Toyota Championships
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| Toyota Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Colgate Series Championships (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 Toyota Championships were the finales in an annual series of professional women's tennis tournaments for women from 1977 through 1982. They were a continuation of the earlier Colgate Series Championships (1977-80) They were the fall season finales of the Colgate Series, then later Toyota International Series circuits. They operated in much the same way as the men's WCT Circuit which also had WCT seasonal finals held in the fall or winter. The championships were discontinued when Virginia Slims became the year-round sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association Tour in 1983.[1][2] The best singles and doubles players of the circuit, based on ranking points earned, qualified for the championships.
The main full season finales were, called the Virginia Slims Championships in 1972-78, then the Avon Championships in the 1979-82 period, then the Virginia Slims Championships again from 1983 to 1989. In 1990 a single unified women's circuit began, with a rebranded year end championship event called the WTA Tour Championships (today known as the WTA Finals)
Finals
Singles
| Series Year | Series-Ending Tournament | Location | Surface | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Chris Evert | Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1978 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Chris Evert | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Colgate Series Championships | Landover, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova | Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1980 | Colgate Series Championships | Landover, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin | Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1982 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova | Template:Flagicon Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Series Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade |
Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay Cawley Template:Flagicon Joanne Russell |
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova |
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Flagicon Kerry Reid |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova |
Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull |
Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds Template:Flagicon Paula Smith |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 1981 | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver |
Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver |
Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds Template:Flagicon Paula Smith |
6–4, 7–5 |
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 500–505.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barry Lorge (December 30, 1979). "Colgate Tennis Draws Spotlight With Cross-Country Move". The Washington Post.
