1974 WTA Tour | |
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) |
Most Tournament Titles: | Chris Evert (16) |
Most Tournament Finals: | Chris Evert (21) |
Prize Money Leader: | Chris Evert ($261,460) |
Previous: | 1973 |
Next: | 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 | bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=2 | 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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1 Jan | New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Karen Krantzcke 6–2, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong | ||
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–3, 6–3 | Janet Fallis Pam Whytcross | ||||
14 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 7–6(5–2), 6–2 | Chris Evert | Laurie Fleming Janet Newberry Rosie Casals Wendy Overton | |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | ||||
21 Jan | Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–1 | Billie Jean King | Kerry Melville Nancy Gunter | Barbara Downs Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals Kristien Kemmer |
Kerry Harris Lesley Hunt 7–5, 6–4 | Chris Evert Billie Jean King | ||||
28 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–2 | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals Helen Gourlay | Kathy Kuykendall Françoise Dürr Peaches Bartkowicz Mona Schallau |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–7, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr Kerry Harris |
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 |
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13 May | Federation Cup Naples, Italy Federation Cup Clay – 29 teams knockout | 2–1 | |||
20 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Marie Neumannová Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Hösl Marijke Schaar | |
Helga Hösl Raquel Giscafré 6–3, 6–2 | Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová | ||||
British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Winnie Wooldridge Sue Barker Jenny Dimond Carrie Meyer | |||
Julie Heldman Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 | Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh | ||||
27 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Virginia Wade Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman Kazuko Sawamatsu | |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova Walkover | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Jul | Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Schultze 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | 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 | 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 | 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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7 Oct | Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–2 | Helen Gourlay | Tory Fretz Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton Kathy Kuykendall | ||
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden | |||||
Melia Trophy Madrid, Spain Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 7–5, 6–3 | |||||
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–2 ret. | Creydt Helga Masthoff | |||||
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Maria Bueno 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||||
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Kimiyo Yagawara Janet Young | |||||
14 Oct | bgcolor=#ffffcc rowspan=2 | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova Lesley Hunt Helen Gourlay | |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–7(2–5), 7–5 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | |||||
Nathalie Fuchs 7–5, 8–6 | ||||||
21 Oct | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | |||||
28 Oct | Julie Heldman 6–4, 6–2 | |||||
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Jackie Fayter Joyce Hume |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Nov | Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | ||||
Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Isa Fernández Raquel Giscafré | ||||
11 Nov | Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–2 | ||||
Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | ||||
18 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South African Women's International Circuit Singles – Doubles | Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 | |||
Raquel Giscafré 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 | |||||
Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff 6–0, 6–1 | Beatriz Araujo Raquel Giscafré | ||||
25 Nov | Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2 | Michele Gurdal Wendy Turnbull | Diane Eastburn Linda Mottram Cecilia Martinez Peggy Michel | ||
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 6–1, 6–2 | Vicki Lancaster Cecilia Martinez | ||||
Chris Evert 6–0, 6–2 | |||||
Rosie Casals Lesley Hunt 6–3, 6–4 | Julie Heldman Kazuko Sawamatsu |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Dec | Olga Morozova 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 | ||||
9 Dec | Margaret Court 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3 | Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu | ||||
16 Dec | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 7–5 | ||||
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 | $113,985 | $149,985 | $261,460 | |
2 | $94,950 | $129,950 | $173,225 | |
3 | $56,580 | $73,480 | $102,506 | |
4 | $51,413 | $55,993 | $85,389 | |
5 | $44,925 | $62,375 | $72,389 | |
6 | $35,588 | $40,008 | $41,277 | |
7 | $33,813 | $39,233 | $40,249 | |
8 | $26,240 | $42,940 | $56,022 | |
9 | $24,713 | $26,963 | $31,392 | |
10 | $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 |
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21 | < | --GS-S-->● ● | < | --GS-D-->● | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->16 | < | --ALL-D-->5 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
14 | < | --GS-S-->● | < | --GS-D-->● | < | --GS-X-->● | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D-->● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->6 | < | --ALL-D-->7 | < | --ALL-X-->1 | |||||
6 | < | --GS-S-->● | < | --GS-D-->● ● | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S-->● | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | ● | < | --ALL-S-->3 | < | --ALL-D-->3 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
6 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● ● ● ● ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->6 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
5 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D-->● | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D-->● | ● ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->5 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
4 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● ● ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
3 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D-->● | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | ● | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
3 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X-->● | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | ● | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->1 | |||||
2 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D-->● ● | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||||
2 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● ● | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X-->● | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | < | --ALL-X-->1 | |||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | ||||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> | < | --GS-D--> | < | --GS-X--> | < | --YEC-S--> | < | --YEC-D--> | ● | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 |
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31 | < | --GS-S--> 3 | < | --GS-D--> 4 | < | --GS-X--> 2 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 1 | 12 | 9 | < | --ALL-S-->15 | < | --ALL-D-->14 | < | --ALL-X-->2 | |||||
7 | < | --GS-S--> 1 | < | --GS-D--> 2 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 1 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 1 | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->3 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
6 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 0 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 0 | 6 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->6 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
6 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 0 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 0 | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
3 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 1 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 1 | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
3 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 0 | < | --GS-X--> 1 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 1 | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->1 | |||||
3 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 0 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 2 | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 | |||||
1 | < | --GS-S--> 0 | < | --GS-D--> 0 | < | --GS-X--> 0 | < | --YEC-S--> 0 | < | --YEC-D--> 0 | 0 | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | < | --ALL-X-->0 |