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1975 WTA Tour
Women's tennis circuit
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit (10)
Women's International Grand Prix (17)
Non-Tour Events (15)
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 1975, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1975 Virginia Slims Championships , the 1975 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.
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December (1974)
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 23 Dec 30 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2 TCH Martina Navratilova URS Natasha Chmyreva GBR Sue Barker AUS Margaret Court AUS Christine Matison JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu URS Olga Morozova AUS Evonne Goolagong USA Peggy Michel 7–6, 7–6 AUS Margaret Court URS Olga Morozova
January
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Jan Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D USA Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 USA Billie Jean King TCH Martina Navratilova GBR Virginia Wade USA Sue Stap USA Nancy Gunter USA Julie Heldman FRA Françoise Dürr USA Chris Evert USA Billie Jean King 6–2, 7–5 USA Rosie Casals GBR Virginia Wade 13 Jan Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S USA Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–3 USA Chris Evert GBR Virginia Wade USA Julie Heldman ARG Raquel Giscafré USA Nancy Gunter AUS Kerry Melville USA Wendy Overton USA Chris Evert USA Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2 NED Betty Stöve GBR Virginia Wade 27 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/8D TCH Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1 AUS Kerry Melville GBR Virginia Wade AUS Margaret Court USA Chris Evert USA Valerie Ziegenfuss USA Janet Newberry USA Wendy Overton FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 AUS Helen Gourlay AUS Kerry Melville
February
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Feb Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S USA Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade URS Olga Morozova TCH Martina Navratilova YUG Mima Jaušovec USA Nancy Gunter USA Julie Heldman FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–6 USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 10 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $75,000 – 32S/10D AUS Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 TCH Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert USA Wendy Overton USA Julie Heldman URS Olga Morozova USA Nancy Gunter AUS Evonne Goolagong USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–5 AUS Margaret Court URS Olga Morozova 17 Feb Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 AUS Margaret Court TCH Martina Navratilova FRA Françoise Dürr USA Marcie Louie NED Betty Stöve URS Olga Morozova ARG Raquel Giscafré AUS Lesley Hunt TCH Martina Navratilova 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve
March
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Mar Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/12D TCH Martina Navratilova 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 AUS Evonne Goolagong AUS Margaret Court USA Chris Evert AUS Helen Gourlay GBR Virginia Wade URS Olga Morozova USA Julie Heldman USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–4 USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 10 Mar Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/12D USA Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2 AUS Margaret Court URS Olga Morozova AUS Evonne Goolagong FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Virginia Wade USA Laura duPont USA Mona Schallau FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) AUS Evonne Goolagong GBR Virginia Wade 17 Mar Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/10D GBR Virginia Wade 2–6, 7–6(5–3), 4–3 ret. TCH Martina Navratilova FRA Françoise Dürr AUS Evonne Goolagong USA Terry Holladay URS Olga Morozova USA Sue Stap USA Julie Heldman FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 7–6(5–4), 6–2 USA Mona Schallau USA Julie Anthony 24 Mar Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/11D GBR Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–4 USA Chris Evert USA Billie Jean King TCH Martina Navratilova USA Wendy Overton AUS Evonne Goolagong URS Olga Morozova USA Nancy Gunter AUS Evonne Goolagong NED Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–3) USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King 31 Mar Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 16S (8RR) USA Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 TCH Martina Navratilova GBR Virginia Wade (3rd) AUS Evonne Goolagong (4th) Round-robin Gold Group URS Olga Morozova USA Marcie Louie Green Group USA Julie Heldman USA Mona Schallau
April
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 April Bridgestone Doubles Championships Osaka & Tokyo, Japan Women's International Grand Prix Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8D AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade 6–7(2–5), 7–6(5–2), 6–2 USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King AUS Hunt / TCH Navratilova FRA Dürr / NED Stöve RSA Cuypers / AUS Gourlay USA Anthony / USA Schallau USA Heldman / USA Stap USA DuPont / USA Teeguarden 14 April Four Woman L'Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event $100,000 – hard – 4S Draw USA Chris Evert 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5–2) USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong (3rd) URS Olga Morozova (4th) N/A 21 April Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D USA Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4 TCH Martina Navratilova AUS Evonne Goolagong URS Olga Morozova FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Virginia Wade USA Marcie Louie USA Julie Heldman AUS Evonne Goolagong GBR Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 USA Rosie Casals URS Olga Morozova
May
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 May Federation Cup Aix-en-Provence, France Federation Cup Clay – 31 teams knockout 3–0 12 May British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard USA Janet Newberry 7–9, 7–5, 6–3 USA Terry Holladay AUS Wendy Paish AUS Dianne Fromholtz GBR Michelle Tyler RSA Rowena Whitehouse GBR Lesley Charles JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu GBR Lesley Charles GBR Sue Mappin 6–3, 6–3 RSA Linky Boshoff RSA Greer Stevens 19 May West German Championships Hamburg, West Germany Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $30,000 TCH Renáta Tomanová 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu FRG Iris Riedel YUG Mima Jaušovec FRG Helga Masthoff RSA Linky Boshoff USA Janet Newberry INA Lany Kaligis AUS Dianne Fromholtz TCH Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–2 ISR Paulina Peisachov JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 26 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $30,000 USA Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0 TCH Martina Navratilova YUG Mima Jaušovec AUS Dianne Fromholtz URU Fiorella Bonicelli FRG Helga Masthoff FRG Katja Ebbinghaus RSA Linky Boshoff USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2 GBR Sue Barker GBR Glynis Coles
June
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Chris Evert 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 TCH Martina Navratilova USA Janet Newberry URS Olga Morozova USA Donna Ganz HUN Éva Szabó ARG Raquel Giscafré JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 USA Julie Anthony URS Olga Morozova URU Fiorella Bonicelli BRA Thomaz Koch 6–4, 7–6 USA Pam Teeguarden CHI Jaime Fillol 16 Jun Eastbourne Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Women's International Grand Prix Grass – $25,000 GBR Virginia Wade 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 USA Billie Jean King USA Rosie Casals URS Olga Morozova SWE Helena Anliot USA Pam Teeguarden GBR Glynis Coles RSA Linky Boshoff USA Julie Anthony URS Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–4 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Peggy Michel 23 Jun 30 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–1 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Chris Evert AUS Margaret Court NED Betty Stöve URS Olga Morozova GBR Virginia Wade TCH Martina Navratilova USA Ann Kiyomura JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen 6–4, 7–5 NED Betty Stöve AUS Allan Stone
July
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay GBR Sue Barker 6–4, 6–0 FRG Helga Masthoff SWE Mimmi Wikstedt USA Pam Teeguarden SWE Helena Anliot ARG Raquel Giscafré SWE Lotta Stenberg SWE Christina Sandberg USA Janet Newberry USA Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 6–3 URU Fiorella Bonicelli ARG Raquel Giscafré 14 Jul Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay GBR Sue Barker 6–4, 6–4 USA Pam Teeguarden FRG Katja Ebbinghaus AUS Dianne Fromholtz URU Fiorella Bonicelli ARG Raquel Giscafré HUN Marie Pinterová AUT Marketa Wallenfels GBR Sue Barker USA Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–3 URU Fiorella Bonicelli ARG Raquel Giscafré
August
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Aug US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $30,000 Singles – Doubles USA Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4 AUS Dianne Fromholtz USA Nancy Gunter FRG Katja Ebbinghaus USA Donna Ganz USA Janet Newberry FRG Iris Riedel USA Julie Heldman URU Fiorella Bonicelli COL Isabel Fernández de Soto 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 FRA Gail Chanfreau USA Julie Heldman 11 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $30,000 USA Marcie Louie 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 USA Laura duPont COL Isabel Fernández de Soto RSA Linky Boshoff AUS Margaret Court USA Julie Anthony NED Tine Zwaan USA Julie Heldman USA Julie Anthony AUS Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4 USA JoAnne Russell USA Jane Stratton 18 Aug South Orange Classic South Orange, United States Non-tour event Clay ROU Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–1 ROU Mariana Simionescu USA Ruta Gerulaitis USA Kristien Shaw RSA Greer Stevens USA Mimi Kanarek USA Kathy May USA Kathleen Harter USA Kristien Shaw RSA Greer Stevens Walkover USA Kathleen Harter USA Kathy May Medi-Quik Classic New York City, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $75,000 USA Chris Evert 6–0, 6–1 GBR Virginia Wade 3rd: AUS Margaret Court 4th: AUS Dianne Fromholtz USA Mona Schallau FRG Iris Riedel USA Pam Teeguarden TCH Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade 25 Aug 1 Sep US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Clay – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Chris Evert 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley TCH Martina Navratilova GBR Virginia Wade AUS Kerry Melville AUS Margaret Court JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu FRG Katja Ebbinghaus AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King USA Rosie Casals USA Dick Stockton 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 USA Billie Jean King AUS Fred Stolle
September
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 8 Sep World Invitational Classic Hilton Head, USA Non-tour event Clay Draw USA Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Rosie Casals GBR Virginia Wade 15 Sep Little Mo Classic Atlanta, United States Women's International Grand Prix Hard – $60,000 USA Chris Evert 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 TCH Martina Navratilova FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Virginia Wade RSA Brigitte Cuypers USA Terry Holladay URS Marina Kroschina USA Carrie Meyer USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 22 Sep Majestic International Denver, United States Women's International Grand Prix Hard (i) – $60,000 TCH Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 USA Carrie Meyer 3rd: USA Nancy Gunter 4th: GBR Sue Barker FRA Françoise Dürr USA Rosie Casals USA Terry Holladay AUS Cynthia Doerner FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 USA Rosie Casals TCH Martina Navratilova 29 Sep Mission Viejo Tournament Mission Viejo, United States Women's International Grand Prix Hard – $60,000 USA Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 AUS Cynthia Doerner 3rd: TCH Martina Navratilova 4th: AUS Dianne Fromholtz NED Tine Zwaan USA Betty-Ann Stuart USA Carrie Meyer GBR Sue Barker USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5 USA Gail Glasgow USA Betty-Ann Stuart
October
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Oct Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Women's International Grand Prix Hard – $60,000 USA Nancy Gunter 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 GBR Virginia Wade 3rd: TCH Martina Navratilova 4th: FRA Françoise Dürr USA Laura duPont USA Valerie Ziegenfuss USA Ann Kiyomura RSA Linky Boshoff FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 USA Rosie Casals TCH Martina Navratilova 13 Oct Barnett Bank Tennis Classic Orlando, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay (green) – $50,000 USA Chris Evert Walkover TCH Martina Navratilova USA Rosie Casals USA Kathy Kuykendall RSA Linky Boshoff USA Betsy Nagelsen USA Rayni Fox USA Donna Ganz USA Rosie Casals USA Wendy Overton Walkover USA Chris Evert TCH Martina Navratilova 20 Oct US Indoors Charlotte, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw TCH Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley NED Betty Stöve FRA Françoise Dürr USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King 27 Oct Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Women's International Grand Prix Hard (i) – $30,000 GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 FRA Françoise Dürr USA Rosie Casals USA Terry Holladay USA Marcie Louie URS Natasha Chmyreva NED Betty Stöve SWE Ingrid Bentzer FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley GBR Virginia Wade
November
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Nov French Indoors Paris, France Women's International Grand Prix Hard (i) GBR Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–7, 9–7 GBR Sue Barker GBR Glynis Coles NED Betty Stöve AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Rosie Casals FRG Heidi Eisterlehner FRG Iris Riedel FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley GBR Virginia Wade Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Clay JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 USA Ann Kiyomura Round robin URU Fiorella Bonicelli JPN Kiyomi Nomura USA Wendy Overton JPN Toshiko Sade USA Ann Kiyomura JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–2, 6–3 JPN Kayoko Fukuoka JPN Kiyomi Nomura 10 Nov Dewar Cup Edinburgh & London, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard (i) GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley YUG Mima Jaušovec TCH Renáta Tomanová USA Janice Metcalf USA Terry Holladay USA Rosie Casals NED Betty Stöve FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley GBR Virginia Wade 17 Nov Wightman Cup Cleveland, United States Hard (i) Team event 24 Nov South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Non-tour event Hard Draw RSA Annette DuPlooy 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 RSA Brigitte Cuypers USA Kristien Shaw RSA Linky Boshoff AUS Dianne Fromholtz USA Janice Metcalf RSA Alison McMillan N/A
December
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Dec South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Non-tour event Grass GBR Sue Barker 6–2, 6–1 FRG Helga Masthoff AUS Dianne Berkinshaw AUS Chris O'Neil AUS Jan Wilton SWE Vivicca Andersson SWE Lotta Stenberg GBR Michelle Tyler GBR Sue Barker GBR Michelle Tyler 7–5, 6–3 AUS Kym Ruddell AUS Janet Young 8 Dec Dewar Cup Perth, Australia Non-tour event Grass GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley GBR Virginia Wade 15 Dec Western Australian Championships Perth, Australia Non-tour event Grass FRG Helga Masthoff 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 AUS Lesley Bowrey GBR Michelle Tyler AUS Chris Matison BEL Michele Gurdal TCH Renáta Tomanová USA Kathleen Harter GBR Sue Barker AUS Lesley Bowrey AUS Chris Matison 7–6, 6–3 GBR Sue Barker GBR Michelle Tyler New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Women's International Grand Prix Grass AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–4 GBR Sue Barker FRG Helga Masthoff AUS Wendy Turnbull USA Kathleen Harter GBR Michelle Tyler FRG Heidi Eisterlehner AUS Chris Matison AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley AUS Helen Gourlay 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 FRG Heidi Eisterlehner FRG Helga Masthoff
Rankings
Below are the 1975 WTA year-end rankings (November 4, 1975) Singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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