoAnne Russell
Betty Stöve | Wendy Turnbull
Rosie Casals
Virginia Ruzici
Terry Holladay |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
31 Oct | Colgate Series Championships Palm Springs, California, USA Colgate Series championships $250,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2 | Billie Jean King | Virginia Wade (3rd) Kerry Reid (4th) | Round Robin
Dianne Fromholtz
Martina Navratilova
Wendy Turnbull
Betty Stöve |
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell |
November
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 Nov | Wightman Cup Williamsburg, Virginia, United States Hard (i) Team event
| United States 7–0 Chris Evert 7–5, 7–6 Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–4 Rosemary Casals 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 Billie Jean King 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Great BritainVirginia Wade Sue Barker Michelle Tyler Virginia Wade Sue Barker | |
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Billie Jean King / JoAnne Russell 6–0, 6–1 Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4 | Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin Sue Barker / Virginia Wade |
21 Nov | Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i) | Billie Jean King 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova | Françoise Dürr
Rosie Casals | Wendy Overton
Kristien Shaw
Terry Holladay
Mimi Wikstedt |
Rankings
Below are the 1977 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1977) in both singles and doubles competition:
See also
References
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