1974 WTA Tour

1974 WTA Tour
Details
Duration	26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974
Edition	4th
Tournaments	51
Categories	Grand Slam (4); Virginia Slims championships; Virginia Slims Circuit (17); Women's International Circuit (8); Non-Tour Events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Chris Evert (16)
Most tournament finals	Chris Evert (21)
Prize money leader	Chris Evert ($261,460)
	← 1973 1975 →

Last updated July 28, 2023

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

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)

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

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

May

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, Germany Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles	Helga Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Mima Jaušovec Kazuko Sawamatsu	Marie Neumannová Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Hösl Marijke Schaar
		Helga Hösl Raquel Giscafré 6–3, 6–2	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	Mima Jaušovec Kazuko Sawamatsu	Marie Neumannová Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Hösl Marijke Schaar
	British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles	Virginia Wade 6–1, 3–6, 6–1	Julie Heldman	Jackie Fayter Dianne Fromholtz	Winnie Wooldridge Sue Barker Jenny Dimond Carrie Meyer
		Julie Heldman Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Jackie Fayter Dianne Fromholtz	Winnie Wooldridge Sue Barker Jenny Dimond Carrie Meyer
27 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Pat Pretorius Olga Morozova	Virginia Wade Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman Kazuko Sawamatsu
27 May		Chris Evert Olga Morozova Walkover	Helga Masthoff Heide Orth	Pat Pretorius Olga Morozova	Virginia Wade Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman Kazuko Sawamatsu

June

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

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
8 Jul	Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles	Helga Schultze 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Lea Pericoli
		Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli 6–2, 6–0	Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodríguez
	Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles	Sue Barker 6–1, 7–5	Marijke Schaar
		Sue Barker Glynis Coles 6–2, 6–0	Fiorella Bonicelli Anna-Maria Nasuelli
15 Jul	Head Cup Austrian Championships Kitzbühel, Austria Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles	Mirka Koželuhová 6–3, 6–0	Mima Jaušovec
15 Jul		Beatrix Klein Éva Szabó 6–1, 6–4	Ana María Arias Iris Riedel

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

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

Earnings

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

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
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

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

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

Related Research Articles

The WTA Finals is a tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) played annually at the end of the season. The event is uniquely reserved for players at the top of the WTA rankings. The format predates WTA and started in 1972 as the Championship tournament of WTA Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two round-robin groups, and eight doubles teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1988 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 1988 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1985, and concluded in March 1986 after 52 events.

The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on March 4, 1984, after 64 events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 16th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.

The 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season of the tennis circuit since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January 1987, and concluded in December 1987 after events.

The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships, and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Women's Grand Prix.

The 1971 Women's Tennis Circuit consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of two series of events ; the Virginia Slims Circuit and the ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix as well as non-tour events.

The 1972 Women's Tennis Circuit was composed of the second annual Virginia Slims Circuit, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes and the Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix.

The 1973 WTA Tour was composed of the third annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes. It was also the year that the WTA Tour was officially formed by Billie Jean King following a meeting held in the Gloucester Hotel in London during the week before Wimbledon.

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 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.

The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

The 1976 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, was now an 11-week tour of the United States, and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The 1976 tour was the first full season using the official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.

The 1977 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 and the Colgate 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.

The 1978 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 and the Colgate Series. The tour was administered by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council.

The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

References

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

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[VSCalendar1974-1] 1 2 "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.

[1]

[2]

v t e Women's tennis seasons
National circuits (1881-1912) ILTF circuit (1913-67)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
ILTF Women's Tour	1968 1969
ILTF Women's Independent Tour	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Women's International Grand Prix circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims Series / Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon Series / Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon Series / Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e 1974 WTA Tour « 1973 1975 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Virginia Slims Circuit	San Francisco (S, D) Mission Viejo (S, D) Washington (S, D) Fort Lauderdale (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Akron (S, D) New York (S, D) Sarasota (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Newport (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Denver (S, D) Houston (S, D) Phoenix (S, D)
Women's International Circuit	Sydney 1 (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Rome (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) New York (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (S, D)