1974 Virginia Slims Championships Explained

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The 1974 Virginia Slims Championships were the third season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1974 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from October 14–19, in Los Angeles, United States. The 16 best performers of the circuit qualified for the championship as well as the four best doubles teams.^[1] Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong won the singles title and the accompanying $32,000 first prize.^[2]

Champions

Singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 6–7^(2–7), 7–5

Notes and References

Web site: WTA tournament archive – 1974 Virginia Slims Championships. WTA. PDF. 2013-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829180616/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1974/808.pdf. 2012-08-29. dead.
Book: World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook.. 1975. Queen Anne Press. London. 9780362002171. 153–155, 160. John Barrett.