1977 WTA Tour
Chris Evert finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won twelve singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. | |
Details | |
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Duration | 17 October 1976 – 28 November 1977 |
Edition | 5th |
Tournaments | 49 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate International Series (18) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Chris Evert (12) |
Most finals | Chris Evert (14) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($503,134) |
Points leader | Chris Evert (17.612) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Virginia Wade |
Doubles team of the year | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve |
Most improved player of the year | Wendy Turnbull |
Newcomer of the year | Tracy Austin |
← 1976 1978 → |
The 1977 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of two circuits the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the US) and the world wide Colgate International 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 International 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]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Colgate International Series |
Non-tour events |
Team events |
October (1976)
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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17 Oct | Colgate Inaugural Palm Springs, United States Colgate International Series Hard – $175,000 – 16S |
Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 |
Françoise Dürr | Virginia Wade (3rd) Terry Holladay (4th) |
Nancy Richey Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve |
November (1976)
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Nov | Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Colgate International Series Hard – $35,000 |
Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 |
Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Sue Barker |
Betty Stöve Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen Glynis Coles |
Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert | ||||
22 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Colgate International Series Hard – $35,000 |
Brigitte Cuypers 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Laura duPont | Annette du Plooy Heidi Eisterlehner |
Lesley Charles Tanya Harford Glynis Coles Stephanie Tolleson |
Laura duPont Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–1, 6–4 |
Yvonne Vermaak Elizabeth Vlotman | ||||
29 Nov | Colgate International Championships Sydney, Australia Colgate International Series Grass – $100,000 |
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)
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Dec | Toyota Women's Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate International Series Grass – $75,000 |
Margaret Court 6–2, 6–2 |
Sue Barker | Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz |
JoAnne Russell Françoise Dürr Janet Newberry Ilana Kloss |
Margaret Court Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4 |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | ||||
26 Dec | Marlboro NSW Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series Grass – $35,000 |
Kerry Reid 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Dianne Fromholtz | Karen Krantzcke Renáta Tomanová |
Wendy Turnbull Lesley Bowrey Virginia Ruzici Amanda Tobin |
Helen Gourlay Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 6–1 |
Dianne Fromholtz Renáta Tomanová |
January
February
March
April
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Apr | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8D |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3 |
Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade |
Casals / King Jaušovec / Ruzici |
Newberry / Russell Kemmer / Ziegenfuss Barker / Kiyomura Holladay / May |
May
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series Clay – $35,000 |
Laura duPont 6–1, 6–4 |
Heidi Eisterlehner | Katja Ebbinghaus Regina Maršíková |
Renáta Tomanová Iris Riedel Florența Mihai Lea Plchová |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová | ||||
16 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series Clay – $35,000 |
Janet Newberry 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Renáta Tomanová | Marie Pinterová Laura duPont |
Mima Jaušovec Iris Riedel Pam Teeguarden Mary Struthers |
Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh | ||||
23 May 30 May |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 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 |
Florența Mihai Iván Molina |
June
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Jun | Federation Cup Eastbourne, Great Britain Federation Cup Grass – 32 teams knockout |
United States 2–1 |
Australia | South Africa Great Britain |
France Netherlands Sweden West Germany |
20 Jun 27 Jun |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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 |
August
September
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series Carpet (i) – $100,000 Singles |
Virginia Wade 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Sue Barker |
Mima Jaušovec Terry Holladay Julie Anthony Michelle Tyler |
26 Sep | Florida Federal Open Palm Harbor, United States Colgate Series Hard – $35,000 |
Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Laura duPont | Marise Kruger Mona Guerrant |
Michelle Tyler Renée Richards Mary Hamm JoAnne Russell |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger |
October
November
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Nov | Wightman Cup Williamsburg, United States Hard (i) Team event |
United States 7–0 |
Great Britain |
N/A |
N/A
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Rankings
Below are the 1977 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1977) in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[3] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1976 | Change |
1 | Chris Evert (USA) | 17.612 | 1 | = |
2 | Billie Jean King (USA) | 12.244 | NR | NR |
3 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 11.881 | 4 | +1 |
4 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | 10.185 | 3 | -1 |
5 | Sue Barker (GBR) | 9.515 | 10 | +5 |
6 | Rosie Casals (USA) | 7.693 | 6 | = |
7 | Betty Stöve (NED) | 6.617 | 7 | = |
8 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | 6.462 | 5 | -3 |
9 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | 6.326 | 30 | +21 |
10 | Kerry Melville (AUS) | 6.061 | 8 | -2 |
11 | Mima Jaušovec (YUG) | 5.738 | 11 | = |
12 | Tracy Austin (USA) | 5.065 | NR | NR |
13 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | 4.989 | 17 | +4 |
14 | Terry Holladay (USA) | 4.313 | 13 | -1 |
15 | JoAnne Russell (USA) | 4.244 | 18 | +3 |
16 | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) | 3.951 | 26 | +10 |
17 | Kristien Shaw (USA) | 3.875 | 32 | +15 |
18 | Janet Newberry (USA) | 3.813 | 28 | +10 |
19 | Katja Ebbinghaus (FRG) | 3.759 | NR | NR |
20 | Regina Maršíková (TCH) | 3.700 | +3 | 23 |
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.
- ^ "Women's International Computerized Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1977.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website