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.;Key
| 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
| Rk | Name | Virginia Slims | Total US | Total |
| 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
| Total | Player | ||||||||||
| 14 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 13 | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | ● | ● ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | ||||||||||
| 31 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |