1976 WTA Tour
Details | |
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Duration | 26 December 1975 – 2 December 1976 |
Edition | 6th |
Tournaments | 37 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (10) Women's International Grand Prix (9) Non-Tour Events (11) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Chris Evert (12) |
Most tournament finals | Chris Evert (16) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($343,165) |
Points leader | Chris Evert (16.990) |
← 1975 1977 → |
The 1976 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit, was now an 11-week tour of the United States, and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The 1976 tour was the first full season using the official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.[1][2]
Schedule[]
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Women's International Grand Prix in the year 1976, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1976 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1976 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims Championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women's International Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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26 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–2 |
Renáta Tomanová | Helen Gourlay Cawley Elisabeth Ekblom |
Lesley Bowrey Heidi Eisterlehner Helga Masthoff Christine Matison |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Helen Gourlay Cawley 8–1 |
Lesley Turner Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | ||||
5 Jan | Austin, United States Non-Tour Event – Hard – 32S/8D – |
Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Virginia Wade Martina Navratilova |
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12 Jan | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/12D – |
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4 |
Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter |
Sue Barker Olga Morozova Marcie Louie Renáta Tomanová |
Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals 6–0, 7–5 |
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert | ||||
19 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i)– 32S/8D – |
Chris Evert 6–2, 6–1 |
Virginia Wade | Sue Barker Terry Holladay |
Mima Jaušovec Olga Morozova Lesley Hunt Natasha Chmyreva |
Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–2 |
Wendy Overton Mona Guerrant | ||||
26 Jan | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/10D – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Virginia Wade | Martina Navratilova Nancy Gunter |
Cynthia Doerner Olga Morozova Natasha Chmyreva Wendy Overton |
Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 6–7(4–5), 6–4, 6–4 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Martina Navratilova |
February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Feb | Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Virginia Wade | Rosie Casals Olga Morozova |
Iris Riedel Nancy Gunter Mima Jaušovec Sue Barker |
Brigitte Cuypers Mona Guerrant 6–4, 7–6(5–4) |
Glynis Coles Florenţa Mihai | ||||
17 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S – |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 |
Rosie Casals | Terry Holladay Marita Redondo |
Elly Appel-Vessies Marcie Louie Betty Stöve Ann Kiyomura |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–4 |
Chris Evert Betty Stöve | ||||
24 Feb | Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S – |
Chris Evert 6–3, 6–0 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Martina Navratilova Rosie Casals |
Carrie Meyer Mona Guerrant Mima Jaušovec Lesley Hunt |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–0 |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura |
March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Mar | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/8D – |
Chris Evert 7–5, 7–6(5–2) |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Terry Holladay Marita Redondo |
Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade Nancy Gunter |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–1 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr | ||||
15 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/10D – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–1, 6–1 |
Martina Navratilova | Kerry Reid Marita Redondo |
Greer Stevens Betty Stöve Carrie Meyer Natasha Chmyreva |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Greer Stevens Marita Redondo | ||||
22 Mar | Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/12D – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–0 |
Virginia Wade | Rosie Casals Dianne Fromholtz |
Kerry Reid Lesley Hunt Natasha Chmyreva Mima Jaušovec |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr | ||||
29 Mar | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/11D – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 7–6(5–3) |
Chris Evert | Virginia Wade Sue Barker |
Dianne Fromholtz Olga Morozova Kerry Reid Rosie Casals |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 7–6(5–4), 6–4 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr |
April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 April | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S (8RR) – |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Chris Evert | Rosie Casals (3rd) Martina Navratilova (4th) |
Sue Barker (5th) Marita Redondo (6th) Virginia Wade (7th) Françoise Dürr (8th) |
26 April | Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix $110,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2 |
Kerry Reid | Mary Struthers Sue Barker |
Betty Stöve Lesley Hunt Ilana Kloss Nancy Gunter |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
May[]
June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Jun | Colgate International Eastbourne, Great Britain Women's International Grand Prix $25,000 – Grass – |
Chris Evert 8–6, 6–3 |
Virginia Wade | Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova |
Betty Stöve Rosie Casals Betsy Nagelsen Mona Guerrant |
Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova vs Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade 6–1, 1–1 not finished due to rain | |||||
21 Jun 28 Jun |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed |
Chris Evert 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade |
Olga Morozova Sue Barker Kerry Reid Rosie Casals |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | ||||
Françoise Dürr Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Rosie Casals Dick Stockton |
July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Jul | Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay – |
Michele Gurdal 4-6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Gail Chanfreau | ||
Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–4 |
Brigitte Cuypers Annette DuPlooy | ||||
Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay – |
Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–2 |
Helena Anliot | |||
Isabel Fernández de Soto Mimmi Wikstedt 6–1, 7–6 |
Lesley Hunt Renáta Tomanová | ||||
12 Jul | Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay – |
Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Virginia Ruzici | ||
Helena Anliot Mimmi Wikstedt 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
Katja Ebbinghaus Heidi Eisterlehner |
August[]
September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Sep | US Indoor Championships Atlanta, United States Women's International Grand Prix $75,000 – Carpet (i) – |
Virginia Wade 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Betty Stöve | Dianne Fromholtz Wendy Turnbull |
Winnie Shaw Marise Kruger Brigitte Cuypers JoAnne Russell |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr 6–0, 6–4 |
Betty Stöve Virginia Wade | ||||
27 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event $50,000 – Carpet (i) |
Betty Stöve 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Margaret Court | Valerie Ziegenfuss (3rd) Lesley Hunt (4th) |
Betsy Nagelsen Rayni Fox Virginia Wade Marita Redondo |
October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Oct | Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Women's International Grand Prix $60,000 – Hard – |
Chris Evert 6–1, 7–5 |
Dianne Fromholtz | Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova |
Terry Holladay JoAnne Russell Billie Jean King Mona Guerrant |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–1 |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | ||||
11 Oct | Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Clay |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–4 |
Virginia Wade | ||
Sue Barker Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade |
November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Nov | Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Clay |
Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–1 |
Michele Gurdal | ||
Wightman Cup Crystal Palace, London, Great Britain Hard (i) Team event |
United States 5–2 |
Great Britain | |||
25 Nov | Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event $100,000 – Hard (i) |
Chris Evert 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Sue Barker | Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova |
Renáta Tomanová Françoise Dürr Ann Kiyomura Jeanne Evert |
Rankings[]
Below are the 1976 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1976) Singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[3] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1975 | Change |
1 | Chris Evert (USA) | 16.990 | 1 | = |
2 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) | 16.326 | 5 | +3 |
3 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | 10.933 | 2 | -1 |
4 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 10.272 | 3 | -1 |
5 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | 8.012 | 20 | +15 |
6 | Rosie Casals (USA) | 7.644 | 12 | +6 |
7 | Betty Stöve (NED) | 7.158 | 22 | +15 |
8 | Kerry Melville (AUS) | 7.064 | 10 | +2 |
9 | Olga Morozova (USSR) | 6.523 | 7 | -2 |
10 | Sue Barker (GBR) | 6.480 | 19 | +9 |
11 | Mima Jaušovec (YUG) | 5.702 | 40 | +29 |
12 | Nancy Gunter (USA) | 5.525 | 8 | -4 |
13 | Terry Holladay (USA) | 4.132 | 26 | +13 |
14 | Natasha Chmyreva (USSR) | 5.066 | 21 | +7 |
15 | Françoise Dürr (FRA) | 4.639 | 9 | -6 |
16 | Marita Redondo (USA) | 4.603 | 60 | +44 |
17 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | 4.522 | 48 | +31 |
18 | JoAnne Russell (USA) | 4.493 | 35 | +17 |
19 | Kathy May (USA) | 4.277 | 57 | +38 |
20 | Mona Guerrant (USA) | 4.236 | NR | NR |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "Women's International Computerized Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 5 December 1976.
External links[]
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
- 1976 WTA Tour
- 1976 in tennis
- WTA Tour seasons