1977 Colgate Series Championships

The 1977 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 1 through November 6, 1977.[1] The top eight singles players and top four doubles teams, in terms of Colgate Series ranking points, qualified for the event. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money. With a total prize money of $250,000 it was the richest women's tournament to date.[2][3][4]

1977 Colgate Series Championships
DateNovember 1–6
Edition1st
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPalm Springs, California, U.S.
VenueMission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert
Doubles
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 78th of her career.

Doubles

France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley / United States Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles [1] $75,000 $40,000 $20,000 $15,000 $9,000 $9,000 $9,000 $9,000
Doubles [1] $30,000 $16,000 $10,000 $7,000 NA NA NA NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 259, 500.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 157–159. ISBN 9780354090391.
  3. "Evert seeded tops in Colgate". The Desert Sun. October 29, 1977. p. A14 via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).
  4. Walter Bingham (November 14, 1977). "An ambush on the comeback trail". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 47, no. 20. pp. 34–35.
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