1977 Colgate Series Championships

1977 Colgate Series Championships
Date	November 1–6
Edition	1st
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	8S / 4D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Venue	Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert
Doubles
Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
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The 1977 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 1 through November 6, 1977. ^[1] The top eight singles players and top four doubles teams, in terms of Colgate Series ranking points, qualified for the event. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money. With a total prize money of $250,000 it was the richest women's tournament to date. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2

• It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 78th of her career.

Doubles

Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley / Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Singles [1]	$75,000	$40,000	$20,000	$15,000	$9,000	$9,000	$9,000	$9,000
Doubles [1]	$30,000	$16,000	$10,000	$7,000	NA	NA	NA	NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

• 1977 Virginia Slims Championships
• 1977 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 259, 500.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 157–159. ISBN   9780354090391.
3. "Evert seeded tops in Colgate". The Desert Sun . October 29, 1977. p. A14 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).
4. Walter Bingham (November 14, 1977). "An ambush on the comeback trail". Sports Illustrated . Vol. 47, no. 20. pp. 34–35.