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.[1]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Women’s International Circuit |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
January
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 Jan | New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Karen Krantzcke 6–2, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong | | |
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–3, 6–3 | Janet Fallis Pam Whytcross |
14 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Billie Jean King 7–6(5–2), 6–2 | Chris Evert | Kerry Melville Nancy Gunter | Laurie Fleming Janet Newberry Rosie Casals Wendy Overton |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
21 Jan | Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 6–1 | Billie Jean King | Kerry Melville Nancy Gunter | Barbara Downs Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals Kristien Kemmer |
Kerry Harris Lesley Hunt 7–5, 6–4 |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King |
28 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–2 | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals Helen Gourlay | Kathy Kuykendall Françoise Dürr Peaches Bartkowicz Mona Schallau |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–7, 7–5 |
Françoise Dürr Kerry Harris |
February
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 Feb | S&H Tennis Classic Fort Lauderdale, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert Walkover | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter | Betty Stöve Françoise Dürr Isa Fernández Kathy Kuykendall |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2 |
Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh |
18 Feb | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1 | Rosie Casals | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | Lesley Hunt Valerie Ziegenfuss Kristien Kemmer Mareen Louie |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
25 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Virginia Wade 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Rosie Casals | Billie Jean King Chris Evert | Laura DuPont Lesley Hunt Valerie Ziegenfuss Betty Stöve |
Chris Evert Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
March
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 Mar | Maureen Connolly Brinker International Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 7–5, 6–2 | Virginia Wade | Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter | Lesley Hunt Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke Janet Newberry |
Isa Fernández Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke |
18 Mar | Akron Open Akron, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5 | Nancy Gunter | Olga Morozova Pam Teeguarden | Julie Heldman Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova Sharon Walsh |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4 |
Julie Heldman Olga Morozova |
25 Mar | S&H National Indoor Championship New York City, United States Virginia Slims $60,000 Draw |
Billie Jean King 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Betty Stöve | Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade Mareen Louie |
April
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
8 Apr | First Federal of Sarasota Classic Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–0 | Evonne Goolagong | Olga Morozova Kerry Melville | Betty Stöve Julie Heldman Ilana Kloss Helen Gourlay |
Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–2 |
Tory Fretz Ceci Martinez |
15 Apr | Barnett Bank Masters St. Petersburg, United States Virginia Slims $45,000 Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–1 | Kerry Melville | Helga Masthoff Evonne Goolagong | Karen Krantzcke Olga Morozova Helen Gourlay Betty Stöve |
Olga Morozova Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2 |
Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong |
22 Apr | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles | Olga Morozova 7–6(5–2), 6–1 | Billie Jean King | Virginia Wade Rosie Casals | Janet Newberry Glynis Coles Kerry Melville Helen Gourlay |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–6 |
Kerry Harris Lesley Hunt |
29 Apr | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head, SC, United States Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Kerry Melville | Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong | Betty Stöve Virginia Wade Olga Morozova Karen Krantzcke |
Olga Morozova Rosie Casals 6–2, 6–1 | Karen Krantzcke Helen Gourlay |
May
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
13 May | Federation Cup Naples, Italy Federation Cup Clay – 29 teams knockout | Australia 2–1 | United States | Great Britain West Germany | Italy South Africa Romania France |
20 May | German Open Hamburg, Germany Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Mima Jaušovec Kazuko Sawamatsu | Kateřina Neumannová Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Hösl Marijke Schaar |
Helga Hösl Raquel Giscafré 6–3, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová |
British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Julie Heldman | Jackie Fayter Dianne Fromholtz | Winnie Wooldridge Sue Barker Jenny Dimond Carrie Meyer |
Julie Heldman Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 | Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh |
27 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Pat Pretorius Olga Morozova | Virginia Wade Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman Kazuko Sawamatsu |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova Walkover | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth |
June
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 Jun 10 Jun | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/21D/23X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Olga Morozova | Raquel Giscafré Helga Masthoff | Katja Ebbinghaus Marie Neumannová Martina Navratilova Julie Heldman |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 | Gail Chanfreau Katja Ebbinghaus |
Martina Navratilova Iván Molina 6–3, 6–3 | Rosy Darmon Marcelo Lara |
24 Jun 1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/80X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4 | Olga Morozova | Virginia Wade Kerry Melville | Billie Jean King Linky Boshoff Evonne Goolagong Helga Masthoff |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke |
Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 9–7 | Lesley Charles Mark Farrell |
July
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
8 Jul | Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Schultze 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Lea Pericoli | | |
Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli 6–2, 6–0 | Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodríguez |
Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–1, 7–5 | Marijke Schaar | | |
Sue Barker Glynis Coles 6–2, 6–0 | Fiorella Bonicelli Anna-Maria Nasuelli |
15 Jul | Head Cup Austrian Championships Kitzbühel, Austria Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Mirka Koželuhová 6–3, 6–0 | Mima Jaušovec | | |
Beatrix Klein Éva Szabó 6–1, 6–4 | Ana María Arias Iris Riedel |
August
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 Aug | US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Women's International Circuit Clay Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–0 | Gail Chanfreau | Carrie Meyer Dianne Fromholtz | Virginia Ruzici Michele Gurdal Jeanne Evert Julie Heldman |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–1 | Chris Evert Jeanne Evert |
12 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Women's International Circuit Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–3 | Julie Heldman | Jeanne Evert Kazuko Sawamatsu | Raquel Giscafré Paulina Peisachov Virginia Ruzici Laurie Tenney |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert Jeanne Evert |
19 Aug | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 | Betsy Nagelsen | Julie Heldman Virginia Wade | Janet Newberry Lesley Charles Mima Jaušovec Olga Morozova |
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–2, 7–5 |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman |
Medi-Quik Open South Orange, New Jersey, USA Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Pam Teeguarden 7–5, 6–3 | Dianne Fromholtz | | |
Pam Teeguarden Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–0 | Kathleen Harter Marita Redondo |
26 Aug 2 Sept | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong | Julie Heldman Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter Kerry Melville Lesley Hunt |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
Pam Teeguarden Geoff Masters 6–1, 7–6 | Chris Evert Jimmy Connors |
September
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
16 Sep | Barnett Bank Tennis Classic Orlando, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Martina Navratilova 7–6(5–4), 6–4 | Julie Heldman | Billie Jean King Françoise Dürr | Mareen Louie Betty Stöve Tine Zwaan Rosie Casals |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–7(2–5), 6–4 |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King |
Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter | Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman Pam Teeguarden Kathy Kuykendall |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–2, 7–5 |
Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden |
30 Sep | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong Pam Teeguarden | Wendy Overton Helen Gourlay Kate Latham Robin Tenney |
Janet Newberry Wendy Overton 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Sue Stap Virginia Wade |
October
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 Oct | Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles – Doubles |
Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–2 | Helen Gourlay | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | Tory Fretz Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton Kathy Kuykendall |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden |
Melia Trophy Madrid, Spain Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Helga Masthoff 7–5, 6–3 | Tine Zwaan | | |
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–2 ret. | Creydt Helga Masthoff |
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Maria Bueno 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Katja Ebbinghaus | | |
Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Kimiyo Yagawara Janet Young |
14 Oct | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Virginia Wade Billie Jean King | Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova Lesley Hunt Helen Gourlay |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–7(2–5), 7–5 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
Melia Trophy Barcelona, Spain Non-Tour Events Clay Singles | Nathalie Fuchs 7–5, 8–6 | Glynis Coles | | |
21 Oct | World Invitational Hilton Head, SC, USA Non-Tour Events Clay Singles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong Billie Jean King | |
28 Oct | Dewar Cup Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Julie Heldman 6–4, 6–2 | Glynis Coles | | |
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Jackie Fayter Joyce Hume |
November
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 Nov | Dewar Cup Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | Julie Heldman | | |
Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Isa Fernández Raquel Giscafré |
11 Nov | Dewar Cup Final London, United Kingdom Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–2 | Julie Heldman | | |
Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin |
18 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South African Women's International Circuit Singles – Doubles | Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 | Dianne Fromholtz | | |
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Non-Tour Events Clay Singles – Doubles | Raquel Giscafré 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 | Beatriz Araújo | | |
Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff 6–0, 6–1 | Beatriz Araújo Raquel Giscafré |
25 Nov | Queensland State Championships Victoria, Australia Non-Tour Events Hard Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2 | Cynthia Doerner | Michele Gurdal Wendy Turnbull | Diane Eastburn Linda Mottram Cecilia Martinez Peggy Michel |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 6–1, 6–2 | Vicki Lancaster Cecilia Martinez |
Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-Tour Events Singles | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–2 | Rosie Casals | | |
December
Week |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 Dec | South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles | Olga Morozova 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Evonne Goolagong | | |
9 Dec | Western Australian Championships Perth, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–4, 7–5 | Olga Morozova | | |
Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3 | Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu |
16 Dec | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Events Singles – Doubles | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 7–5 | Margaret Court | | |
Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 | Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova |
Earnings
Rk |
Name |
Virginia Slims |
Total US |
Total |
1 | Chris Evert | $113,985 | $149,985 | $261,460 |
2 | Billie Jean King | $94,950 | $129,950 | $173,225 |
3 | Evonne Goolagong | $56,580 | $73,480 | $102,506 |
4 | Virginia Wade | $51,413 | $55,993 | $85,389 |
5 | Rosemary Casals | $44,925 | $62,375 | $72,389 |
6 | Francoise Durr | $35,588 | $40,008 | $41,277 |
7 | Betty Stove | $33,813 | $39,233 | $40,249 |
8 | Kerry Melville | $26,240 | $42,940 | $56,022 |
9 | Martina Navratilova | $24,713 | $26,963 | $31,392 |
10 | Olga Morozova | $21,675 | $25,775 | $40,877 |
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:
1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) 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);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Virginia Slims event |
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