1976 WTA Tour

1976 WTA Tour
Chris Evert finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won twelve singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.
Details
Duration26 December 1975–2 December 1976
Edition4th
Tournaments38
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit (10)
Women's International Grand Prix (10)
Non-tour events (12)
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesUnited States Chris Evert (12)
Most finalsUnited States Chris Evert (16)
Prize money
leader
United States Chris Evert ($343,165)
Points leaderUnited States Chris Evert (16.990)
1975
1977

The 1976 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit, was now an 11-week tour of the United States, and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The 1976 tour was the first full season using the official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.[1][2]

  1. ^ "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.