Details | |
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Duration | 26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974 |
Edition | 2nd |
Tournaments | 51 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (17) Women's International Circuit (8) Non-Tour Events (19) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Chris Evert (16) |
Most tournament finals | Chris Evert (21) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($261,460) |
← 1973 1975 → |
The 1974 WTA Tour was composed of the fourth annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Women's International Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes. [1] The WTA signed their first television broadcast contract in 1974, with the broadcasting network CBS with Brent Musburger announcing. [2]
This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1974, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1974 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1974 Federation Cup. [1]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Circuit |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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24 Dec 31 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 | Chris Evert | Julie Heldman Kerry Melville | Janet Newberry Lesley Hunt Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 7–5, 6–3 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Feb | S&H Tennis Classic Fort Lauderdale, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert Walkover | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter | Betty Stöve Françoise Dürr Isa Fernández Kathy Kuykendall |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2 | Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh | ||||
18 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1 | Rosie Casals | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | Lesley Hunt Valerie Ziegenfuss Kristien Kemmer Marcie Louie |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | ||||
25 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Rosie Casals | Billie Jean King Chris Evert | Laura duPont Lesley Hunt Valerie Ziegenfuss Betty Stöve |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Mar | Maureen Connolly Brinker International Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 7–5, 6–2 | Virginia Wade | Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter | Lesley Hunt Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke Janet Newberry |
Isa Fernández Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke | ||||
18 Mar | Akron Open Akron, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5 | Nancy Gunter | Olga Morozova Pam Teeguarden | Julie Heldman Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova Sharon Walsh |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4 | Julie Heldman Olga Morozova | ||||
25 Mar | S&H National Indoor Championship New York City, United States Virginia Slims $60,000 Draw | Billie Jean King 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Betty Stöve | Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade Marcie Louie |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 Jul | Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Schultze 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Lea Pericoli | ||
Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli 6–2, 6–0 | Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodríguez | ||||
Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–1, 7–5 | Marijke Schaar | |||
Sue Barker Glynis Coles 6–2, 6–0 | Fiorella Bonicelli Anna-Maria Nasuelli | ||||
15 Jul | Head Cup Austrian Championships Kitzbühel, Austria Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Mirka Koželuhová 6–3, 6–0 | Mima Jaušovec | ||
Beatrix Klein Éva Szabó 6–1, 6–4 | Ana María Arias Iris Riedel |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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16 Sep | Barnett Bank Tennis Classic Orlando, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 7–6(5–4), 6–4 | Julie Heldman | Billie Jean King Françoise Dürr | Marcie Louie Betty Stöve Tine Zwaan Rosie Casals |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–7(2–5), 6–4 | Rosie Casals Billie Jean King | ||||
Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter | Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman Pam Teeguarden Kathy Kuykendall | |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–2, 7–5 | Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden | ||||
30 Sep | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong Pam Teeguarden | Wendy Overton Helen Gourlay Kate Latham Robin Tenney |
Janet Newberry Wendy Overton 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | Sue Stap Virginia Wade |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Dec | South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles | Olga Morozova 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Evonne Goolagong | ||
9 Dec | Western Australian Championships Perth, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–4, 7–5 | Olga Morozova | ||
Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3 | Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu | ||||
16 Dec | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 7–5 | Margaret Court | ||
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 | Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova |
Rk | Name | Virginia Slims | Total US | Total |
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1 | Chris Evert | $113,985 | $149,985 | $261,460 |
2 | Billie Jean King | $94,950 | $129,950 | $173,225 |
3 | Evonne Goolagong | $56,580 | $73,480 | $102,506 |
4 | Virginia Wade | $51,413 | $55,993 | $85,389 |
5 | Rosemary Casals | $44,925 | $62,375 | $72,389 |
6 | Françoise Dürr | $35,588 | $40,008 | $41,277 |
7 | Betty Stöve | $33,813 | $39,233 | $40,249 |
8 | Kerry Melville | $26,240 | $42,940 | $56,022 |
9 | Martina Navratilova | $24,713 | $26,963 | $31,392 |
10 | Olga Morozova | $21,675 | $25,775 | $40,877 |
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Virginia Slims event |
Total | Player | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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21 | Chris Evert (USA) | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 16 | 5 | 0 | |||
14 | Billie Jean King (USA) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
6 | Evonne Goolagong (AUS) | ● | ● ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
6 | Betty Stöve (NED) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
5 | Rosie Casals (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
4 | Françoise Durr (FRA) | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
3 | Olga Morozova (URS) | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
3 | Martina Navratilova (TCH) | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2 | Peggy Michel (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Pam Teeguarden (USA) | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
1 | Lesley Charles (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Isa Fernández (COL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Kerry Harris (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Lesley Hunt (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Sue Mappin (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Janet Newberry (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Wendy Overton (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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