1974 Virginia Slims Championships

1974 Virginia Slims Championships
Date	October 14–19 [1]
Edition	3rd
Category	Virginia Slims Championships
Draw	16S / 4D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Los Angeles, United States
Venue	Los Angeles Sports Arena
Champions
Singles
Evonne Goolagong [1] [2]
Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King [1]
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The 1974 Virginia Slims Championships were the third season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1974 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts from October 14 through October 19, 1974 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, United States. ^[1] The 16 best performers of the circuit qualified for the championship as well as the four best doubles teams. ^[3] Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong won the singles title and the accompanying $32,000 first prize. ^[4]

Finals

Singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 6–7^(2–7), 7–5

References

1. "1974 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
2. "Evonne Finds Chris' Key". Evening Independent. October 21, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
3. "WTA tournament archive – 1974 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 153–155, 160. ISBN   9780362002171.

External links

• Official website