1976 Colgate International Championships

The 1976 Colgate International Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at White City Stadium in Sydney in Australia. The event was part of the AAA[lower-alpha 1] category of the Colgate International Series of the 1977 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 30 November through 5 December 1976.[2] Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.[3][2]

1976 Colgate International Championships
Date30 November – 5 December
Edition1st
CategoryColgate Series (AAA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Netherlands Betty Stöve

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / Netherlands Betty Stöve defeated France Françoise Dürr / United States Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $22,000 $11,000 $5,500 $2,650 $1,300 $700

Notes

  1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.[1]

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 141–142, 145. ISBN 9780354090391.
  2. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 233, 247–248.
  3. "Navratilova wins Colgate tennis". The Canberra Times. 6 December 1976. p. 13 via Trove.
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