1976 Colgate International Championships

1976 Colgate International Championships
Date	30 November – 5 December
Edition	1st
Category	Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Grass
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	White City Stadium
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
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The 1976 Colgate International Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at White City Stadium in Sydney in Australia. The event was part of the AAA ^[a] category of the Colgate International Series of the 1977 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 30 November through 5 December 1976. ^[2] Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. ^{[3] [2]}

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2

• It was Navratilova's 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve defeated Françoise Dürr / Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [2]	$22,000	$11,000	$5,500	$2,650	$1,300	$700

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000. ^[1]

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 141–142, 145. ISBN   9780354090391.
2. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 233, 247–248.
3. "Navratilova wins Colgate tennis". The Canberra Times. 6 December 1976. p. 13 – via Trove.