WTA Sydney

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WTA Sydney
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1976
Abolished1979
Editions4
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue White City Stadium
Surface Grass

The WTA Sydney, was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Sydney, Australia. The event, the first tournament in Australia exclusively for women, was played under various sponsored names as part of the WTA Tour and took place in November or the first half of December from 1976 through 1979. It was played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium. [1]

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Champions

Singles

YearTournament NameChampionsRunners-upScore
1976Colgate International Women's Championships Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2
1977 Colgate International of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 6–1, 6–3
1978Toyota Women's Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dianne Fromholtz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1979NSW Building Society Women's Classic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank 6–0, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 7–5
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
vs.
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Greer Stevens / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid
divided
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of New Zealand.svg Judy Chaloner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Hobbs
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–4

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