Françoise Dürr is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.
Betty Flippina Stöve is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final, the ladies' doubles final and the mixed doubles final during the same year at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.
The 1975 Stockholm Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. The men's event was part of the 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, while the women's took part of the 1975 Virginia Slims WTA Tour and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The men's tournament was held from 25 October through 6 November 1975 while the women's event took place from 31 October through 3 November. Adriano Panatta and Virginia Wade won the singles titles.
The 1979 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix, while the women's took part of the 1979 WTA Tour and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The women's tournament was held from 2 November through 5 November 1979 while the men's tournament was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979.
The 1976 Virginia Slims Championships were the fifth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1976 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. 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 held from April 12 through April 17, 1976 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Evonne Goolagong won the singles event and the accompanying $40,000 first prize money.
The 1972 Dutch Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 1 August until 7 August 1972. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the main men's or women's circuits. John Cooper and Betty Stöve won the singles titles.
The 1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the A category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October through 29 October 1978. First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title, her first as a professional, and earned $6,000 first-prize money as well as a Porsche 924.
The 1978 BMW Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 16 October through 22 October 1978. Fifth-seeded Virginia Ruzici won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.
The 1977 Colgate International of Australia, 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 category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 14 November through 20 November 1977. Eighth-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley, participating in her first tournament after a year absence due to the birth of her first child, won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money and 160 ranking points.
The 1977 Toyota Classic, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Kooyong in Melbourne in Australia. The event was part of the AA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 21 November through 27 November 1977. Eighth-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money and 160 ranking points.
The 1976 Toyota Women's Classic, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Kooyong in Melbourne in Australia. The event was part of the 1976–1977 Colgate International Series. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 7 December through 12 December 1976. Sixth-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title, the 191st and final of her career, and earned $9,000 first-prize money.
The 1977 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago in the United States that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 7 through February 13, 1977. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from February 17 through February 22, 1976. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from March 28 through April 3, 1976. Second-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Thunderbird Classic, also known by its sponsored name Talley Industries Phoenix Thunderbird Women's Tournament, was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The event was part of the 1976 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from October 4 through October 10, 1976. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 US Indoor Championships was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the 1976 Colgate Series. It was the 68th edition of the tournament and was held from September 13 through September 19, 1976. Second-seeded Virginia Wade won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.
The 1981 Volvo Women's Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, It was part of the Toyota International Series circuit of the 1981 WTA Tour and classified as a Category 3 event. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from August 24 through August 30, 1981. Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of San Francisco, was a women's tennis tournament that took place on indoor carpet courts at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco in the United States. It was the sixth edition of the event, which was part of the Virginia Slims Circuit, and was held from March 1 through March 6, 1976. The final was watched by 4,800 spectators who saw second-seeded Chris Evert win the singles title, earning $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1977 Wyler's Classic, also known as the Atlanta Women's Tennis Classic, was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AA category of the 1977 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from October 3 through October 9, 1977. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title, her second at the event after 1975, and earned $14,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of Sarasota was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Robarts Sports Arena in Sarasota, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 23 through February 29, 1976. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
Betty Stöve 