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1974 WTA Tour

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1974 WTA Tour
Details
Duration26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974
Edition2nd
Tournaments51
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit (17)
Women's International Circuit (8)
Non-Tour Events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Chris Evert (16)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Chris Evert (21)
Prize money leaderUnited States Chris Evert ($261,460)
1973
1975

The 1974 WTA Tour was composed of the fourth annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Women's International Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes.[1] The WTA signed their first television broadcast contract in 1974, with the broadcasting network CBS with Brent Musburger announcing.[2]

Schedule

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This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1974, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1974 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1974 Federation Cup.[1]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Women's International Circuit
Non-Tour Events
Team events

December (1973)

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
24 Dec
31 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0
United States Chris Evert United States Julie Heldman
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Janet Newberry
Australia Lesley Hunt
Australia Judy Dalton
Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
7–5, 6–3
Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Melville

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Jan New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–3
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Ann Kiyomura
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–3, 6–3
Australia Janet Fallis
Australia Pam Whytcross
14 Jan Virginia Slims of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Billie Jean King
7–6(5–2), 6–2
United States Chris Evert Australia Kerry Melville
United States Nancy Gunter
United States Laurie Fleming
United States Janet Newberry
United States Rosie Casals
United States Wendy Overton
United States Chris Evert
United States Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–2
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
21 Jan Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–3, 6–1
United States Billie Jean King Australia Kerry Melville
United States Nancy Gunter
United States Barbara Downs
France Françoise Dürr
United States Rosie Casals
United States Kristien Kemmer
Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Lesley Hunt
7–5, 6–4
United States Chris Evert
United States Billie Jean King
28 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, D.C., United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Billie Jean King
6–0, 6–2
Australia Kerry Melville United States Rosie Casals
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Kathy Kuykendall
France Françoise Dürr
United States Peaches Bartkowicz
United States Mona Schallau
United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7, 7–5
France Françoise Dürr
Australia Kerry Harris

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb S&H Tennis Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
Walkover
Australia Kerry Melville United States Rosie Casals
United States Nancy Gunter
Netherlands Betty Stöve
France Françoise Dürr
Colombia Isa Fernández
United States Kathy Kuykendall
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–2
United States Patti Hogan
United States Sharon Walsh
18 Feb Virginia Slims of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–1
United States Rosie Casals France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Lesley Hunt
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
United States Kristien Kemmer
United States Marcie Louie
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
25 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States Rosie Casals United States Billie Jean King
United States Chris Evert
United States Laura duPont
Australia Lesley Hunt
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Chris Evert
United States Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Mar Maureen Connolly Brinker International
Dallas, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
7–5, 6–2
United Kingdom Virginia Wade France Françoise Dürr
United States Nancy Gunter
Australia Lesley Hunt
United States Rosie Casals
Australia Karen Krantzcke
United States Janet Newberry
Colombia Isa Fernández
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Karen Krantzcke
18 Mar Akron Open
Akron, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5
United States Nancy Gunter Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Julie Heldman
United States Rosie Casals
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
United States Sharon Walsh
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–4
United States Julie Heldman
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
25 Mar S&H National Indoor Championship
New York City, United States
Virginia Slims
$60,000
Draw
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
United States Chris Evert United States Rosie Casals
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Julie Heldman
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Marcie Louie

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Apr First Federal of Sarasota Classic
Sarasota, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0
Australia Evonne Goolagong Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Australia Kerry Melville
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Julie Heldman
South Africa Ilana Kloss
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Chris Evert
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–2, 6–2
United States Tory Fretz
United States Ceci Martinez
15 Apr Barnett Bank Masters
St. Petersburg, United States
Virginia Slims
$45,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–0, 6–1
Australia Kerry Melville West Germany Helga Masthoff
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Karen Krantzcke
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Australia Helen Gourlay
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2
United States Chris Evert
Australia Evonne Goolagong
22 Apr Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
7–6(5–2), 6–1
United States Billie Jean King United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Rosie Casals
United States Janet Newberry
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
Australia Kerry Melville
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–6
Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Lesley Hunt
29 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
Australia Kerry Melville United States Rosie Casals
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Australia Karen Krantzcke
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United States Rosie Casals
6–2, 6–1
Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Helen Gourlay

May

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 May Federation Cup
Naples, Italy
Federation Cup
Clay – 29 teams knockout
 Australia
2–1
 United States  Great Britain
 West Germany
 Italy
 South Africa
 Romania
 France
20 May German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Helga Masthoff
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
Denmark Helga Hösl
Netherlands Marijke Schaar
Denmark Helga Hösl
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
6–3, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–1, 3–6, 6–1
United States Julie Heldman United Kingdom Jackie Fayter
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
United Kingdom Winnie Wooldridge
United Kingdom Sue Barker
Australia Jenny Dimond
United States Carrie Meyer
United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–2
United States Patti Hogan
United States Sharon Walsh
27 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–3, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova South Africa Pat Pretorius
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
West Germany Helga Masthoff
United States Julie Heldman
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
United States Chris Evert
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Walkover
West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jun
10 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/21D/23X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Chris Evert
6–1, 6–2
Soviet Union Olga Morozova Argentina Raquel Giscafré
West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
United States Julie Heldman
United States Chris Evert
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
France Gail Chanfreau
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Colombia Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3
Mexico Rosy Darmon
Mexico Marcelo Lara
17 Jun John Player Tournament
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
7–5, 6–4
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–0
United States Chris Evert
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
24 Jun
1 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – 96S/48D/80X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Chris Evert
6–0, 6–4
Soviet Union Olga Morozova United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Billie Jean King
South Africa Linky Boshoff
Australia Evonne Goolagong
West Germany Helga Masthoff
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Mark Farrell

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Jul Swiss Open Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Helga Schultze
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Italy Lea Pericoli
West Germany Helga Schultze
Italy Lea Pericoli
6–2, 6–0
Japan Kayoko Fukuoka
Chile Michelle Rodríguez
Swedish Open Championships
Båstad, Sweden
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Sue Barker
6–1, 7–5
Netherlands Marijke Schaar
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
6–2, 6–0
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Italy Anna-Maria Nasuelli
15 Jul Head Cup Austrian Championships
Kitzbühel, Austria
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Mirka Koželuhová
6–3, 6–0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Hungary Beatrix Klein
Hungary Éva Szabó
6–1, 6–4
Chile Ana María Arias
West Germany Iris Riedel

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug US Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–0, 6–0
France Gail Chanfreau United States Carrie Meyer
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Belgium Michele Gurdal
United States Jeanne Evert
United States Julie Heldman
France Gail Chanfreau
United States Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–1
United States Chris Evert
United States Jeanne Evert
12 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Women's International Circuit
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–0, 6–3
United States Julie Heldman United States Jeanne Evert
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Israel Paulina Peisachov
Romania Virginia Ruzici
United States Laurie Tenney
France Gail Chanfreau
United States Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–4
United States Chris Evert
United States Jeanne Evert
19 Aug Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Virginia Slims
$30,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–4, 6–3
United States Betsy Nagelsen United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Janet Newberry
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
6–2, 7–5
France Gail Chanfreau
United States Julie Heldman
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Teeguarden
7–5, 6–3
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–2, 6–0
United States Kathleen Harter
United States Marita Redondo
26 Aug
2 Sept
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – 64S/32D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Australia Evonne Goolagong United States Julie Heldman
United States Chris Evert
United States Rosie Casals
United States Nancy Gunter
Australia Kerry Melville
Australia Lesley Hunt
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Pam Teeguarden
Australia Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6
United States Chris Evert
United States Jimmy Connors

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
16 Sep Barnett Bank Tennis Classic
Orlando, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
7–6(5–4), 6–4
United States Julie Heldman United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Dürr
United States Marcie Louie
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Netherlands Tine Zwaan
United States Rosie Casals
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–7(2–5), 6–4
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
United States Chris Evert France Françoise Dürr
United States Nancy Gunter
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
United States Julie Heldman
United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Kathy Kuykendall
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–2, 7–5
United States Mona Schallau
United States Pam Teeguarden
30 Sep Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert
6–3, 5–7, 6–1
United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Wendy Overton
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Kate Latham
United States Robin Tenney
United States Janet Newberry
United States Wendy Overton
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
United States Sue Stap
United Kingdom Virginia Wade

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct Virginia Slims of Phoenix
Phoenix, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–1, 6–2
Australia Helen Gourlay United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Tory Fretz
France Françoise Dürr
United States Wendy Overton
United States Kathy Kuykendall
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
United States Mona Schallau
United States Pam Teeguarden
Melia Trophy
Madrid, Spain
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Helga Masthoff
7–5, 6–3
Netherlands Tine Zwaan
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
6–2 ret.
Creydt
West Germany Helga Masthoff
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Maria Bueno
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
United States Ann Kiyomura
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Japan Kimiyo Yagawara
Australia Janet Young
14 Oct Virginia Slims Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Year-end championships
$100,000
SinglesDoubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 6–4
United States Chris Evert United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Billie Jean King
United States Rosie Casals
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Australia Lesley Hunt
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–7(2–5), 7–5
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Melia Trophy
Barcelona, Spain
Non-Tour Events
Clay
Singles
France Nathalie Fuchs
7–5, 8–6
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
21 Oct World Invitational
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Non-Tour Events
Clay
Singles
United States Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Billie Jean King
28 Oct Dewar Cup Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Julie Heldman
6–4, 6–2
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
United Kingdom Jackie Fayter
United Kingdom Joyce Hume

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Nov Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
United States Julie Heldman
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Colombia Isa Fernández
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
11 Nov Dewar Cup Final
London, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7–6, 6–2
United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Sharon Walsh
6–2, 6–7, 6–2
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
18 Nov South African Open
Johannesburg, South African
Women's International Circuit
SinglesDoubles
Australia Kerry Melville
6–3, 7–5
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
7–5, 1–6, 6–2
Argentina Beatriz Araujo
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany Helga Masthoff
6–0, 6–1
Argentina Beatriz Araujo
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
25 Nov Queensland State Championships
Victoria, Australia
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–1, 6–2
Australia Cynthia Doerner Belgium Michele Gurdal
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Australia Diane Eastburn
United Kingdom Linda Mottram
United States Cecilia Martinez
United States Peggy Michel
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
6–1, 6–2
Australia Vicki Lancaster
United States Cecilia Martinez
Tokyo Gunze Classic
Tokyo, Japan
Non-Tour Events
Singles
United States Chris Evert
6–0, 6–2
United States Rosie Casals
United States Rosie Casals
Australia Lesley Hunt
6–3, 6–4
United States Julie Heldman
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Dec South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Non-Tour Events
Singles
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Australia Evonne Goolagong
9 Dec Western Australian Championships
Perth, Australia
Non-Tour Events
SinglesDoubles
Australia Margaret Court
6–4, 7–5
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–3
Australia Lesley Hunt
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
16 Dec New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Non-Tour Events
SinglesDoubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 7–5
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova

Earnings

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Rk Name Virginia Slims Total US Total
1 United States Chris Evert $113,985 $149,985 $261,460
2 United States Billie Jean King $94,950 $129,950 $173,225
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong $56,580 $73,480 $102,506
4 United Kingdom Virginia Wade $51,413 $55,993 $85,389
5 United States Rosemary Casals $44,925 $62,375 $72,389
6 France Françoise Dürr $35,588 $40,008 $41,277
7 Netherlands Betty Stöve $33,813 $39,233 $40,249
8 Australia Kerry Melville $26,240 $42,940 $56,022
9 Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova $24,713 $26,963 $31,392
10 Soviet Union Olga Morozova $21,675 $25,775 $40,877

Statistical information

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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:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. 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);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

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Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

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Total Player  S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
21  Chris Evert (USA) 16 5 0
14  Billie Jean King (USA) 6 7 1
6  Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 3 3 0
6  Betty Stöve (NED) 0 6 0
5  Rosie Casals (USA) 0 5 0
4  Françoise Durr (FRA) 0 4 0
3  Olga Morozova (URS) 1 2 0
3  Martina Navratilova (TCH) 1 1 1
2  Peggy Michel (USA) 0 2 0
2  Virginia Wade (GBR) 2 0 0
1  Pam Teeguarden (USA) 0 0 1
1  Lesley Charles (GBR) 0 1 0
1  Isa Fernández (COL) 0 1 0
1  Kerry Harris (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Lesley Hunt (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Sue Mappin (GBR) 0 1 0
1  Janet Newberry (USA) 0 1 0
1  Wendy Overton (USA) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation  S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
31  United States (USA) 3 4 2 0 1 12 9 15 14 2
7  Australia (AUS) 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 0
6  Netherlands (NED) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
6  France (FRA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
3  Soviet Union (URS) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
3  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
3  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0
1  Colombia (COL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
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