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 1976, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1976 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1976 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Virginia Slims Championships
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Virginia Slims Circuit
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Women's International Grand Prix
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Non-tour events
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Team events
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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26 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–2 |
Renáta Tomanová |
Helen Gourlay Cawley
Elisabeth Ekblom |
Lesley Bowrey
Heidi Eisterlehner
Helga Masthoff
Christine Matison
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley Helen Gourlay Cawley 8–1 |
Lesley Turner Bowrey Renáta Tomanová
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5 Jan |
L‟Eggs World Series Austin, United States Non-tour event – hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Virginia Wade
Martina Navratilova |
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12 Jan |
Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/12D Singles – Doubles |
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4 |
Chris Evert |
Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter |
Sue Barker
Olga Morozova
Marcie Louie Renáta Tomanová
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Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals 6–0, 7–5 |
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert
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19 Jan |
Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Virginia Slims $75,000 – carpet (i)– 32S/8D Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–2, 6–1 |
Virginia Wade |
Sue Barker
Terry Holladay |
Mima Jaušovec
Olga Morozova
Lesley Hunt Natasha Chmyreva
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Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 7–6, 6–2 |
Wendy Overton Mona Guerrant
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26 Jan |
Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/10D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Virginia Wade |
Martina Navratilova
Nancy Gunter |
Cynthia Doerner
Olga Morozova
Natasha Chmyreva
Wendy Overton
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Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 6–7(4–5), 6–4, 6–4 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Martina Navratilova
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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3 Feb |
Virginia Slims of Akron Akron, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Virginia Wade |
Rosie Casals
Olga Morozova |
Iris Riedel
Nancy Gunter
Mima Jaušovec
Sue Barker
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Brigitte Cuypers Mona Guerrant 6–4, 7–6(5–4) |
Glynis Coles Florența Mihai
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17 Feb |
Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 |
Rosie Casals |
Terry Holladay Marita Redondo |
Elly Appel-Vessies Marcie Louie Betty Stöve Ann Kiyomura
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Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–4 |
Chris Evert Betty Stöve
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24 Feb |
Virginia Slims of Sarasota Sarasota, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 6–0 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Martina Navratilova
Rosie Casals |
Carrie Meyer
Mona Guerrant
Mima Jaušovec
Lesley Hunt
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Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–0 |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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1 Mar |
Virginia Slims of San Francisco San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 7–5, 7–6(5–2) |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Terry Holladay
Marita Redondo |
Rosie Casals
Martina Navratilova
Virginia Wade
Nancy Gunter
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Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–1 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
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15 Mar |
Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/10D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–1, 6–1 |
Martina Navratilova |
Kerry Reid
Marita Redondo |
Greer Stevens
Betty Stöve
Carrie Meyer
Natasha Chmyreva
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Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Greer Stevens Marita Redondo
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22 Mar |
Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/12D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–0 |
Virginia Wade |
Rosie Casals
Dianne Fromholtz |
Kerry Reid
Lesley Hunt
Natasha Chmyreva
Mima Jaušovec
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Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
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29 Mar |
Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/11D Singles – Doubles |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 7–6(5–3) |
Chris Evert |
Virginia Wade
Sue Barker |
Dianne Fromholtz
Olga Morozova
Kerry Reid
Rosie Casals
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Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 7–6(5–4), 6–4 |
Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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12 April |
Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 16S (8RR) Singles – Doubles
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Chris Evert |
Rosie Casals (3rd) Martina Navratilova (4th) |
Sue Barker (5th) Marita Redondo (6th) Virginia Wade (7th) Françoise Dürr (8th)
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Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo, Monaco Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |
Helga Masthoff 6–4, 6–2 |
Fiorella Bonicelli |
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Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff 6–3, 7–5 |
Rosie Darmon Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
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19 April |
Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Women's International Grand Prix $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 7D Doubles |
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2 |
Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura |
Evert / Navrátilová
Morozova / Wade |
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Coles / Mihai
Sieler / Hunt
Casals / Dürr
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26 April |
Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Women's International Grand Prix Clay – $110,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2 |
Kerry Reid |
Mary Struthers
Sue Barker |
Betty Stöve
Lesley Hunt
Ilana Kloss
Nancy Gunter
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Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–2 |
Kathy Kuykendall Valerie Ziegenfuss
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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10 May |
Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |
Helga Niessen Masthoff 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Sue Barker |
Gail Lovera Linky Boshoff |
Linda Mottram Belinda Thompson Glynis Coles Wendy Turnbull
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Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–3, 6–2 |
Lesley Charles Sue Mappin
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17 May |
German Open Hamburg, West Germany Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles |
Sue Barker 6–3, 6–1 |
Renáta Tomanová |
Virginia Ruzici
Mima Jaušovec |
Iris Riedel
Helga Niessen Masthoff
Glynis Coles
Regina Maršíková
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Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull
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24 May |
Italian Open Rome, Italy Women's International Grand Prix $30,000 – clay Singles – Doubles |
Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–3 |
Lesley Hunt |
Regina Maršíková
Florența Mihai |
Sue Barker
Linky Boshoff
Gail Lovera
Beth Norton
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Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–2 |
Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu
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31 May 7 June |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – 64S/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Sue Barker 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
Renáta Tomanová |
Florența Mihai
Virginia Ruzici |
Helga Niessen Masthoff
Kathy Kuykendall
Miloslava Holubová
Regina Maršíková
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Fiorella Bonicelli Gail Lovera 6–3, 6–2 |
Kathleen Harter
Helga Niessen Masthoff
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Ilana Kloss Kim Warwick 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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14 Jun |
Colgate International Eastbourne, Great Britain Women's International Grand Prix $25,000 – grass Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 8–6, 6–3 |
Virginia Wade |
Olga Morozova
Martina Navratilova |
Betty Stöve
Rosie Casals
Betsy Nagelsen
Mona Guerrant
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Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova vs
Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade 6–1, 1–1 not finished due to rain
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21 Jun 28 Jun |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Martina Navratilova
Virginia Wade |
Olga Morozova
Sue Barker
Kerry Reid
Rosie Casals
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Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve
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Françoise Dürr Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Rosie Casals Dick Stockton
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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5 Jul |
Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |
Michele Gurdal 4-6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Gail Chanfreau |
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Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–4 |
Brigitte Cuypers Annette DuPlooy
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Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |
Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–2 |
Helena Anliot |
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Isabel Fernández de Soto Mimmi Wikstedt 6–1, 7–6 |
Lesley Hunt Renáta Tomanová
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12 Jul |
Head Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |
Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Virginia Ruzici |
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Helena Anliot Mimmi Wikstedt 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
Katja Ebbinghaus Heidi Eisterlehner
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Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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9 Aug |
US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Women's International Grand Prix $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles |
Kathy May 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Brigitte Cuypers |
Fiorella Bonicelli
Helga Niessen Masthoff |
Lesley Hunt Laura duPont Mary Struthers Linky Boshoff
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Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman
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16 Aug |
Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Women's International Grand Prix $35,000 – clay Singles – Doubles |
Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–0 |
Lesley Hunt |
Virginia Ruzici
Cynthia Doerner |
Sue Barker
Kathy May
Regina Maršíková
Laura duPont
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Cynthia Doerner Janet Newberry 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Sue Barker Pam Teeguarden
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WTA Westchester Invitational Harrison, United States Non-tour event Clay
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Beth Norton 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Ruta Gerulaitis |
Janet Newberry Mary Carillo |
Laura duPont Janice Metcalf Cecilia Martinez Wendy Overton
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23 Aug |
Federation Cup Philadelphia, United States Federation Cup Carpet (i) – 31 teams knockout |
United States 2–1 |
Australia |
Netherlands
Great Britain |
Switzerland
Denmark
South Africa
West Germany
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Tennis Week Open Orange, United States Non-tour event Clay
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Marise Kruger 6–3, 6–2 |
Lea Antonoplis |
Florence Guédy Renée Richards |
Linda Thomas Susan Mehmedbasich Carrie Meyer Kathy Harter
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30 Aug 6 Sep |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Clay – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Chris Evert 6–3, 6–0 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Mima Jaušovec
Dianne Fromholtz |
Natasha Chmyreva
Virginia Ruzici
Zenda Liess
Rosie Casals
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Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–4 |
Olga Morozova Virginia Wade
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Billie Jean King Phil Dent 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
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Below are the 1976 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1976) Singles competition: