1977_Colgate_Series_Championships

1977 Colgate Series Championships

1977 Colgate Series Championships

Tennis tournament

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]

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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

More information Singles, Doubles ...

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 259, 500.
  2. [2]
    John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 157–159. ISBN 9780354090391.
  3. [3]
    "Evert seeded tops in Colgate". The Desert Sun. October 29, 1977. p. A14 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).
  4. [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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