1974 WTA Tour

1974 WTA Tour
Details
Duration26 December 1973 – 23 December 1974
Edition2nd
Tournaments51
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit (17)
Women's International Circuit (8)
Non-Tour Events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Chris Evert (16)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Chris Evert (21)
Prize money leaderUnited States Chris Evert ($261,460)
1973
1975

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.[1] The WTA signed their first television broadcast contract in 1974, with the broadcasting network CBS with Brent Musburger announcing.[2]

  1. ^ "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-12.