![]() Chris Evert ends the year at number 1 | |
Details | |
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Duration | 17 October 1976 – 28 November 1977 |
Edition | 7th |
Tournaments | 49 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate International Series (18) Non-tour events (11) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
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The 1977 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the US) and the Colgate Series. The year 1977 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments. [1] [2]
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate International Series in the year 1977, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1977 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1977 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour. [1]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Colgate International Series |
Non-tour events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Dec | Toyota Women's Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate International Series $75,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() ![]() 6–2, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
26 Dec | Marlboro NSW Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $35,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | ![]() 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Apr | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 Apr | L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event – hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–3, 7–6(5–2) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–1, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() ![]() 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
16 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
23 May 30 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | ![]() 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() 7–6, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 Jul | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | ![]() 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–0, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | |||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
11 Jul | Colgate Trophy Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–3, 7–5 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $100,000 – carpet (i) Singles | ![]() 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 Sep | World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw | ![]() 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
26 Sep | Florida Federal Open Palm Harbor, United States Colgate Series $35,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() ![]() 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Nov | Wightman Cup Williamsburg, United States Hard (i) Team event | ![]() 7–0 | ![]() | ||
21 Nov | Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i) | ![]() 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Below are the 1977 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1977) in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking [3] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1976 | Change |
1 | ![]() | 17.612 | 1 | = |
2 | ![]() | 12.244 | NR | NR |
3 | ![]() | 11.881 | 4 | +1 |
4 | ![]() | 10.185 | 3 | -1 |
5 | ![]() | 9.515 | 10 | +5 |
6 | ![]() | 7.693 | 6 | = |
7 | ![]() | 6.617 | 7 | = |
8 | ![]() | 6.462 | 5 | -3 |
9 | ![]() | 6.326 | 30 | +21 |
10 | ![]() | 6.061 | 8 | -2 |
11 | ![]() | 5.738 | 11 | = |
12 | ![]() | 5.065 | NR | NR |
13 | ![]() | 4.989 | 17 | +4 |
14 | ![]() | 4.313 | 13 | -1 |
15 | ![]() | 4.244 | 18 | +3 |
16 | ![]() | 3.951 | 26 | +10 |
17 | ![]() | 3.875 | 32 | +15 |
18 | ![]() | 3.813 | 28 | +10 |
19 | ![]() | 3.759 | NR | NR |
20 | ![]() | 3.700 | +3 | 23 |
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