1977 Colgate Series Championships

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1977 Colgate Series Championships
DateNovember 1–6
Edition1st
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Venue Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay Cawley / Flag of the United States.svg Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Prize money

EventWF3rd4th5th6th7th8th
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$7,000NANANANA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.