1977 Virginia Slims Championships

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1977 Virginia Slims Championships
DateMarch 24–27 [1]
Edition6th
Category Virginia Slims Championships
Draw8S (RR)
Prize money$150,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert [2]
  1976  · Virginia Slims Championships ·  1978  

The 1977 Virginia Slims Championships were the sixth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1977 WTA Tour. [1] The event consisted of two round robin groups (Gold and Orange) of four players each. The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there was a play-off match for third place. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts and was held from March 24 to March 27, 1977 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles event and the accompanying $50,000 first prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1977 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WAT).
  2. 1 2 "After Ho-hum Beginning. Evert Smashes Sue Barker". The Daily Telegraph. March 28, 1977. Retrieved February 7, 2011.