1977 Colgate Series Championships


The 1977 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 1 through November 6, 1977. The top eight singles players and top four doubles teams, in terms of Colgate Series ranking points, qualified for the event. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money. With a total prize money of $250,000 it was the richest women's tournament to date.

Finals

Singles

defeated Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

/ Virginia Wade defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley / Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Prize money

EventWF3rd4th5th6th7th8th
Singles$75,000$40,000$20,000$15,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000
Doubles$30,000$16,000$10,000$7,000NANANANA

Doubles prize money is per team.