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1974 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit

Virginia Slims championships Virginia Slims Circuit (17) Women's International Circuit (8) Non-Tour Events (19) The 1974 WTA Tour was composed of the fourth annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Women's International Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes. The WTA signed their first television broadcast contract in 1974, with the broadcasting network CBS with Brent Musburger announcing.

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1974, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1974 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1974 Federation Cup.

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Team events

December (1973)

Week	Tournament	Champions
24 Dec
31 Dec	Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles	AUS Evonne Goolagong
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0	USA Chris Evert	USA Julie Heldman
AUS Kerry Melville	USA Janet Newberry
AUS Lesley Hunt
AUS Judy Dalton
AUS Karen Krantzcke
AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Peggy Michel
7–5, 6–3	AUS Kerry Harris
AUS Kerry Melville

January

Week	Tournament	Champions
1 Jan	New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Women's International Circuit
Clay	AUS Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–3	AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Ann Kiyomura
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–3, 6–3	AUS Janet Fallis
AUS Pam Whytcross
14 Jan	Virginia Slims of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000	USA Billie Jean King
7–6(5–2), 6–2	USA Chris Evert	AUS Kerry Melville
USA Nancy Gunter	USA Laurie Fleming
USA Janet Newberry
USA Rosie Casals
USA Wendy Overton
USA Chris Evert
USA Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–2	FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
21 Jan	Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000		USA Chris Evert
6–3, 6–1	USA Billie Jean King	AUS Kerry Melville
USA Nancy Gunter	USA Barbara Downs
FRA Françoise Dürr
USA Rosie Casals
USA Kristien Kemmer
AUS Kerry Harris
AUS Lesley Hunt
7–5, 6–4	USA Chris Evert
USA Billie Jean King
28 Jan	Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, D.C., United States
Virginia Slims
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S / 8D		USA Billie Jean King
6–0, 6–2	AUS Kerry Melville	USA Rosie Casals
AUS Helen Gourlay	USA Kathy Kuykendall
FRA Françoise Dürr
USA Peaches Bartkowicz
USA Mona Schallau
USA Billie Jean King
NED Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7, 7–5	FRA Françoise Dürr
AUS Kerry Harris

February

Week	Tournament	Champions
4 Feb	S&H Tennis Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Virginia Slims
Clay – $50,000– 32S / 16D		USA Chris Evert
Walkover	AUS Kerry Melville	USA Rosie Casals
USA Nancy Gunter	NED Betty Stöve
FRA Françoise Dürr
COL Isa Fernández
USA Kathy Kuykendall
FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–2	USA Patti Hogan
USA Sharon Walsh
18 Feb	Virginia Slims of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Virginia Slims
Carpet (i) – $50,000– 32S / 16D		USA Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–1	USA Rosie Casals	FRA Françoise Dürr
GBR Virginia Wade	AUS Lesley Hunt
USA Valerie Ziegenfuss
USA Kristien Kemmer
USA Marcie Louie
USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
2–6, 6–4, 7–5	FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
25 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000		GBR Virginia Wade
2–6, 6–4, 6–4	USA Rosie Casals	USA Billie Jean King
USA Chris Evert	USA Laura duPont
AUS Lesley Hunt
USA Valerie Ziegenfuss
NED Betty Stöve
USA Chris Evert
USA Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–4, 6–4	FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve

March

Week	Tournament	Champions
4 Mar	Maureen Connolly Brinker International
Dallas, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000		USA Chris Evert
7–5, 6–2	GBR Virginia Wade	FRA Françoise Dürr
USA Nancy Gunter	AUS Lesley Hunt
USA Rosie Casals
AUS Karen Krantzcke
USA Janet Newberry
COL Isa Fernández
TCH Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 6–3	GBR Virginia Wade
AUS Karen Krantzcke
18 Mar	Akron Open
Akron, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000		USA Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5	USA Nancy Gunter	URS Olga Morozova
USA Pam Teeguarden	USA Julie Heldman
USA Rosie Casals
TCH Martina Navratilova
USA Sharon Walsh
USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–4	USA Julie Heldman
URS Olga Morozova
25 Mar	S&H National Indoor Championship
New York City, United States
Virginia Slims
$60,000		USA Billie Jean King
6–3, 3–6, 6–2	USA Chris Evert	USA Rosie Casals
NED Betty Stöve	USA Julie Heldman
FRA Françoise Dürr
GBR Virginia Wade
USA Marcie Louie

April

Week	Tournament	Champions
8 Apr	First Federal of Sarasota Classic
Sarasota, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000		USA Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0	AUS Evonne Goolagong	URS Olga Morozova
AUS Kerry Melville	NED Betty Stöve
USA Julie Heldman
RSA Ilana Kloss
AUS Helen Gourlay
USA Chris Evert
AUS Evonne Goolagong
6–2, 6–2	USA Tory Fretz
USA Ceci Martinez
15 Apr	Barnett Bank Masters
St. Petersburg, United States
Virginia Slims
$45,000	USA Chris Evert
6–0, 6–1	AUS Kerry Melville	FRG Helga Masthoff
AUS Evonne Goolagong	AUS Karen Krantzcke
URS Olga Morozova
AUS Helen Gourlay
NED Betty Stöve
URS Olga Morozova
NED Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2	USA Chris Evert
AUS Evonne Goolagong
22 Apr	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Virginia Slims
$50,000
Singles – Doubles	URS Olga Morozova
7–6(5–2), 6–1	USA Billie Jean King	GBR Virginia Wade
USA Rosie Casals	USA Janet Newberry
GBR Glynis Coles
AUS Kerry Melville
AUS Helen Gourlay
USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–6	AUS Kerry Harris
AUS Lesley Hunt
29 Apr	Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head, United States
Women's International Circuit
Clay	USA Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3	AUS Kerry Melville	USA Rosie Casals
AUS Evonne Goolagong	NED Betty Stöve
GBR Virginia Wade
URS Olga Morozova
AUS Karen Krantzcke
URS Olga Morozova
USA Rosie Casals
6–2, 6–1	AUS Karen Krantzcke
AUS Helen Gourlay

May

Week	Tournament	Champions
13 May	Federation Cup
Naples, Italy
Federation Cup
Clay – 29 teams knockout
2–1


20 May	German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Women's International Circuit
Clay	FRG Helga Masthoff
6–4, 5–7, 6–3	TCH Martina Navratilova	YUG Mima Jaušovec
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu	TCH Marie Neumannová
FRG Katja Ebbinghaus
DEN Helga Hösl
NED Marijke Schaar
DEN Helga Hösl
ARG Raquel Giscafré
6–3, 6–2	TCH Martina Navratilova
TCH Renáta Tomanová
British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Non-tour event
Clay	GBR Virginia Wade
6–1, 3–6, 6–1	USA Julie Heldman	GBR Jackie Fayter
AUS Dianne Fromholtz	GBR Winnie Wooldridge
GBR Sue Barker
AUS Jenny Dimond
USA Carrie Meyer
USA Julie Heldman
GBR Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–2	USA Patti Hogan
USA Sharon Walsh
27 May	Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Women's International Circuit
Clay	USA Chris Evert
6–3, 6–3	TCH Martina Navratilova	RSA Pat Pretorius
URS Olga Morozova	GBR Virginia Wade
FRG Helga Masthoff
USA Julie Heldman
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu
USA Chris Evert
URS Olga Morozova
Walkover	FRG Helga Masthoff
FRG Heide Orth

June

Week	Tournament	Champions
3 Jun
10 Jun	French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – 64S/64Q/21D/23X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	USA Chris Evert
6–1, 6–2	URS Olga Morozova	ARG Raquel Giscafré
FRG Helga Masthoff	FRG Katja Ebbinghaus
TCH Marie Neumannová
TCH Martina Navratilova
USA Julie Heldman
USA Chris Evert
URS Olga Morozova
6–4, 2–6, 6–1	FRA Gail Chanfreau
FRG Katja Ebbinghaus
TCH Martina Navratilova
COL Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3	MEX Rosy Darmon
MEX Marcelo Lara
17 Jun	John Player Tournament
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Non-tour event
Grass	USA Chris Evert
7–5, 6–4	GBR Virginia Wade
AUS Helen Gourlay
AUS Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–0	USA Chris Evert
URS Olga Morozova
24 Jun
1 Jul	Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – 96S/48D/80X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	USA Chris Evert
6–0, 6–4	URS Olga Morozova	GBR Virginia Wade
AUS Kerry Melville	USA Billie Jean King
RSA Linky Boshoff
AUS Evonne Goolagong
FRG Helga Masthoff
AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Peggy Michel
2–6, 6–4, 6–3	AUS Helen Gourlay
AUS Karen Krantzcke
USA Billie Jean King
AUS Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7	GBR Lesley Charles
GBR Mark Farrell

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jul	Swiss Open Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Non-tour event
Clay	FRG Helga Schultze
4–6, 6–4, 6–3	ITA Lea Pericoli
FRG Helga Schultze
ITA Lea Pericoli
6–2, 6–0	JPN Kayoko Fukuoka
CHI Michelle Rodríguez
Swedish Open Championships
Båstad, Sweden
Non-tour event
Clay	GBR Sue Barker
6–1, 7–5	NED Marijke Schaar
GBR Sue Barker
GBR Glynis Coles
6–2, 6–0	URY Fiorella Bonicelli
ITA Anna-Maria Nasuelli
15 Jul	Head Cup Austrian Championships
Kitzbühel, Austria
Non-tour event
Clay	TCH Mirka Koželuhová
6–3, 6–0	YUG Mima Jaušovec
HUN Beatrix Klein
HUN Éva Szabó
6–1, 6–4	CHI Ana María Arias
FRG Iris Riedel

August

Week	Tournament	Champions
5 Aug	US Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Women's International Circuit
Clay – $30,000 – 32S/16D
Singles	USA Chris Evert
6–0, 6–0	FRA Gail Chanfreau	USA Carrie Meyer
AUS Dianne Fromholtz	ROU Virginia Ruzici
BEL Michele Gurdal
USA Jeanne Evert
USA Julie Heldman
FRA Gail Chanfreau
USA Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–1	USA Chris Evert
USA Jeanne Evert
12 Aug	Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Women's International Circuit	USA Chris Evert
6–0, 6–3	USA Julie Heldman	USA Jeanne Evert
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu	ARG Raquel Giscafré
ISR Paulina Peisachov
ROU Virginia Ruzici
USA Laurie Tenney
FRA Gail Chanfreau
USA Julie Heldman
6–3, 6–4	USA Chris Evert
USA Jeanne Evert
19 Aug	Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Virginia Slims
Grass – $30,000		USA Chris Evert
6–4, 6–3	USA Betsy Nagelsen	USA Julie Heldman
GBR Virginia Wade	USA Janet Newberry
GBR Lesley Charles
YUG Mima Jaušovec
URS Olga Morozova
GBR Lesley Charles
GBR Sue Mappin
6–2, 7–5	FRA Gail Chanfreau
USA Julie Heldman
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, United States
Non-tour event
Clay	USA Pam Teeguarden
7–5, 6–3	AUS Dianne Fromholtz
USA Pam Teeguarden
USA Ann Kiyomura
6–2, 6–0	USA Kathleen Harter
USA Marita Redondo
26 Aug
2 Sept	US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Clay – 64S/32D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	USA Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–3, 7–5	AUS Evonne Goolagong	USA Julie Heldman
USA Chris Evert	USA Rosie Casals
USA Nancy Gunter
AUS Kerry Melville
AUS Lesley Hunt
USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
7–6, 6–7, 6–4	FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
USA Pam Teeguarden
AUS Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6	USA Chris Evert
USA Jimmy Connors

September

Week	Tournament	Champions
16 Sep	Barnett Bank Tennis Classic
Orlando, United States
Virginia Slims
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D		TCH Martina Navratilova
7–6(5–4), 6–4	USA Julie Heldman	USA Billie Jean King
FRA Françoise Dürr	USA Marcie Louie
NED Betty Stöve
NED Tine Zwaan
USA Rosie Casals
FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–7(2–5), 6–4	USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Virginia Slims
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D		AUS Evonne Goolagong
7–5, 3–6, 6–4	USA Chris Evert	FRA Françoise Dürr
USA Nancy Gunter	USA Valerie Ziegenfuss
USA Julie Heldman
USA Pam Teeguarden
USA Kathy Kuykendall
FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
6–2, 7–5	USA Mona Schallau
USA Pam Teeguarden
30 Sep	Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Virginia Slims
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – – 32S/12D		USA Chris Evert
6–3, 5–7, 6–1	GBR Virginia Wade	AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Pam Teeguarden	USA Wendy Overton
AUS Helen Gourlay
USA Kate Latham
USA Robin Tenney
USA Janet Newberry
USA Wendy Overton
4–6, 7–5, 6–2	USA Sue Stap
GBR Virginia Wade

October

Week	Tournament	Champions
7 Oct	Virginia Slims of Phoenix
Phoenix, United States
Virginia Slims
Hard – $50,000 – 32S		GBR Virginia Wade
6–1, 6–2	AUS Helen Gourlay	USA Billie Jean King
NED Betty Stöve	USA Tory Fretz
FRA Françoise Dürr
USA Wendy Overton
USA Kathy Kuykendall
FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
6–3, 5–7, 6–3	USA Mona Schallau
USA Pam Teeguarden
Melia Trophy
Madrid, Spain
Non-tour event
Clay	FRG Helga Masthoff
7–5, 6–3	NED Tine Zwaan
GBR Lesley Charles
GBR Sue Mappin
6–2 ret.	Creydt
FRG Helga Masthoff
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Non-tour event
Hard	BRA Maria Bueno
3–6, 6–4, 6–3	FRG Katja Ebbinghaus
USA Ann Kiyomura
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu
4–6, 6–4, 6–0	JPN Kimiyo Yagawara
AUS Janet Young
14 Oct	Virginia Slims Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Year-end championships
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 16S/4D		AUS Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 6–4	USA Chris Evert	GBR Virginia Wade
USA Billie Jean King	USA Rosie Casals
TCH Martina Navratilova
AUS Lesley Hunt
AUS Helen Gourlay
USA Rosie Casals
USA Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–7(2–5), 7–5	FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve
Melia Trophy
Barcelona, Spain
Non-tour event
Clay	FRA Nathalie Fuchs
7–5, 8–6	GBR Glynis Coles
21 Oct	World Invitational
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Non-tour event
Clay	USA Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3	GBR Virginia Wade	AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Billie Jean King
28 Oct	Dewar Cup Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Non-tour event
Hard	USA Julie Heldman
6–4, 6–2	GBR Glynis Coles
GBR Lesley Charles
GBR Sue Mappin
3–6, 6–2, 6–2	GBR Jackie Fayter
GBR Joyce Hume

November

Week	Tournament	Champions
4 Nov	Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-tour event
Hard	GBR Virginia Wade
6–3, 4–6, 6–2	USA Julie Heldman
YUG Mima Jaušovec
ROU Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 4–6, 6–4	COL Isa Fernández
ARG Raquel Giscafré
11 Nov	Dewar Cup Final
London, United Kingdom
Non-tour event
Hard	GBR Virginia Wade
7–6, 6–2	USA Julie Heldman
GBR Virginia Wade
USA Sharon Walsh
6–2, 6–7, 6–2	GBR Lesley Charles
GBR Sue Mappin
18 Nov	South African Open
Johannesburg, South African
Women's International Circuit	AUS Kerry Melville
6–3, 7–5	AUS Dianne Fromholtz
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Non-tour event
Clay
Singles – Doubles	ARG Raquel Giscafré
7–5, 1–6, 6–2	ARG Beatriz Araujo
FRG Katja Ebbinghaus
FRG Helga Masthoff
6–0, 6–1	ARG Beatriz Araujo
ARG Raquel Giscafré
25 Nov	Queensland State Championships
Victoria, Australia
Non-tour even	AUS Evonne Goolagong
6–1, 6–2	AUS Cynthia Doerner	BEL Michele Gurdal
AUS Wendy Turnbull	AUS Diane Eastburn
GBR Linda Mottram
USA Cecilia Martinez
USA Peggy Michel
AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Peggy Michel
6–1, 6–2	AUS Vicki Lancaster
USA Cecilia Martinez
Tokyo Gunze Classic
Tokyo, Japan
Non-tour event	USA Chris Evert
6–0, 6–2	USA Rosie Casals
USA Rosie Casals
AUS Lesley Hunt
6–3, 6–4	USA Julie Heldman
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Dec	South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Non-tour event	URS Olga Morozova
7–6, 2–6, 6–2	AUS Evonne Goolagong
9 Dec	Western Australian Championships
Perth, Australia
Non-tour event	AUS Margaret Court
6–4, 7–5	URS Olga Morozova
URS Olga Morozova
TCH Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–3	AUS Lesley Hunt
JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu
16 Dec	New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Non-tour event	AUS Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 7–5	AUS Margaret Court
AUS Evonne Goolagong
USA Peggy Michel
6–7, 6–4, 6–1	URS Olga Morozova
TCH Martina Navratilova

Earnings

Rk	Name	Virginia Slims	Total US	Total
1	USA Chris Evert	$113,985	$149,985	$261,460
2	USA Billie Jean King	$94,950	$129,950	$173,225
3	AUS Evonne Goolagong	$56,580	$73,480	$130,060
4	GBR Virginia Wade	$51,413	$55,993	$85,389
5	USA Rosemary Casals	$44,925	$62,375	$72,389
6	FRA Françoise Dürr	$35,588	$40,008	$41,277
7	NED Betty Stöve	$33,813	$39,233	$40,249
8	AUS Kerry Melville	$26,240	$42,940	$56,022
9	TCH Martina Navratilova	$24,713	$26,963	$31,392
10	USSR Olga Morozova	$21,675	$25,775	$40,877

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:

total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
a singles doubles mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

Total	Player
21	{{sortname	Chris	Evert}}
14	{{sortname	Billie Jean	King}}
6	{{sortname	Evonne	Goolagong}}
6	{{sortname	Betty	Stöve}}
5	{{sortname	Rosie	Casals}}
4	{{sortname	Françoise	Durr}}
3	{{sortname	Olga	Morozova}}
3	{{sortname	Martina	Navratilova}}
2	{{sortname	Peggy	Michel}}
2	{{sortname	Virginia	Wade}}
1	{{sortname	Pam	Teeguarden}}
1	{{sortname	Lesley	Charles}}
1	{{sortname	Isa	Fernández}}
1	{{sortname	Kerry	Harris}}
1	{{sortname	Lesley	Hunt}}
1	{{sortname	Sue	Mappin}}
1	{{sortname	Janet	Newberry}}
1	{{sortname	Wendy	Overton}}

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation
31	USA
7	AUS
6	NED
6	FRA
3	URS
3	TCH
3	GBR
1	COL

References

"WTA Tour Finals". www.wtatennis.com.
"About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com.

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