.jpg) Billie Jean King (pictured in 1973) won 17 tour titles. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 22 December 1970 – 20 December 1971 |
| Edition | 58th |
| Tournaments | 165 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims Circuit (19) ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix (17)[a] ILTF World Circuit (125) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Billie Jean King (17) |
| Most tournament finals | Billie Jean King (25) |
← 1970 1972 → | |
The 1971 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit was the 58th season since the formation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1913,[1] it consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players.
It was composed of three circuits the first Virginia Slims Circuit with 19 events approved by the ILTF,[2] and the first Grand Prix Circuit with 17 events under the auspices of the ILTF and the regular ILTF World Circuit,[3][4] with 125 events makes up the majority of the 165 tournaments staged this year.
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- ^ "History of the ITF: Foundation of International Lawn Tennis Federation 1913". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Reprieve for Girls". The Age. Sydney, Australia: The Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. 19 January 1971. p. 23. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Kimball, Warren F. (December 2017). The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, NE: U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-0462-2.
- ^ Hall, Eric Allen (15 September 2014). Arthur Ashe: Tennis and Justice in the Civil Rights Era. Baltimore, Maryland, United States: JHU Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4214-1394-5.