1971 Women's Tennis Circuit

1971 Women's Tennis Circuit

Billie Jean King pictured in 2011 won 18 tour titles
Details
Duration	22 December 1970 – 20 December 1971
Edition	1st
Tournaments	69
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims Circuit (19) ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix (14) Non-Tour Events (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Billie Jean King (18)
Most tournament finals	Billie Jean King (25)
1972 →

The 1971 Women's Tennis Circuit consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of two circuits the Virginia Slims Circuit and the ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix as well as non-tour events.^[1]

Virginia Slims Circuit

The 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit was the first annual Virginia Slims Circuit, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes. Prior to the establishment of this circuit there was an inequality between the prize money purses for male and female tennis players which gave rise to complaints from a number of the leading female tennis players of the time. These players included Billie Jean King and became known as the "Original 9" after being banned from the events run by the influential United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) due to their boycotting of the Pacific Southwest Championships. This resulted in the first Virginia Slims-sponsored event being held in September 1970 in Houston, an event which laid the groundwork for the establishment of the annual Virginia Slims Circuit the following year. In 1971 the total prize money available from the Virginia Slims events was $309,100 and Billie Jean King became the first female athlete in history to earn more than $100,000 in one season.^[2][3]

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1971, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments and the 1971 Federation Cup.^[2]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Virginia Slims Circuit

ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix

Non-Tour Events

Team events

December (1970)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
29 Dec	Federation Cup Perth, Australia Federation Cup Grass – 14 teams knockout	Australia 3–0	Great Britain	France  United States	Yugoslavia  Netherlands  South Africa  New Zealand
	Western Australia Championships Perth, Australia Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2	Virginia Wade	Gail Chanfreau Betty Stove	Winnie Shaw Patti Hogan Laura Rossouw Lesley Hunt
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 7–5	Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jan	British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $15,200 – Hard – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–4	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones (3rd) Nancy Richey (4th)	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville Jane Bartkowicz Mary-Ann Eisel
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
	New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–2	Olga Morozova	Gail Chanfreau Kazuko Sawamatsu	Brenda Kirk Kristien Kemmer Betty Stöve Patti Hogan
		Margaret Court Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–0	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris
11 Jan	Billie Jean King Invitational Long Beach, United States Virginia Slims $14,000 – Hard – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–2	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones Nancy Richey	Stephanie Johnson Valerie Ziegenfuss Denise Carter Mary-Ann Eisel
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–5, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
18 Jan	Virginia Slims of Milwaukee Milwaukee, United States Virginia Slims $12,500 – Hard (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–2	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones Françoise Dürr	Mary-Ann Eisel Karen Krantzcke Valerie Ziegenfuss Denise Carter
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 1–6, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
25 Jan	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, United States Virginia Slims $12,500 – Hard – 16S/4D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 1–6, 7–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones Françoise Dürr	Kerry Melville Denise Carter Tory Fretz Mary-Ann Eisel
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–7, 6–0, 7–5	Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss
	Victoria Championships Melbourne, Australia Non-Tour Event Singles Draw	Evonne Goolagong 7–6, 7–6	Margaret Court	Kazuko Sawamatsu Winnie Shaw	Patti Hogan Olga Morozova Trudy Walhof Gail Chanfreau

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chattanooga Chattanooga, United States Virginia Slims $12,700 – Hard (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1	Ann Jones	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville	Jane Bartkowicz Karen Krantzcke Kristy Pigeon Rosie Casals
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
	BP New Zealand Championships Christchurch, New Zealand Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2	Betty Stöve	Kathleen Harter Gail Chanfreau	Laura Rossouw Trudy Walhof Patty Ann Reese Winnie Shaw
		Kathleen Harter Winnie Shaw 6–4, 4–6, 7-5	Gail Chanfreau Evonne Goolagong
8 Feb	Philadelphia Indoor Championships Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $12,500 – Hard (i) – 16S Singles – Doubles	Rosie Casals 6–2, 3–6, 6–2	Françoise Dürr	Billie Jean King Ann Jones	Tory Fretz Denise Carter Kerry Melville Judy Tegart Dalton
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
15 Feb	Station WLOD Fort Lauderdale, United States Virginia Slims $10,000 – Clay – 16S Singles – Doubles	Françoise Dürr 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals	Judy Dalton Ann Jones Denise Carter Valerie Ziegenfuss
	USSR Championships Moscow, Soviet Union Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Olga Morozova 6–1, 7–5	Maria Kull	Elena Granaturova Anna Yeremeyeva	Yekaterina Kryuchkova Marina Kroschina Eugenia Birioukova Rausa Islanova
		Eugenia Birioukova Marina Kroschina 7–6, 5–7, 7–5	Elena Granaturova Olga Morozova
22 Feb	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims $12,500 – Hard (i) – 16S/2D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones Françoise Dürr	Judy Tegart Dalton Jane Bartkowicz Kristy Pigeon Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
1 March	Benson & Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 3–6, 7–6, 7–6	Evonne Goolagong	Winnie Shaw Patti Hogan		Sharon Walsh Lesley Turner Lesley Hunt Marilyn Pryde
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 7–6, 6-0	Lesley Turner Winnie Shaw
8 March	Dunlop Australian Open Sydney, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 30S/14D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 2–6, 7–6, 7–5	Evonne Goolagong	Lesley Hunt Winnie Shaw		Helen Gourlay Jan O'Neill Norma Marsh Sharon Walsh
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 6–0, 6–0	Jill Emmerson Lesley Hunt
15 March	Virginia Slims US Indoors Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $10,000 – Hard (i) – 8S/2D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Rosie Casals	Ann Jones Mary-Ann Eisel		Valerie Ziegenfuss Tory Fretz Wendy Gilchrist Judy Tegart Dalton
		Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Judy Tegart Dalton Jane Bartkowicz
22 March	Virginia Slims of New York New York, United States Virginia Slims $15,600 – Hard (i) – 20S Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Third place	Fourth place	Julie Heldman Kerry Melville Cecilia Martinez Jane Bartkowicz
				Ann Jones 6–2, 6–4	Françoise Dürr
29 March	Caribe Hilton Invitational San Juan, Puerto Rico Virginia Slims $10,000 – 24S/11D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Ann Jones 6–4, 6–4	Nancy Richey	Mary-Ann Eisel Jane Bartkowicz		Denise Carter Tory Fretz Judy Tegart Dalton Rosie Casals
		Françoise Dürr Ann Jones 7–6, 6–3	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville
	Natal Open Championships Durban, South Africa Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1	Patti Hogan	Virginia Wade Heide Schildeknecht		Lesley Hunt Winnie Shaw Evonne Goolagong Helga Niessen Masthoff
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 6-3, 6-3	Kerry Harris Winnie Shaw

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr	Virginia Slims Masters St. Petersburg, United States Virginia Slims $10,000 – Clay – 16S/15Q/11D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2	Julie Heldman	Billie Jean King Rosie Casals	Karen Krantzcke Judy Alvarez Kerry Melville Judy Tegart Dalton
		Françoise Dürr Ann Jones 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Judy Tegart Dalton Julie Heldman
	Monte Carlo Open Championships Monte Carlo, Monaco Non-Tour Event 16S/4D Singles – Doubles	Gail Chanfreau 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Betty Stöve	Christina Sandberg Odile de Roubin	Lucia Bassi Marie Neumannová Katalin Borka Lea Pericoli
		Katja Ebbinghaus Betty Stöve 6-4, 6-3	Lucia Bassi Lea Pericoli
	South Africa Open Johannesburg, South Africa Non-Tour Event 26S/8D Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–1	Evonne Goolagong	Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade	Kerry Harris Helga Niessen Masthoff Pat Walkden Patti Hogan
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-2	Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw
12 Apr	Caesar's Palace World Pro Championships Las Vegas, United States Virginia Slims $29,200 – Hard – 16S/13Q/10D Singles – Doubles	Ann Jones 7–5, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman Judy Dalton	Nancy Richey Françoise Dürr Mary-Ann Eisel Rosie Casals
		Françoise Dürr Ann Jones 0–6, 6–2, 6–4	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
	USA National Bank Open Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Non-Tour Event 6S/2D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0	Laura duPont	Janet Newberry Eliza Pande	Sue Stap Beverly Cansler
		Chris Evert Sue Stap 6-3, 1–6, 6-3	Janet Newberry Eliza Pande
19 Apr	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, United States Virginia Slims $12,400 – Hard – 16S/4D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Rosie Casals	Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss	Esme Emanuel Kerry Melville Tory Fretz Kristy Pigeon
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–7, 6–2, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart Dalton
	Catania Open Grand Prix Catania, Italy Non-Tour Event 15S/8D Singles – Doubles	Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–3	Gail Chanfreau	Helga Schultze Laura Rossouw	Marie Neumannová Brenda Kirk Miroslava Holubova Pam Teeguarden
		Pam Teeguarden Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-4	Gail Chanfreau Helga Schultze
26 Apr	Rothmans Sutton Sutton, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 2–6, 6–3	Joyce Williams	Jill Cooper Shirley Brasher	Barbara Hawcroft Nell Truman Susan Minford Sally Holdsworth
		Evonne Goolagong Joyce Williams 6-4, 6-3	Shirley Brasher Margaret Cooper
	River Plate Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Non-Tour Event Singles – Doubles	Olga Morozova 6–0, 6–3	Anna-Maria Nasuelli	Betty Stove Beatriz Araujo	Marta Fernández Ruiz de Galli Raquel Giscafré Inés Roget Graciela Morán
		Olga Morozova Betty Stöve 7-5, 6-1	Beatriz Araújo Ines Roget

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6-4	Helga Niessen Masthoff	Helga Schultze Gail Chanfreau	Marie Neumanova Lesley Bowrey Lea Pericoli Laura Rossouw
		Helga Niessen Masthoff Virginia Wade 5–7, 6-2, 6-2	Lesley Bowrey Helen Gourlay
	Tulsa Claycourts Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Non-Tour Event 10S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6-0, 6-3	Mary-Ann Eisel	Laura duPont Marcie Harper	Jeanne Evert Karin Benson Kathy Kraft Sue Stap
		Mary-Ann Eisel Karin Benson 2–6, 7-5, 7-5	Chris Evert Jeanne Evert
10 May	Bio–Strath London Hard Court Championships London, England ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix	Margaret Court 6–0, 6–3	Françoise Dürr	Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Nell Truman Judy Dalton Rosie Casals
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–4	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
17 May	Rothmans Open Hard Court Championships of Britain Bournemouth, England ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix	Margaret Court 7–5, 6–1	Evonne Goolagong	Françoise Dürr Mary–Ann Curtis	Winnie Shaw Tory Fretz Betty Stove Patti Hogan
		Mary–Ann Curtis Françoise Dürr 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
	Grand Prix German Open Hamburg, West Germany ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2	Helga Masthoff	Helga Hösl Rosie Casals	Heide Orth Valerie Ziegenfuss Kazuko Sawamatsu Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–1	Helga Masthoff Heide Orth
24 May 31 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 64S/44Q/32D/38X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 7–5	Helen Gourlay	Marijke Schaar Nancy Richey	Linda Tuero Françoise Dürr Lesley Bowrey Gail Chanfreau
		Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr 6–4, 6–1	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris
		Jean-Claude Barclay Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–4	Toomas Leius Winnie Shaw

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 June	Players Nottingham Nottingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Julie Heldman 6–4, 7-9, 6–3	Barbara Hawcroft	Helen Amos Laura Rossouw	Brenda Kirk Michelle Boulle-Rodríguez Patricia Faulkner Madeleine Pegel
		Françoise Dürr Julie Heldman 6-0, 6-3	Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo Raquel Giscafré
	Kent Championships Beckenham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kerry Melville 6–0, 3–6, 9–7	Kristy Pigeon	Patti Hogan Wendy Gilchrist	Tam O'Shaughnessy Janet Newberry Betty Stove Christine Janes
		Christine Truman Nell Truman 6-3, 9–7	Olga Morozova Zaiga Yanzone
14 June	Queen's Club Championships London, England ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Grass – 64S/32D	Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	Kristy Pigeon Jill Cooper Christine Janes Helen Gourlay
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 8–6	Mary–Ann Curtis Valerie Ziegenfuss
21 June 28 June	Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam Grass – 96S/24D/80X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–1	Margaret Court	Judy Tegart Dalton Billie Jean King	Winnie Shaw Kerry Melville Nancy Richey Françoise Dürr
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
		Owen Davidson Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–2, 15–13	Marty Riessen Margaret Court

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 July	Swedish Open Bastad, Sweden ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Clay – 32S/32D	Helga Masthoff 4–6, 6–1, 6–3	Ingrid Bentzer	Christina Sandberg Linda Tuero	Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo Heide Orth Ann-Charlotte Dahlberg Odile de Roubin
		Helga Masthoff Heide Orth 6–2, 6–1	Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo Linda Tuero
	Green Shield Open Welsh Championships Newport, Wales ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Grass – S32/D16	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–4	Judy Tegart Dalton	Winnie Shaw Helen Gourlay	Kerry Harris Elizabeth James Gail Chanfreau Joyce Williams
		Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris 6–3, 8–6	Gail Chanfreau Winnie Shaw
	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Clay – S32/D16	Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–3	Lesley Hunt	Marijke Schaar Alena Palmeová-West	Lea Pericoli Fiorella Bonicelli Silvia Gubler Laura Rossouw
		Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw 8–6, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli
	Carroll's Irish Open Dublin, Ireland Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong	Betty Stove Lesley Bowrey	Geraldine Barniville Sue Minford Veronica Burton Tam O'Shaughnessy
		Kathleen Harter Winnie Shaw 6–4, 4–6, 7-5	Gail Chanfreau Evonne Goolagong
12 July	Rothmans North of England Championships Hoylake, England ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Grass – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–3	Rosie Casals	Margaret Court Patti Hogan	Evonne Goolagong Judy Tegart Dalton Virginia Wade Julie Heldman
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King walkover	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
19 July	Green Shield Midland Championships Leicester, England Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–4	Patti Hogan	Helen Gourlay Judy Tegart Dalton	Kristien Kemmer Kerry Harris Barbara Hawcroft Fay Toyne
		Judy Tegart Dalton Evonne Goolagong 8–6, 6–4	Barbara Hawcroft Patti Hogan
	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Laura Rossouw	Helga Schultze Rosie Casals	Heide Orth Tory Fretz Ana María Arias Brenda Kirk
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4	Helga Niessen Masthoff Heide Orth

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
2 August	Virginia Slims International Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–4, 4–6, 6–1	Kerry Melville	Third place	Fourth place	Mary-Ann Eisel Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals
				Nancy Richey 6–3, 6–3	Judy Tegart Dalton
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 1–6, 6–2	Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr
	Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, United States ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Hard – 32S/16D	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–3	Linda Tuero
		Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris 6–4, 6–4	Gail Chanfreau Winnie Shaw
9 August	Women's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, USA ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Clay – 32S/16D	Billie Jean King 6–4, 7–5	Linda Tuero	Helen Gourlay Gail Chanfreau
		Judy Dalton Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–2	Julie Heldman Linda Tuero
	Dutch Open Championships Hilversum, Netherlands Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong 8–6, 6–3	Christina Sandberg
		Christina Sandberg Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–2	Katja Ebbinghaus Trudy Groenman
16 August	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 – Clay Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Françoise Dürr 6–4, 6–2	Billie Jean King	Nancy Richey Rosie Casals		Lesley Hunt Betty Ann Hansen Judy Tegart Dalton Linda Tuero
		Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr 6–4, 7–6	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
	Wightman Cup Cleveland, United States Hard (i) Team event	United States 4-3Chris Evert 6-0, 6-4 Julie Heldman Kristy Pigeon Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-4, 4–6, 6-3 Chris Evert 6-1, 6-1	Great BritainWinnie Shaw Virginia Wade 6-0, 6-4 Joyce Williams 7-5, 3–6, 6-4 Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade
		Mary Ann Curtis / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1, 6-4 Chris Evert / Carole Caldwell Graebner	Christine Truman Janes / Nell Truman Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 10-8, 4–6, 6-1
23 August	Eastern Grass Court Championships East Orange NJ, United States ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Grass – 64S/32D	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–0	Helen Gourlay
		Cancelled
30 August	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 – Grass Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Françoise Dürr	Billie Jean King Rosie Casals		C. Sanberg Judy Tegart Dalton Lesley Hunt Mary-Ann Eisel
		Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr 6–2, 6–1	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville
30 August 6 September	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D/47X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Billie Jean King 6–4, 7–6^(5–2)	Rosie Casals	Chris Evert Kerry Melville		Laura du Pont Lesley Hunt Judy Tegart Dalton Joyce Williams
		Rosie Casals Judy Tegart Dalton 6–3, 6–3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr
		Owen Davidson Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5	Bob Maud Betty Stöve

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 September	Virginia Slims of Louisville Louisville, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–1, 4–6, 6–3	Rosie Casals	Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr	Lita Liem Alena Palmeová-West Helen Gourlay Margaret Cooper
		Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Kerry Melville Betty Stöve
20 September	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles, California, USA ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Carpet (i)– 32S/16D	Billie Jean King vs. Rosie Casals 6-5 Double Default
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2	Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr
27 September	Virginia Slims Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 – Hard – 32S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 7–5, 6–1	Rosie Casals	Kerry Melville Nancy Richey Gunter	Wendy Overton Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr Lesley Hunt
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2	Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 October	Dewar Cup Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–0, 6–3	Françoise Dürr	Jackie Fayter-Hough Virginia Wade
		Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–0	Patti Hogan Nell Truman
18 October	Dewar Cup Billingham Billingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event 15S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Julie Heldman	Evonne Goolagong Françoise Dürr	Betty Stöve Cathie Lorains Winnie Shaw Patti Hogan
		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman
25 October	Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix Carpet– 32S/16D	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–2	Rosie Casals
		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 3–6, 7–5, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 November	Dewar Cup Aberavon Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong	Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr	Wendy Paish Winnie Shaw Patti Hogan Betty Stöve
		Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 7–5, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman
8 November	Dewar Cup Torquay Torquay, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event 16S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–0	Françoise Dürr	Julie Heldman Virginia Wade	Jackie Fayter-Hough Winnie Shaw Penny Moor Betty Stöve
		Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman 7–6, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
15 November	Dewar Cup Championships London, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–3	Julie Heldman
		Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman 7-5, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
29 November	Clean Air Classic New York, United States Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–3	Rosie Casals

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
20 December	Benson & Hedges International Christchurch, Australia Non-Tour Event Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–0	Billie Jean King
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 9–8	Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments.

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).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Virginia Slims events

Titles won by player

Total	Player	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	X
25	King, Billie JeanBillie Jean King (USA)	●	●	● ●	● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●	● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●	12	11	2
14	Casals, RosieRosie Casals (USA)		● ●		● ●	● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●	2	12	0
10	Durr, FrançoiseFrançoise Durr (FRA)		●	●	● ●	● ● ● ● ● ●	2	7	1
5	Haydon-Jones, AnnAnn Haydon-Jones (GBR)				● ●	● ● ●	2	3	0
4	Tegart Dalton, JudyJudy Tegart Dalton (AUS)		●			● ● ●	0	4	0
3	Goolagong, EvonneEvonne Goolagong (AUS)	● ●	●				2	1	0
2	Court, MargaretMargaret Court (AUS)	●	●				1	1	0
1	Chanfreau, GailGail Chanfreau (FRA)		●				0	6	0
1	Evert, ChrisChris Evert (USA)				●		1	0	0
1	Melville, KerryKerry Melville (AUS)				●		1	0	0
1	Eisel, Mary-AnnMary-Ann Eisel (USA)					●	0	1	0
1	Ziegenfuss, ValerieValerie Ziegenfuss (USA)					●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	X
30	United States (USA)	1	2	2	14	11	15	13	2
10	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2	6	2	7	1
9	Australia (AUS)	3	2	0	1	3	4	5	0
7	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	0	2	5	2	5	0

See also

• 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1971 Grand Prix tennis circuit

References

1. "Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time". Bangor Daily News. AP. Apr 7, 1971.
2. "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
3. "About The WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website