1975 WTA Tour
Chris Evert finished the year as the inaugural world No. 1. She won 15 singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. | |
Details | |
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Duration | 24 December 1974–21 December 1975 |
Edition | 3rd |
Tournaments | 49 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (10) Women's International Grand Prix (17) Non-Tour Events (15) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Chris Evert (15) |
Most finals | Chris Evert (17) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($370,227) |
← 1974 1976 → |
The 1975 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 United States) and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The year 1975 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 Women's International Grand Prix in the year 1975, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1975 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1975 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
ILTF independent events |
Team events |
December (1974)
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 Dec 30 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2 |
Martina Navratilova | Natasha Chmyreva Sue Barker |
Margaret Court Christine Matison Kazuko Sawamatsu Olga Morozova |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 7–6, 7–6 |
Margaret Court Olga Morozova |
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D |
Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 |
Billie Jean King | Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade |
Sue Stap Nancy Gunter Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–2, 7–5 |
Rosie Casals Virginia Wade | ||||
13 Jan | Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S |
Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–3 |
Chris Evert | Virginia Wade Julie Heldman |
Raquel Giscafré Nancy Gunter Kerry Melville Wendy Overton |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–2, 7–5 |
Betty Stöve Virginia Wade | ||||
27 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D |
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1 |
Kerry Melville | Virginia Wade Margaret Court |
Chris Evert Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Wendy Overton |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 |
Helen Gourlay Kerry Melville |
February
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Feb | Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S |
Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Margaret Court | Virginia Wade Olga Morozova |
Martina Navratilova Mima Jaušovec Nancy Gunter Julie Heldman |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–6 |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova | ||||
10 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/10D |
Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Wendy Overton |
Julie Heldman Olga Morozova Nancy Gunter Evonne Goolagong |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–5 |
Margaret Court Olga Morozova | ||||
17 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S |
Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Margaret Court | Martina Navratilova Françoise Dürr |
Marcie Louie Betty Stöve Olga Morozova Raquel Giscafré |
Lesley Hunt Martina Navratilova 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
March
April
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 April | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Women's International Grand Prix Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8D |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King |
Hunt / Navratilova Dürr / Stöve |
Cuypers / Gourlay Anthony / Schallau Heldman / Stap DuPont / Teeguarden |
14 April | Four Woman L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event $100,000 – hard – 4S Draw |
Chris Evert 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) |
Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong (3rd) Olga Morozova (4th) |
N/A |
21 April | Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D |
Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4 |
Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong Olga Morozova |
Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade Marcie Louie Julie Heldman |
Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Rosie Casals Olga Morozova |
May
June
July
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay |
Sue Barker 6–4, 6–0 |
Helga Masthoff | Mimmi Wikstedt Pam Teeguarden |
Helena Anliot Raquel Giscafré Lotta Stenberg Christina Sandberg |
Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 6–3 |
Fiorella Bonicelli Raquel Giscafré | ||||
14 Jul | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay |
Sue Barker 6–4, 6–4 |
Pam Teeguarden | Katja Ebbinghaus Dianne Fromholtz |
Fiorella Bonicelli Raquel Giscafré Marie Pinterová Marketa Wallenfels |
Sue Barker Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–3 |
Fiorella Bonicelli Raquel Giscafré |
August
September
October
November
December
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Titles won by player
Total | Player | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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26 | Chris Evert (USA) | ● ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● | ● | 15 | 11 | 0 | ||
11 | Martina Navratilova (TCH) | ● | ● ● | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | ● | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||
10 | Betty Stöve (NED) | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | Evonne Goolagong (AUS) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | ● | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
9 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● | ● | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||
9 | Françoise Durr (FRA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Margaret Court (AUS) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
5 | Billie Jean King (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Sue Barker (GBR) | ● ● ● | ● ● | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Rosie Casals (USA) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
3 | Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Ann Kiyomura (USA) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Fiorella Bonicelli (URU) | ● | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Renáta Tomanová (TCH) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Julie Anthony (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 | Olga Morozova (URS) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Janet Newberry (USA) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Pam Teeguarden (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Peggy Michel (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Lesley Hunt (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Nancy Gunter (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Marcie Louie (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Isabel Fernández de Soto (COL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Helen Gourlay (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Wendy Overton (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Annette DuPlooy (RSA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Helga Masthoff (FRG) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Lesley Bowrey (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Lesley Charles (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Sue Mappin (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Chris Matison (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Kristien Shaw (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Michelle Tyler (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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40 | United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
19 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
17 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rankings
Below are the 1975 WTA year-end rankings (November 4, 1975) Singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[3] | ||||
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No | Player Name | |||
1 | Chris Evert (USA) | |||
2 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | |||
3 | Martina Navratilova (TCH) | |||
4 | Billie Jean King (USA) | |||
5 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) | |||
6 | Margaret Court (AUS) | |||
7 | Olga Morozova (USSR) | |||
8 | Nancy Gunter (USA) | |||
9 | Françoise Dürr (FRA) | |||
10 | Kerry Melville (AUS) | |||
11 | Julie Heldman (USA) | |||
12 | Rosie Casals (USA) | |||
13 | Wendy Overton (USA) | |||
14 | Marcie Louie (USA) | |||
15 | Carrie Meyer (USA) | |||
16 | Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) | |||
17 | Mona Schallau (USA) | |||
18 | Linky Boshoff (RSA) | |||
19 | Sue Barker (GBR) | |||
20 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) |
See also
References
- ^ a b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1989" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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