1975 Virginia Slims Championships

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1975 Virginia Slims Championships
DateMarch 31 [1] - April 5 [2]
Edition4th
Category Virginia Slims Championships
Draw16S (8RR)
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
Location Los Angeles, United States
VenueLos Angeles Sports Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert [3]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
  1974  · Virginia Slims Championships ·  1976  

The 1975 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourth season-ending Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the Virginia Slims Circuit. The 16 best players, based on points average, qualified for the tournament provided they had played at least six tournaments. The singles event consisted of an elimination round and the eight winners were subsequently divided over two round robin groups (Gold and Green). The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there were play-off matches for third, fifth and seventh place. The tournament was played on synthetic carpet (Sporteze) and was held in the week of March 31 to April 5, 1975, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] [4] This was the first year the tournament switched from October to April. [5]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 6–2. [2] [3]

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King, 6–7(2–7), 7–6, 6–2.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1975 Tournament Archive" (PDF). WTATour.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "$150,000 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). WTATour.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Chris Evert Captures Women's Tennis Tourney". Los Angeles, United States: TimesDaily. May 6, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 157–159, 162. ISBN   9780362002768. OCLC   650229036.
  5. "Tournament History". WTAChampionships.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.