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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]

1974 WTA Tour
Details
Duration26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974
Edition2nd
Tournaments51
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit (17)
Women's International Circuit (8)
Non-Tour Events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Chris Evert (16)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Chris Evert (21)
Prize money leaderUnited States Chris Evert ($261,460)
1973
1975

Schedule

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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]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Women's International Circuit
Non-Tour Events
Team events

December (1973)

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
24 Dec
31 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0
United States  Chris Evert United States  Julie Heldman
Australia  Kerry Melville
United States  Janet Newberry
Australia  Lesley Hunt
Australia  Judy Dalton
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Peggy Michel
7–5, 6–3
Australia  Kerry Harris
Australia  Kerry Melville

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Jan New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–3
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Ann Kiyomura
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–3, 6–3
Australia  Janet Fallis
Australia  Pam Whytcross
14 Jan Virginia Slims of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
7–6(5–2), 6–2
United States  Chris Evert Australia  Kerry Melville
United States  Nancy Gunter
United States  Laurie Fleming
United States  Janet Newberry
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Wendy Overton
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–2
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
21 Jan Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–3, 6–1
United States  Billie Jean King Australia  Kerry Melville
United States  Nancy Gunter
United States  Barbara Downs
France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Kristien Kemmer
Australia  Kerry Harris
Australia  Lesley Hunt
7–5, 6–4
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Billie Jean King
28 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, D.C., United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
6–0, 6–2
Australia  Kerry Melville United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Helen Gourlay
United States  Kathy Kuykendall
France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Peaches Bartkowicz
United States  Mona Schallau
United States  Billie Jean King
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7, 7–5
France  Françoise Dürr
Australia  Kerry Harris

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb S&H Tennis Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
Walkover
Australia  Kerry Melville United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Nancy Gunter
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
France  Françoise Dürr
Colombia  Isa Fernández
United States  Kathy Kuykendall
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–2
United States  Patti Hogan
United States  Sharon Walsh
18 Feb Virginia Slims of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–1
United States  Rosie Casals France  Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Australia  Lesley Hunt
United States  Valerie Ziegenfuss
United States  Kristien Kemmer
United States  Marcie Louie
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
25 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States  Rosie Casals United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Laura duPont
Australia  Lesley Hunt
United States  Valerie Ziegenfuss
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Mar Maureen Connolly Brinker International
Dallas, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
7–5, 6–2
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Nancy Gunter
Australia  Lesley Hunt
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
United States  Janet Newberry
Colombia  Isa Fernández
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
18 Mar Akron Open
Akron, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5
United States  Nancy Gunter Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
United States  Pam Teeguarden
United States  Julie Heldman
United States  Rosie Casals
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
United States  Sharon Walsh
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–4
United States  Julie Heldman
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
25 Mar S&H National Indoor Championship
New York City, United States
Virginia Slims
$60,000
Draw
United States  Billie Jean King
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
United States  Chris Evert United States  Rosie Casals
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Julie Heldman
France  Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Marcie Louie

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Apr First Federal of Sarasota Classic
Sarasota, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Australia  Kerry Melville
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Julie Heldman
South Africa  Ilana Kloss
Australia  Helen Gourlay
United States  Chris Evert
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
6–2, 6–2
United States  Tory Fretz
United States  Ceci Martinez
15 Apr Barnett Bank Masters
St. Petersburg, United States
Virginia Slims
$45,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–0, 6–1
Australia  Kerry Melville West Germany  Helga Masthoff
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Australia  Helen Gourlay
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2
United States  Chris Evert
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
22 Apr Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
7–6(5–2), 6–1
United States  Billie Jean King United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Janet Newberry
United Kingdom  Glynis Coles
Australia  Kerry Melville
Australia  Helen Gourlay
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–6
Australia  Kerry Harris
Australia  Lesley Hunt
29 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
Australia  Kerry Melville United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
United States  Rosie Casals
6–2, 6–1
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
Australia  Helen Gourlay
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 May Federation Cup
Naples, Italy
Federation Cup
Clay – 29 teams knockout
  Australia
2–1
  United States   Great Britain
  West Germany
  Italy
  South Africa
  Romania
  France
20 May German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
Czechoslovakia  Marie Neumannová
West Germany  Katja Ebbinghaus
Denmark  Helga Hösl
Netherlands  Marijke Schaar
Denmark  Helga Hösl
Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
6–3, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
6–1, 3–6, 6–1
United States  Julie Heldman United Kingdom  Jackie Fayter
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United Kingdom  Winnie Wooldridge
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
Australia  Jenny Dimond
United States  Carrie Meyer
United States  Julie Heldman
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–2
United States  Patti Hogan
United States  Sharon Walsh
27 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–3, 6–3
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova South Africa  Pat Pretorius
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
United States  Julie Heldman
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
United States  Chris Evert
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Walkover
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
West Germany  Heide Orth

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jun
10 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/21D/23X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–1, 6–2
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
West Germany  Katja Ebbinghaus
Czechoslovakia  Marie Neumannová
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
United States  Julie Heldman
United States  Chris Evert
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
France  Gail Chanfreau
West Germany  Katja Ebbinghaus
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
Colombia  Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3
Mexico  Rosy Darmon
Mexico  Marcelo Lara
17 Jun John Player Tournament
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
7–5, 6–4
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Australia  Helen Gourlay
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–0
United States  Chris Evert
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
24 Jun
1 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – 96S/48D/80X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–0, 6–4
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Australia  Kerry Melville
United States  Billie Jean King
South Africa  Linky Boshoff
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Peggy Michel
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Australia  Helen Gourlay
Australia  Karen Krantzcke
United States  Billie Jean King
Australia  Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
United Kingdom  Mark Farrell

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Jul Swiss Open Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany  Helga Schultze
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Italy  Lea Pericoli
West Germany  Helga Schultze
Italy  Lea Pericoli
6–2, 6–0
Japan  Kayoko Fukuoka
Chile  Michelle Rodríguez
Swedish Open Championships
Båstad, Sweden
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
6–1, 7–5
Netherlands  Marijke Schaar
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United Kingdom  Glynis Coles
6–2, 6–0
Uruguay  Fiorella Bonicelli
Italy  Anna-Maria Nasuelli
15 Jul Head Cup Austrian Championships
Kitzbühel, Austria
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Mirka Koželuhová
6–3, 6–0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Hungary  Beatrix Klein
Hungary  Éva Szabó
6–1, 6–4
Chile  Ana María Arias
West Germany  Iris Riedel

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug US Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Women's International Circuit
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–0, 6–0
France  Gail Chanfreau United States  Carrie Meyer
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Belgium  Michele Gurdal
United States  Jeanne Evert
United States  Julie Heldman
France  Gail Chanfreau
United States  Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–1
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Jeanne Evert
12 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Women's International Circuit
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–0, 6–3
United States  Julie Heldman United States  Jeanne Evert
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
Israel  Paulina Peisachov
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Laurie Tenney
France  Gail Chanfreau
United States  Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–4
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Jeanne Evert
19 Aug Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Virginia Slims
$30,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–4, 6–3
United States  Betsy Nagelsen United States  Julie Heldman
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Janet Newberry
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
United Kingdom  Sue Mappin
6–2, 7–5
France  Gail Chanfreau
United States  Julie Heldman
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States  Pam Teeguarden
7–5, 6–3
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Pam Teeguarden
United States  Ann Kiyomura
6–2, 6–0
United States  Kathleen Harter
United States  Marita Redondo
26 Aug
2 Sept
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – 64S/32D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Australia  Evonne Goolagong United States  Julie Heldman
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Nancy Gunter
Australia  Kerry Melville
Australia  Lesley Hunt
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Pam Teeguarden
Australia  Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6
United States  Chris Evert
United States  Jimmy Connors

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
16 Sep Barnett Bank Tennis Classic
Orlando, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
7–6(5–4), 6–4
United States  Julie Heldman United States  Billie Jean King
France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Marcie Louie
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Netherlands  Tine Zwaan
United States  Rosie Casals
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–7(2–5), 6–4
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
United States  Chris Evert France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Nancy Gunter
United States  Valerie Ziegenfuss
United States  Julie Heldman
United States  Pam Teeguarden
United States  Kathy Kuykendall
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–2, 7–5
United States  Mona Schallau
United States  Pam Teeguarden
30 Sep Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert
6–3, 5–7, 6–1
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Pam Teeguarden
United States  Wendy Overton
Australia  Helen Gourlay
United States  Kate Latham
United States  Robin Tenney
United States  Janet Newberry
United States  Wendy Overton
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
United States  Sue Stap
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct Virginia Slims of Phoenix
Phoenix, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
6–1, 6–2
Australia  Helen Gourlay United States  Billie Jean King
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Tory Fretz
France  Françoise Dürr
United States  Wendy Overton
United States  Kathy Kuykendall
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
United States  Mona Schallau
United States  Pam Teeguarden
Melia Trophy
Madrid, Spain
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
7–5, 6–3
Netherlands  Tine Zwaan
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
United Kingdom  Sue Mappin
6–2 ret.
Creydt
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Brazil  Maria Bueno
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
West Germany  Katja Ebbinghaus
United States  Ann Kiyomura
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Japan  Kimiyo Yagawara
Australia  Janet Young
14 Oct Virginia Slims Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Year-end championships
$100,000
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 6–4
United States  Chris Evert United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Rosie Casals
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
Australia  Lesley Hunt
Australia  Helen Gourlay
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–7(2–5), 7–5
France  Françoise Dürr
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Melia Trophy
Barcelona, Spain
Non-Tour Events
Clay
Singles
France  Nathalie Fuchs
7–5, 8–6
United Kingdom  Glynis Coles
21 Oct World Invitational
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Non-Tour Events
Clay
Singles
United States  Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Billie Jean King
28 Oct Dewar Cup Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United States  Julie Heldman
6–4, 6–2
United Kingdom  Glynis Coles
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
United Kingdom  Sue Mappin
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
United Kingdom  Jackie Fayter
United Kingdom  Joyce Hume

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Nov Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
United States  Julie Heldman
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Colombia  Isa Fernández
Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
11 Nov Dewar Cup Final
London, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
7–6, 6–2
United States  Julie Heldman
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Sharon Walsh
6–2, 6–7, 6–2
United Kingdom  Lesley Charles
United Kingdom  Sue Mappin
18 Nov South African Open
Johannesburg, South African
Women's International Circuit
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Kerry Melville
6–3, 7–5
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Non-Tour Events
Clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
7–5, 1–6, 6–2
Argentina  Beatriz Araujo
West Germany  Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany  Helga Masthoff
6–0, 6–1
Argentina  Beatriz Araujo
Argentina  Raquel Giscafré
25 Nov Queensland State Championships
Victoria, Australia
Non-Tour Events
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
6–1, 6–2
Australia  Cynthia Doerner Belgium  Michele Gurdal
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
Australia  Diane Eastburn
United Kingdom  Linda Mottram
United States  Cecilia Martinez
United States  Peggy Michel
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Peggy Michel
6–1, 6–2
Australia  Vicki Lancaster
United States  Cecilia Martinez
Tokyo Gunze Classic
Tokyo, Japan
Non-Tour Events
Singles
United States  Chris Evert
6–0, 6–2
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Lesley Hunt
6–3, 6–4
United States  Julie Heldman
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Dec South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Non-Tour Events
Singles
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
9 Dec Western Australian Championships
Perth, Australia
Non-Tour Events
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Margaret Court
6–4, 7–5
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–3
Australia  Lesley Hunt
Japan  Kazuko Sawamatsu
16 Dec New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Non-Tour Events
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 7–5
Australia  Margaret Court
Australia  Evonne Goolagong
United States  Peggy Michel
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Soviet Union  Olga Morozova
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova

Earnings

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Rk Name Virginia Slims Total US Total
1 United States  Chris Evert $113,985 $149,985 $261,460
2 United States  Billie Jean King $94,950 $129,950 $173,225
3 Australia  Evonne Goolagong $56,580 $73,480 $102,506
4 United Kingdom  Virginia Wade $51,413 $55,993 $85,389
5 United States  Rosemary Casals $44,925 $62,375 $72,389
6 France  Françoise Dürr $35,588 $40,008 $41,277
7 Netherlands  Betty Stöve $33,813 $39,233 $40,249
8 Australia  Kerry Melville $26,240 $42,940 $56,022
9 Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova $24,713 $26,963 $31,392
10 Soviet Union  Olga Morozova $21,675 $25,775 $40,877

Statistical information

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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:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

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Total Player  S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
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

Titles won by nation

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
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