1974 WTA Tour
1974 WTA TourDetails |
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Duration |
26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974 |
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Edition |
4th |
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Tournaments |
51 |
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Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (17) Women's International Grand Prix (8) Non-Tour Events (19) |
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Achievements (singles) |
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Most tournament titles |
Chris Evert (16) |
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Most tournament finals |
Chris Evert (21) |
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Prize money leader |
Chris Evert ($261,460) |
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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]
Schedule
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 Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
December (1973)
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 Jan | New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Women's International Grand Prix 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 | Kerry Melville Nancy Gunter | 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 |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
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 Mareen 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 |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 Mar | Maureen Connolly Brinker International Championships 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 Fernandez
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 Women's 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
Mareen Louie |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
8 Apr | First Federal of Sarasota Classic Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–0 | Evonne Goolagong | Olga Morozova Kerry Melville | Betty Stöve Julie Heldman Ilana Kloss Helen Gourlay |
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–2 |
Tory Fretz
Ceci Martinez |
15 Apr | Barnett Bank Masters St. Petersburg, United States Virginia Slims $45,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–1 | Kerry Melville | Helga Masthoff Evonne Goolagong | Karen Krantzcke Olga Morozova Helen Gourlay Betty Stöve |
Olga Morozova
Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2 |
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong |
22 Apr | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Olga Morozova 7–6, 6–1 | Billie Jean King | Virginia Wade Rosie Casals | Janet Newberry Glynis Coles Kerry Melville Helen Gourlay |
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–6 |
Kerry Harris
Lesley Hunt |
29 Apr | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head, SC, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals
Evonne Goolagong | Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade
Olga Morozova
Karen Krantzcke |
Olga Morozova Rosie Casals 6–2, 6–1 | Karen Krantzcke Helen Gourlay |
May
Week of |
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 Grand Prix Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Mima Jaušovec
Kazuko Sawamatsu | Kateřina Neumannová
Katja Ebbinghaus
Helga Hösl
Marijke Schaar |
Helga Hösl Raquel Giscafré 6–3, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová |
Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Rothman, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Julie Heldman | | |
Julie Heldman Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 | Patti Hogan
Sharon Walsh |
27 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Grand Prix Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Pat Pretorius
Olga Morozova | Virginia Wade
Helga Masthoff
Julie Heldman
Kazuko Sawamatsu |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova Walkover | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 Jun 10 Jun | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/21D/23X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Olga Morozova | Raquel Giscafré
Helga Masthoff | Katja Ebbinghaus
Marie Neumannová
Martina Navratilova
Julie Heldman |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 | Gail Chanfreau
Katja Ebbinghaus |
Martina Navratilova Iván Molina 6–3, 6–3 | Rosy Darmon Marcelo Lara |
17 Jun | John Player Nottingham Open Nottingham, United Kingdom Women's International Grand Prix Grass Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 8–6, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | | |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 9–7 | Chris Evert Betty Stöve |
John Player Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Grass Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | Olga Morozova
Martina Navratilova | Lesley Hunt
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Kate Latham
Dianne Fromholtz |
Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke 6–2, 6–0 | Chris Evert
Olga Morozova |
24 Jun 1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/80X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4 | Olga Morozova | Virginia Wade
Kerry Melville | Billie Jean King
Linky Boshoff
Evonne Goolagong
Helga Masthoff |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Helen Gourlay
Karen Krantzcke |
Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 9–7 | Lesley Charles Mark Farrell |
July
Week of |
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 |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 Aug | US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Women's International Grand Prix Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–0 | Gail Chanfreau | Carrie Meyer
Dianne Fromholtz | Virginia Ruzici
Michele Gurdal
Jeanne Evert
Julie Heldman |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–1 | Chris Evert Jeanne Evert |
12 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Women's International Grand Prix Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–3 | Julie Heldman | Jeanne Evert
Kazuko Sawamatsu | Raquel Giscafré
Paulina Peisachov
Virginia Ruzici
Laurie Tenney |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert Jeanne Evert |
19 Aug | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 | Betsy Nagelsen | Julie Heldman
Virginia Wade | Janet Newberry
Lesley Charles
Mima Jaušovec
Olga Morozova |
Lesley Charles
Sue Mappin 6–2, 7–5 |
Gail Chanfreau
Julie Heldman |
Medi-Quik Open South Orange, New Jersey, USA Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Pam Teeguarden 7–5, 6–3 | Dianne Fromholtz | | |
Pam Teeguarden Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–0 | Kathleen Harter
Marita Redondo |
26 Aug 2 Sept | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong | Julie Heldman
Chris Evert | Rosie Casals
Nancy Gunter
Kerry Melville
Lesley Hunt |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve |
Pam Teeguarden Geoff Masters 6–1, 7–6 | Chris Evert Jimmy Connors |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
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 | Mareen 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 |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 Oct | Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–2 | Helen Gourlay | Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve | 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 | Tine Zwaan | | |
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 | Katja Ebbinghaus | | |
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Kimiyo Yagawara
Janet Young |
14 Oct | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Virginia Wade
Billie Jean King | 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 |
Melia Trophy Barcelona, Spain Non-Tour Events Clay Singles | Nathalie Fuchs 7–5, 8–6 | Glynis Coles | | |
21 Oct | World Invitational Hilton Head, SC, USA Non-Tour Events Clay Singles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong Billie Jean King | |
28 Oct | Dewar Cup Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Julie Heldman 6–4, 6–2 | Glynis Coles | | |
Lesley Charles
Sue Mappin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Jackie Fayter-Hough Joyce Hume |
November
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 Nov | Dewar Cup Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | Julie Heldman | | |
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Isa Fernández Raquel Giscafré |
11 Nov | Dewar Cup Final London, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–2 | Julie Heldman | | |
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 Grand Prix Singles – Doubles | Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 | Dianne Fromholtz | | |
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Raquel Giscafré 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 | Beatriz Araújo | | |
Katja Ebbinghaus
Helga Masthoff 6–0, 6–1 | Beatriz Araújo
Raquel Giscafré |
25 Nov | Queensland State Championships Victoria, Australia Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2 | Cynthia Doerner | Michele Gurdal
Wendy Turnbull | Diane Eastburn
Linda Mottram
Cecilia Martinez
Peggy Michel |
Evonne Goolagong
Peggy Michel 6–1, 6–2 | Vicki Lancaster
Cecilia Martinez |
Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-Tour Events Singles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–2 | Rosie Casals | | |
December
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
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 |
Earnings
Rk |
Name |
Virginia Slims |
Total US |
Total |
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 | Francoise Durr | $35,588 | $40,008 | $41,277 |
7 | Betty Stove | $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 |
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 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).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Virginia Slims event |
Titles won by player
Total |
Player |
S |
D |
X |
S |
D |
S |
D |
S |
D |
X |
14 | King, Billie JeanBillie Jean King (USA) | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 6 | 7 | 1 |
13 | Evert, ChrisChris Evert (USA) | ● ● | ● | | | | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 8 | 5 | 0 |
6 | Goolagong, EvonneEvonne Goolagong (AUS) | ● | ● ● | | ● | | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | 0 |
6 | Stöve, BettyBetty Stöve (NED) | | | | | | | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | Casals, RosieRosie Casals (USA) | | ● | | | ● | | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 0 |
4 | Durr, FrançoiseFrançoise Durr (FRA) | | | | | | | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 |
3 | Morozova, OlgaOlga Morozova (URS) | | ● | | | | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Navratilova, MartinaMartina Navratilova (TCH) | | | ● | | | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Michel, PeggyPeggy Michel (USA) | | ● ● | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Wade, VirginiaVirginia Wade (GBR) | | | | | | ● ● | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Teeguarden, PamPam Teeguarden (USA) | | | ● | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Charles, LesleyLesley Charles (GBR) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Fernández, IsaIsa Fernández (COL) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Harris, KerryKerry Harris (AUS) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Hunt, LesleyLesley Hunt (AUS) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Mappin, SueSue Mappin (GBR) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Newberry, JanetJanet Newberry (USA) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Overton, WendyWendy Overton (USA) | | | | | | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation
See also
References
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