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WTA Sydney

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WTA Sydney
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourWTA Tour
Founded1976
Abolished1979
Editions4
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
SurfaceGrass

The WTA Sydney, was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Sydney, Australia. The event, the first tournament in Australia exclusively for women, was played under various sponsored names as part of the WTA Tour and took place in November or the first half of December from 1976 through 1979. It was played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium.[1]

Champions

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Singles

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Year Tournament Name Champions Runners-up Score
1976 Colgate International Women's Championships United States Martina Navratilova Netherlands Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2
1977 Colgate International of Australia Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia Kerry Reid 6–1, 6–3
1978 Toyota Women's Classic Australia Dianne Fromholtz Australia Kerry Reid 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1979 NSW Building Society Women's Classic United Kingdom Sue Barker South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 6–0, 7–5

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976 United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
France Françoise Dürr
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 7–5
1977 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Netherlands Betty Stöve
vs.
South Africa Greer Stevens / Australia Kerry Reid
divided
1978 Australia Kerry Reid
Australia Wendy Turnbull
New Zealand Judy Chaloner
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1979 United States Billie Jean King
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 247–248, 278, 308, 340.
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