Английская Википедия:1977 Colgate Series Championships
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]
Finals
Singles
Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Evert defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2
- It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 78th of her career.
Doubles
Шаблон:Flagicon Françoise Dürr / Шаблон:Flagicon Virginia Wade defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Helen Gourlay Cawley / Шаблон:Flagicon Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Prize money
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
Singles [1] | $75,000 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $15,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
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Doubles [1] | $30,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Doubles prize money is per team.
See also
References
Шаблон:Colgate/Toyota Series Championships Шаблон:1977 WTA Tour Шаблон:1977 in tennis