WTA Sydney

The WTA Sydney, was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Sydney, Australia. The event, the first tournament in Australia exclusively for women, was played under various sponsored names as part of the WTA Tour and took place in November or the first half of December from 1976 through 1979. It was played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium.[1]

WTA Sydney
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourWTA Tour
Founded1976
Abolished1979
Editions4
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
SurfaceGrass

Champions

Singles

Year Tournament Name Champions Runners-up Score
1976Colgate International Women's ChampionshipsUnited States Martina NavratilovaNetherlands Betty Stöve7–5, 6–2
1977Colgate International of AustraliaAustralia Evonne Goolagong CawleyAustralia Kerry Reid6–1, 6–3
1978Toyota Women's ClassicAustralia Dianne FromholtzAustralia Kerry Reid6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1979NSW Building Society Women's ClassicUnited Kingdom Sue BarkerSouth Africa Rosalyn Fairbank6–0, 7–5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
France Françoise Dürr
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 7–5
1977Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Netherlands Betty Stöve
vs.
South Africa Greer Stevens / Australia Kerry Reid
divided
1978Australia Kerry Reid
Australia Wendy Turnbull
New Zealand Judy Chaloner
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1979United States Billie Jean King
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–4

See also

References

  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 247–248, 278, 308, 340.
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