Toyota Championships
Colgate Series Championships Toyota Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name |
Colgate Series (1977-81 Toyota Championships (1981-82) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1977-82) |
Founded | 1977 |
Abolished | 1982 |
Location |
Palm Springs, CA, U.S. Landover MD, U.S. East Rutherford, NJ, U.S. |
Surface | Hard, Carpet |
The Colgate Series Championships, later named the Toyota Championships were the finales in an annual series of professional women's tennis tournaments for women from 1977 through 1982. The best singles and doubles players of the circuit, based on ranking points earned, qualified for the championships. The championships were discontinued when Virginia Slims became the year-round sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association Tour in 1983.[1][2]
Results
Singles
Series Year | Series-Ending Tournament | Location | Surface | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard | Chris Evert | Billie Jean King | 6–2, 6–2 |
1978 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–3 |
1979 | Colgate Series Championships | Landover, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Tracy Austin | 6–2, 6–1 |
1980 | Colgate Series Championships | Landover, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Tracy Austin | Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 6–2 |
1981 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1982 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles
Series Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1977 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | Helen Gourlay Cawley Joanne Russell | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
1978 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Kerry Reid | 6–3, 6–4 |
1979 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Rosemary Casals | 6–4, 6–3 |
1980 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
1981 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–4 |
1982 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6–4, 7–5 |
See also
References
- ↑ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 500–505.
- ↑ Barry Lorge (December 30, 1979). "Colgate Tennis Draws Spotlight With Cross-Country Move". The Washington Post.
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