![]() Chris Evert finished the year as the inaugural world No. 1. She won 15 singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. | |
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Duration | 24 December 1974–21 December 1975 |
Edition | 3rd |
Tournaments | 49 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (10) Women's International Grand Prix (17) Non-Tour Events (15) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | ![]() |
Most finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
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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 (which was now an 11-week tour of the United States) 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. [1] [2]
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Women's International Grand Prix in the year 1975, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1975 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1975 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour. [1]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
ILTF Independent Events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 Dec 30 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D | ![]() 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–2, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
13 Jan | Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S | ![]() 6–2, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–2, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
27 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D | ![]() 6–3, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Feb | Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S | ![]() 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–5, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
10 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/10D | ![]() 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–2, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
17 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S | ![]() 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 April | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Women's International Grand Prix Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8D | ![]() ![]() 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
14 April | Four Woman L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event $100,000 – hard – 4S Draw | ![]() 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | N/A |
21 April | Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D | ![]() 7–5, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay | ![]() 6–4, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
14 Jul | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() |
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:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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40 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Below are the 1975 WTA year-end rankings (November 4, 1975) Singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking [3] | ||||
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