1977 WTA Tour

1977 WTA Tour
	Chris Evert ends the year at number 1
Details
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	Chris Evert (12)
Most tournament finals	Chris Evert (14)
Prize money leader	Chris Evert ($503,134)
Points leader	Chris Evert (17.612)
Awards
Player of the year	Virginia Wade
Doubles team of the year	Martina Navratilova ; Betty Stöve
Most improved ; player of the year	Wendy Turnbull
Newcomer of the year	Tracy Austin
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Last updated July 28, 2023

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]

Schedule

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]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Colgate International Series
Non-tour events
Team events

November (1976)

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
17 Oct	Colgate Inaugural Palm Springs, United States Colgate International Series $175,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2	Françoise Dürr	Virginia Wade (3rd) Terry Holladay (4th)
17 Oct		Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	Virginia Wade (3rd) Terry Holladay (4th)
1 Nov	Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Colgate International Series $35,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2	Chris Evert	Rosie Casals Sue Barker
1 Nov		Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert	Rosie Casals Sue Barker
22 Nov	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Colgate International Series $35,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Brigitte Cuypers 6–7, 6–4, 6–1	Laura duPont	Annette du Plooy Heidi Eisterlehner
22 Nov		Laura duPont Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–1, 6–4	Yvonne Vermaak Elizabeth Vlotman	Annette du Plooy Heidi Eisterlehner
29 Nov	Colgate International Championships Sydney, Australia Colgate International Series $100,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–2	Betty Stöve	Kerry Reid Dianne Fromholtz	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Marise Kruger Sue Barker Margaret Court
29 Nov		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Ann Kiyomura	Kerry Reid Dianne Fromholtz

December (1976)

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists
6 Dec	Toyota Women's Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate International Series $75,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–2	Sue Barker	Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz
6 Dec		Margaret Court Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz
26 Dec	Marlboro NSW Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $35,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Kerry Reid 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Dianne Fromholtz	Karen Krantzcke Renáta Tomanová
26 Dec		Helen Gourlay Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 6–1	Dianne Fromholtz Renáta Tomanová	Karen Krantzcke Renáta Tomanová

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kerry Reid 7–5, 6–2	Dianne Fromholtz	Karen Krantzcke Helen Gourlay	Jan Wilton Naoko Sato Mary Sawyer Katja Ebbinghaus
		Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay 5–7, 6–1, 7–5	Betsy Nagelsen Kerry Reid	Karen Krantzcke Helen Gourlay	Jan Wilton Naoko Sato Mary Sawyer Katja Ebbinghaus
	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Chris Evert	Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade	Sue Barker Beth Norton Françoise Dürr Janet Newberry
		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2	Kristien Shaw Valerie Ziegenfuss	Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade	Sue Barker Beth Norton Françoise Dürr Janet Newberry
10 Jan	Virginia Slims of Florida Hollywood, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 34S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4	Margaret Court	Sue Barker Virginia Wade	Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova JoAnne Russell Mima Jaušovec
10 Jan		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals Chris Evert	Sue Barker Virginia Wade
17 Jan	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/13D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6^(5–3), 7–5	Sue Barker	Mima Jaušovec Dianne Fromholtz	Wendy Turnbull Kristien Shaw Greer Stevens Carrie Meyer
17 Jan		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–2, 6–1	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Mima Jaušovec Dianne Fromholtz	Wendy Turnbull Kristien Shaw Greer Stevens Carrie Meyer
24 Jan	Virginia Slims of Minneapolis Minneapolis, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 33S/14D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–1	Sue Barker	Rosie Casals Olga Morozova	Virginia Wade Margaret Court Mima Jaušovec Natasha Chmyreva
24 Jan		Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Olga Morozova	Virginia Wade Margaret Court Mima Jaušovec Natasha Chmyreva
31 Jan	Virginia Slims of Seattle Seattle, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 33S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Olga Morozova Rosie Casals	Kristien Shaw Dianne Fromholtz Natasha Chmyreva Sharon Walsh
31 Jan		Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Martina Navratilova	Olga Morozova Rosie Casals

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 33S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3	Margaret Court	Betty Stöve Natasha Chmyreva	Kristien Shaw Brigitte Cuypers Julie Anthony Rosie Casals
7 Feb		Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4	Margaret Court Betty Stöve	Betty Stöve Natasha Chmyreva	Kristien Shaw Brigitte Cuypers Julie Anthony Rosie Casals
14 Feb	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 34S/15D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–2, 2–6, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Rosie Casals Margaret Court	Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Terry Holladay JoAnne Russell
14 Feb		Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Margaret Court	Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Terry Holladay JoAnne Russell
21 Feb	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Sue Barker	Virginia Wade Françoise Dürr	Yvonne Vermaak Virginia Ruzici Margaret Court Sharon Walsh
21 Feb		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4	Janet Newberry JoAnne Russell	Virginia Wade Françoise Dürr	Yvonne Vermaak Virginia Ruzici Margaret Court Sharon Walsh
28 Feb	Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 34S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sue Barker 6–3, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Mima Jaušovec Kerry Reid Françoise Dürr
28 Feb		Kerry Reid Greer Stevens 6–3, 6–1	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Chris Evert Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Mima Jaušovec Kerry Reid Françoise Dürr

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 34S/17D Singles – Doubles	Sue Barker 6–1, 7–6^(5–4)	Terry Holladay	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	Kathleen Harter Renáta Tomanová Kristien Shaw Betty Stöve
7 Mar		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4	Kerry Reid Greer Stevens	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	Kathleen Harter Renáta Tomanová Kristien Shaw Betty Stöve
14 Mar	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/15D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Sue Barker Rosie Casals	Dianne Fromholtz Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Betty Stöve
14 Mar		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Rosie Casals	Dianne Fromholtz Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Betty Stöve
24 Mar	Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 16S (8RR) Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 2–6, 6–1, 6–1	Sue Barker	3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Rosie Casals	5th: Virginia Wade 6th: Betty Stöve 7th: Mima Jaušovec 8th: Kristien Shaw
		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Rosie Casals
	Lionel Cup San Antonio, United States Non-tour event $20,000 Hard Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Mary Hamm
		Karen Krantzcke Kym Ruddell 6–3, 6–0	Connor Jane Preyer
28 Mar	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Colgate Series Clay – $110,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0	Billie Jean King	Mima Jaušovec Kerry Reid	Kathy May Rosie Casals Tracy Austin Renáta Tomanová
28 Mar		Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	Mima Jaušovec Kerry Reid	Kathy May Rosie Casals Tracy Austin Renáta Tomanová

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Apr	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	Casals / King Jaušovec / Ruzici	Newberry / Russell Kemmer / Ziegenfuss Barker / Kiyomura Holladay / May
12 Apr	L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event – hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6^(5–2)	Martina Navratilova	Sue Barker Virginia Wade

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Laura duPont 6–1, 6–4	Heidi Eisterlehner	Katja Ebbinghaus Regina Maršíková
9 May		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová	Katja Ebbinghaus Regina Maršíková
16 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Janet Newberry 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Renáta Tomanová	Marie Pinterová Laura duPont	Mima Jaušovec Iris Riedel Pam Teeguarden Mary Struthers
16 May		Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger 6–3, 5–7, 2–6	Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh	Marie Pinterová Laura duPont	Mima Jaušovec Iris Riedel Pam Teeguarden Mary Struthers
23 May 30 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1	Florența Mihai	Regina Maršíková Janet Newberry	Pam Teeguarden Renáta Tomanová Linky Boshoff Kathy May
		Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay Cawley
		Mary Carillo John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3	Florența Mihai Iván Molina

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jun	Robertson's Cup Beckenham, Great Britain Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles	Yvonne Vermaak 6–4, 5–7, 6–1	Michelle Tyler	Mimi Wikstedt Jo Durie	Jane Stratton Bunny Bruning Nerida Gregory Maria Bueno
		Jane Stratton Mimi Wikstedt 6–3, 6–0	Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh	Mimi Wikstedt Jo Durie	Jane Stratton Bunny Bruning Nerida Gregory Maria Bueno
	McIntosh Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 2–6, 9–8^(7–4), 7–5	Kristien Shaw	Lesley Hunt Julie Anthony
		Julie Anthony Betsy Nagelsen 6–1, 3–6, 6–1	Carrie Meyer Renáta Tomanová	Lesley Hunt Julie Anthony
13 Jun	Federation Cup Eastbourne, Great Britain Federation Cup Grass – 32 teams knockout	United States 2–1	Australia	South Africa Great Britain	France Netherlands Sweden West Germany
20 Jun 27 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Betty Stöve	Chris Evert Sue Barker	Billie Jean King Rosie Casals Kerry Reid Martina Navratilova
		Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
4 Jul	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles	Lesley Hunt 4–6, 7–5, 6–1	Helen Gourlay Cawley
		Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–0, 6–4	Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles	Florența Mihai 6–4, 6–4	Mary Struthers
		Cynthia Doerner Raquel Giscafré 6–2, 7–5	Helena Anliot Florența Mihai
11 Jul	Colgate Trophy Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles	Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–5	Katja Ebbinghaus
11 Jul		Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–1, 6–4	Lesley Charles Jackie Fayter

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Aug	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Laura duPont 6–4, 6–3	Nancy Richey	Cynthia Doerner Iris Riedel
8 Aug		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	Mary Carillo Wendy Overton	Cynthia Doerner Iris Riedel
15 Aug	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Colgate Series $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Regina Maršíková 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Marise Kruger	Cynthia Doerner Jeanne Evert
15 Aug		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–2, 6–3	Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Cynthia Doerner Jeanne Evert
22 Aug	Ivey's Pepsi Tennis Classic Charlotte, United States Colgate Series $50,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Mima Jaušovec	JoAnne Russell Regina Maršíková	Tracy Austin Brigitte Cuypers Katja Ebbinghaus Kate Latham
22 Aug		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4	Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden	JoAnne Russell Regina Maršíková	Tracy Austin Brigitte Cuypers Katja Ebbinghaus Kate Latham
29 Aug 5 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $250,000 – Clay – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Chris Evert 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Wendy Turnbull	Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova	Billie Jean King Tracy Austin Virginia Wade Mima Jaušovec
		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Renée Richards Betty-Ann Stuart
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Billie Jean King Vitas Gerulaitis

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Sep	Toray Sillook Open Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $100,000 – carpet (i) Singles	Virginia Wade 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Wendy Turnbull Sue Barker	Mima Jaušovec Terry Holladay Julie Anthony Michelle Tyler
19 Sep	World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
19 Sep		Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Reid 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade
26 Sep	Florida Federal Open Palm Harbor, United States Colgate Series $35,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Laura duPont	Marise Kruger Mona Guerrant
26 Sep		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger	Marise Kruger Mona Guerrant

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Oct	Wyler's Classic Atlanta, United States Colgate Series $75,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2	Dianne Fromholtz	Virginia Wade Billie Jean King	Ann Kiyomura Kerry Reid Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova
3 Oct		Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2	Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger	Virginia Wade Billie Jean King	Ann Kiyomura Kerry Reid Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova
10 Oct	Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Colgate Series $75,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 1–6, 6–1, 6–0	Wendy Turnbull	Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova	Renée Richards Dianne Fromholtz Rosie Casals Tracy Austin
10 Oct		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–0, 7–5	Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell	Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova	Renée Richards Dianne Fromholtz Rosie Casals Tracy Austin
17 Oct	Colgate Brazil Open São Paulo, Brazil Colgate Series $75,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–4	Betty Stöve	Dianne Fromholtz Kerry Reid	Martina Navratilova Betsy Nagelsen Rosie Casals Sharon Walsh
17 Oct		Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 5–7, 6–2	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	Dianne Fromholtz Kerry Reid
24 Oct	Borniquen Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico Colgate Series $75,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3	Janet Newberry	JoAnne Russell Betty Stöve	Wendy Turnbull Rosie Casals Virginia Ruzici Terry Holladay
24 Oct		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	JoAnne Russell Betty Stöve	Wendy Turnbull Rosie Casals Virginia Ruzici Terry Holladay
31 Oct	Colgate Series Championships Palm Springs, United States Colgate Series championships $250,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade (3rd) Kerry Reid (4th)	Round robin Dianne Fromholtz Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
31 Oct		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell	Virginia Wade (3rd) Kerry Reid (4th)

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Nov	Wightman Cup Williamsburg, United States Hard (i) Team event	United States 7–0	Great Britain
21 Nov	Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i)	Billie Jean King 7–5, 5–7, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals	Wendy Overton Kristien Shaw Terry Holladay Mimmi Wikstedt

Rankings

Below are the 1977 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1977) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[3]
No	Player Name	Points	1976	Change
1	Chris Evert (USA)	17.612	1	=
2	Billie Jean King (USA)	12.244	NR	NR
3	Martina Navratilova (USA)	11.881	4	+1
4	Virginia Wade (GBR)	10.185	3	-1
5	Sue Barker (GBR)	9.515	10	+5
6	Rosie Casals (USA)	7.693	6	=
7	Betty Stöve (NED)	6.617	7	=
8	Dianne Fromholtz (AUS)	6.462	5	-3
9	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	6.326	30	+21
10	Kerry Melville (AUS)	6.061	8	-2
11	Mima Jaušovec (YUG)	5.738	11	=
12	Tracy Austin (USA)	5.065	NR	NR
13	Greer Stevens (RSA)	4.989	17	+4
14	Terry Holladay (USA)	4.313	13	-1
15	JoAnne Russell (USA)	4.244	18	+3
16	Virginia Ruzici (ROU)	3.951	26	+10
17	Kristien Shaw (USA)	3.875	32	+15
18	Janet Newberry (USA)	3.813	28	+10
19	Katja Ebbinghaus (FRG)	3.759	NR	NR
20	Regina Maršíková (TCH)	3.700	+3	23

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The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

References

1 2 "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
↑ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
↑ "Women's International Computerized Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1977.

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[WTACalendar1977-1] 1 2 "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

[2] "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

[3] "Women's International Computerized Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1977.

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v t e Women's tennis seasons
National circuits (1881-1912) ILTF circuit (1913-67)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
ILTF Women's Tour	1968 1969
ILTF Women's Independent Tour	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Women's International Grand Prix circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims Series / Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon Series / Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon Series / Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e 1977 WTA Tour « 1976 1978 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (Jan) (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (Dec) (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Detroit (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) San Juan (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Surbiton (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)