Women's tennis circuit
1975 WTA Tour |
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Duration | 24 December 1974–21 December 1975 |
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Edition | 3rd |
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Tournaments | 49 |
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Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (10) Women's International Grand Prix (17) Non-Tour Events (15) |
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Most titles | Chris Evert (15) |
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Most finals | Chris Evert (17) |
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Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($370,227) |
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The 1975 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 United States) and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The year 1975 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.[1][2]
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Women's International Grand Prix in the year 1975, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1975 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1975 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
ILTF Independent Events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
6 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 | Billie Jean King | Martina Navratilova
Virginia Wade | Sue Stap
Nancy Gunter
Julie Heldman
Françoise Dürr |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–2, 7–5 | Rosie Casals Virginia Wade |
New Zealand Open Championships Auckland, New Zealand Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 7–5 | Linda Mottram | Sue Barker
Ceci Martinez | Glynis Coles
Michele Gurdal
Laura duPont
Wendy Turnbull |
Evonne Goolagong Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | Laura duPont Ceci Martinez |
13 Jan | Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–3 | Chris Evert | Virginia Wade
Julie Heldman | Raquel Giscafré
Nancy Gunter
Kerry Melville
Wendy Overton |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–2, 7–5 | Betty Stöve Virginia Wade |
20 Jan | Moscow Open Moscow, Soviet Union Non-tour event Draw | Olga Morozova 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 | Yelena Granaturova | Natasha Chmyreva
Lydia Zinkevich | N/A |
27 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1 | Kerry Melville | Virginia Wade
Margaret Court | Chris Evert
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Janet Newberry
Wendy Overton |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 | Helen Gourlay Kerry Melville |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
3 Feb | Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Margaret Court | Virginia Wade
Olga Morozova | Martina Navratilova
Mima Jaušovec
Nancy Gunter
Julie Heldman |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–6 | Chris Evert Martina Navratilova |
10 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – hard – 32S/10D Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert
Wendy Overton | Julie Heldman
Olga Morozova
Nancy Gunter
Evonne Goolagong |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–5 | Margaret Court Olga Morozova |
17 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Margaret Court | Martina Navratilova
Françoise Dürr | Marcie Louie
Betty Stöve
Olga Morozova
Raquel Giscafré |
Lesley Hunt Martina Navratilova 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
3 Mar | Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/12D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong | Margaret Court
Chris Evert | Helen Gourlay
Virginia Wade
Olga Morozova
Julie Heldman |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert Martina Navratilova |
10 Mar | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/12D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2 | Margaret Court | Olga Morozova
Evonne Goolagong | Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
Laura duPont
Mona Schallau |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) | Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade |
17 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/10D Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 2–6, 7–6(5–3), 4–3 ret. | Martina Navratilova | Françoise Dürr
Evonne Goolagong | Terry Holladay
Olga Morozova
Sue Stap
Julie Heldman |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–6(5–4), 6–2 | Mona Schallau Julie Anthony |
24 Mar | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/11D Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova | Wendy Overton
Evonne Goolagong
Olga Morozova
Nancy Gunter |
Evonne Goolagong Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–3) | Rosie Casals Billie Jean King |
31 Mar | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – carpet (i) – 16S (8RR) Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 | Martina Navratilova | Virginia Wade (3rd) Evonne Goolagong (4th) | Round-robin Gold Group
Olga Morozova
Marcie Louie Green Group
Julie Heldman
Mona Schallau |
Margaret Court
Virginia Wade 6–7(2–5), 7–6(5–2), 6–2 | Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
7 April | Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo, Japan Women's International Grand Prix $100,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Draw | Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 | Rosie Casals Billie Jean King | Hunt / Navratilova
Dürr / Stöve | Cuypers / Gourlay
Anthony / Schallau
Heldman / Stap
DuPont / Teeguarden |
14 April | Four Woman L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event $100,000 – hard – 4S Draw | Chris Evert 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong (3rd) Olga Morozova (4th) | N/A |
21 April | Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix $150,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong
Olga Morozova | Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
Marcie Louie
Julie Heldman |
Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Rosie Casals Olga Morozova |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
5 May | Federation Cup Aix-en-Provence, France Federation Cup Clay – 31 teams knockout | Czechoslovakia 3–0 | Australia | United States
France | Italy
South Africa
Great Britain
West Germany |
12 May | British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Janet Newberry 7–9, 7–5, 6–3 | Terry Holladay | Wendy Paish
Dianne Fromholtz | Michelle Tyler
Rowena Whitehouse
Lesley Charles
Kazuko Sawamatsu |
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–3, 6–3 | Linky Boshoff Greer Stevens |
19 May | West German Championships Hamburg, West Germany Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Renáta Tomanová 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | Iris Riedel
Mima Jaušovec | Helga Masthoff
Linky Boshoff
Janet Newberry
Lany Kaligis |
Dianne Fromholtz Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–2 | Paulina Peisachov Kazuko Sawamatsu |
26 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0 | Martina Navratilova | Mima Jaušovec
Dianne Fromholtz | Fiorella Bonicelli
Helga Masthoff
Katja Ebbinghaus
Linky Boshoff |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2 | Sue Barker Glynis Coles |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
2 Jun | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Chris Evert 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova | Janet Newberry
Olga Morozova | Donna Ganz
Éva Szabó
Raquel Giscafré
Kazuko Sawamatsu |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 | Julie Anthony
Olga Morozova |
Fiorella Bonicelli Thomaz Koch 6–4, 7–6 | Pam Teeguarden Jaime Fillol |
16 Jun | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain Women's International Grand Prix $25,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 | Billie Jean King | Rosie Casals
Olga Morozova | Helena Anliot
Pam Teeguarden
Glynis Coles
Linky Boshoff |
Julie Anthony Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Peggy Michel |
23 Jun 30 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert
Margaret Court | Betty Stöve
Olga Morozova
Virginia Wade
Martina Navratilova |
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve |
Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–4, 7–5 | Betty Stöve Allan Stone |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
4 Aug | US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4 | Dianne Fromholtz | Nancy Gunter
Katja Ebbinghaus | Donna Ganz
Janet Newberry
Iris Riedel
Julie Heldman |
Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman |
11 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Marcie Louie 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | Laura duPont | Isabel Fernández de Soto
Linky Boshoff | Margaret Court
Julie Anthony
Tine Zwaan
Julie Heldman |
Julie Anthony Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4 | JoAnne Russell Jane Stratton |
18 Aug | South Orange Classic South Orange, United States Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–1 | Mariana Simionescu | Ruta Gerulaitis
Kristien Shaw | Greer Stevens
Mimi Kanarek
Kathy May
Kathleen Harter |
Kristien Shaw Greer Stevens Walkover | Kathleen Harter Kathy May |
Medi-Quik Classic New York City, United States Women's International Grand Prix $75,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–1 | Virginia Wade | 3rd: Margaret Court 4th: Dianne Fromholtz | Mona Schallau
Iris Riedel
Pam Teeguarden
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 | Margaret Court Virginia Wade |
25 Aug 1 Sep | US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Clay – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Chris Evert 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Martina Navratilova
Virginia Wade | Kerry Melville
Margaret Court
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Katja Ebbinghaus |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 | Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King |
Rosie Casals Dick Stockton 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Billie Jean King Fred Stolle |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
8 Sep | World Invitational Classic Hilton Head, USA Non-tour event Clay Draw | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Rosie Casals
Virginia Wade | |
15 Sep | Little Mo Classic Atlanta, United States Women's International Grand Prix $60,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 | Martina Navratilova | Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade | Brigitte Cuypers
Terry Holladay
Marina Kroschina
Carrie Meyer |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
22 Sep | Majestic International Denver, United States Women's International Grand Prix $60,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Carrie Meyer | 3rd: Nancy Gunter 4th: Sue Barker | Françoise Dürr
Rosie Casals
Terry Holladay
Cynthia Doerner |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 | Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova |
29 Sep | Mission Viejo Tournament Mission Viejo, United States Women's International Grand Prix $60,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Cynthia Doerner | 3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Dianne Fromholtz | Tine Zwaan
Betty-Ann Stuart
Carrie Meyer
Sue Barker |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5 | Gail Glasgow Betty-Ann Stuart |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
6 Oct | Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Women's International Grand Prix $60,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Nancy Gunter 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | 3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Françoise Dürr | Laura duPont
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Ann Kiyomura
Linky Boshoff |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 | Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova |
13 Oct | Barnett Bank Tennis Classic Orlando, United States Women's International Grand Prix $50,000 – clay (G) Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert Walkover | Martina Navratilova | Rosie Casals
Kathy Kuykendall | Linky Boshoff
Betsy Nagelsen
Rayni Fox
Donna Ganz |
Rosie Casals Wendy Overton Walkover | Chris Evert Martina Navratilova |
20 Oct | US Indoors Charlotte, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw | Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Betty Stöve
Françoise Dürr | |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King | |
27 Oct | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr | Rosie Casals
Terry Holladay | Marcie Louie
Natasha Chmyreva
Betty Stöve
Ingrid Bentzer |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
3 Nov | French Indoors Paris, France Women's International Grand Prix Hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–7, 9–7 | Sue Barker | Glynis Coles
Betty Stöve | Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Rosie Casals
Heidi Eisterlehner
Iris Riedel |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade |
Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | Ann Kiyomura | Round robin
Fiorella Bonicelli
Kiyomi Nomura
Wendy Overton
Toshiko Sade | |
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–2, 6–3 | Kayoko Fukuoka Kiyomi Nomura |
10 Nov | Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Mima Jaušovec
Renáta Tomanová | Janice Metcalf
Terry Holladay
Rosie Casals
Betty Stöve |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade |
17 Nov | Wightman Cup Cleveland, United States Hard (i) Team event
| Great Britain 5–2 | United States | | |
24 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Non-tour event Hard Draw | Annette DuPlooy 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Brigitte Cuypers | Kristien Shaw
Linky Boshoff | Dianne Fromholtz
Janice Metcalf
Alison McMillan N/A |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
1 Dec | South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–2, 6–1 | Helga Masthoff | Dianne Berkinshaw
Chris O'Neil | Jan Wilton
Vivicca Andersson
Lotta Stenberg
Michelle Tyler |
Sue Barker Michelle Tyler 7–5, 6–3 | Kym Ruddell Janet Young |
8 Dec | Dewar Cup Perth, Australia Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | | |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade |
15 Dec | Western Australian Championships Perth, Australia Non-tour event Grass Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | Lesley Bowrey | Michelle Tyler
Chris Matison | Michele Gurdal
Renáta Tomanová
Kathleen Harter
Sue Barker |
Lesley Bowrey Chris Matison 7–6, 6–3 | Sue Barker Michelle Tyler |
New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Women's International Grand Prix Grass Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–4 | Sue Barker | Helga Masthoff
Wendy Turnbull | Kathleen Harter
Michelle Tyler
Heidi Eisterlehner
Chris Matison |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Helen Gourlay 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Heidi Eisterlehner Helga Masthoff |
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:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- 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);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Titles won by player
[edit] Titles won by nation
[edit] Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
40 | United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
19 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
17 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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