1974 WTA Tour


The 1974 WTA Tour was composed of the fourth annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Women's International Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes. The WTA signed their first television broadcast contract in 1974, with the broadcasting network CBS with Brent Musburger announcing.

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.
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Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Women's International Circuit
Non-Tour Events
Team events

December (1973)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Earnings

RkNameVirginia SlimsTotal USTotal
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

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles 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 ;

2) highest amount of highest category tournaments ;

3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;

4) alphabetical order.

Key

Titles won by player

TotalPlayer
14● ● ● ● ●● ● ● ● ● ●671
13● ●● ● ● ● ● ● ●● ● ●850
6● ●330
6● ● ● ● ● ●060
5● ● ●050
4● ● ● ●040
3120
3111
2● ●020
2● ●200
1001
1010
1010
1010
1010
1010
1010
1010

Titles won by nation

TotalNation
313420112915142
71201012340
60000006060
60000004040
30100011120
30010011111
30000021210
10000001010