April 6-12 Natal Open Chmps, Durban, SA. (HD)
2R Billie jean King d Marianne Brummer ??
QF Jones d. Francoise Durr 6-1 6-3
QF King d. Judy Dalton 6-1 6-3
SF Court d. Winnie Shaw 6-1 6-2
SF King d. Ann Jones 6-3 4-6 6-1
FI Billie Jean King d. Margaret Court 6-4 2-6 6-2
DF Casals/King d. Court/Dalton 7-5 6-3
Mrs. King reverses the result of the South African Open.
Aprl 6-12 Nice, France.
Helga Niessen d. Julie Heldman 6-2 6-8 6-3
Chanfreau/Niessen d. Aschner/Heldman 6-0 6-2
April 9-11 Poole, UK
Joyce Williams d. Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-0
Edwards/Goolagong d. Bentley/Williams 6-4 6-8 6-4.
Poole is the last event in the 3 tournament En-Tout Cas Trophy. Williams wins the trophy over Goolagong by 28 points to 26.
April Kingston International Kingston JAM
Peaches Bartkowicz d. Kathy Harter 6-0 5-7 6-3
Bartkowitz/N. Truman d. Harter/Lloyd 6-0 6-1
April Masters Invitation St Petersburg FL
Nancy Richey d. Judy Alvarez 6-0 6-2
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Harris/Johnson 6-4 6-4
April Charlotte Invitation Charlotte NC
Nancy Richey d. A. Palmeova 6-0 6-0
Bakker/Richey d. Harter/lundqvist 6-3 4-6 6-4
700400 700400 Las Vegas NV Las Vegas Invitation Richey unknown unknown
April Catania, Italy
Sandberg d. Pam Austin 6-3 6-0
Pam is Tracy Austin's older sister.
April Sicily International, Palermo, Italy
Venue: Circolo Tennis
Christina Sandberg (Sw) d. Pam Austin (US) 6-0 6-3
Sandberg/Bob Giltinan (Aus) d. Maria Neumannova/Frantisek Pala (CZ) 6-3 6-3
April Israel Spring Chmps, Tel Aviv, Isreal
Judit Dibar d. Helen Amos 6-2 6-0
Dibar/Dumitrescu d. Amos/Gottsschalk 6-2 6-3
April 27-May 2 British Hard Courts,Bournemouth UK (CL)
2R Billie Jean King d Pam Teeguarden 6-4 6-1
3R Goolagong d. Casals [5] 6-2 6-3
3R Dalton d. Jones [3] 6-4 6-3
3R King d Betty Stove 6-1 6-0
QF Court[1] d. Krantzcke 6-0 6-3
QF Goolagong d. Heldman [4] 1-6 6-1 13-11
QF Dalton d. Williams 6-4 6-3
QF Wade [7] d. King [2] 6-2 6-3
SF Court d. Goolagong 6-1 6-4
SF Wade d. Dalton 6-2 6-4
FI Margaret Court [1] d. Virginia Wade [7] 6-2 6-4
DF Court/Dalton d. Casals/King 6-2 6-8 7-5
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May Madrid International, Madrid, Spain
Helga Hoesl (Ger) d. C. Mandarino 6-2 6-0
May Naples, Italy
Laura Rossouow d. Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-0
Hunt/Martin Mulligan d. Daniela Porzio Marzano/Arias 6-4 6-1
May River Plate Championships Buenos Aires ARG
Beatriz Araujo d. Francoise Durr 6-4 6-3
Durr/Rodrieguez d. Araujo/Roget 6-3 6-2.
May Lebanon International, Beirut
A. Martin d. J. O'Hara 4-6 6-2 6-3
******
May 4-9 Rothmans Surrey Hard Court Chmps, Guilford, UK (CL)
QF Dalton d. Krantzcke 7-5 6-4, Chanfreu d. Goolagong 6-1 6-4
SF Court d. Dalton 6-2 6-1, Hogan d. Chanfreau 4-6 6-4 8-6
F Margaret Court d. Patti Hogan 6-4 6-2
DF Court/Dalton d. Krantzcke/Walkden 6-0 7-9 6-4
May 4-9 Bio-Strath Tally Ho!, Birmingham, UK (CL)
J. Townsend d. M. Guzman (Ecu) 6-4 6-4
Charles/Slaughter d. Guzman/Northen 7-5 6-3.
700615 700620 Eastbourne UK Eastbourne International Haydon Wade 86 61
700615 700620 London UK London Queens GC Smith-Court Shaw 26 86 62
700622 700704 Wimbledon UK WIMBLEDON Smith-Court King 1412 119
700700 700700 Aix-en-Provence FRA Aix Tournament unknown unknown unknown
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Sept 21-27 Virginia Slims of Houston, Houston, Texas, US (IN)
1R Casals d. Ziegenfuss 6-1 7-5, Melville d. Pigeon 6-3 6-4,
Dalton d. King 6-3 6-3, Richey d. Bartkowitz 6-3 6-3
SF Casals d. Melville 4-6 7-5, Dalton d. Richey 4-6 7-5 6-2
F Rosie Casals D. Judy Dalton 5-7 6-1 7-5
9 women sign a 1 dollar contract with Virginia Slims, giving birth to women's tennis as we know it today. Casals wins 1,500 US dollars and makes history.
Sept 21-27 Pacific SW Los Angeles CA
Sharon Walsh d. Lesley Hunt 6-3 6-2
The PSW has no prize money at all for women before the quarters. The wide dispararity leads the women to revolt and form their own tour. The PSW promoter has the USTA slap santions on the women, who nonetheless go own with their event.
2R Billie jean King d Marianne Brummer ??
QF Jones d. Francoise Durr 6-1 6-3
QF King d. Judy Dalton 6-1 6-3
SF Court d. Winnie Shaw 6-1 6-2
SF King d. Ann Jones 6-3 4-6 6-1
FI Billie Jean King d. Margaret Court 6-4 2-6 6-2
DF Casals/King d. Court/Dalton 7-5 6-3
Mrs. King reverses the result of the South African Open.
Aprl 6-12 Nice, France.
Helga Niessen d. Julie Heldman 6-2 6-8 6-3
Chanfreau/Niessen d. Aschner/Heldman 6-0 6-2
April 9-11 Poole, UK
Joyce Williams d. Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-0
Edwards/Goolagong d. Bentley/Williams 6-4 6-8 6-4.
Poole is the last event in the 3 tournament En-Tout Cas Trophy. Williams wins the trophy over Goolagong by 28 points to 26.
April Kingston International Kingston JAM
Peaches Bartkowicz d. Kathy Harter 6-0 5-7 6-3
Bartkowitz/N. Truman d. Harter/Lloyd 6-0 6-1
April Masters Invitation St Petersburg FL
Nancy Richey d. Judy Alvarez 6-0 6-2
Curtis/Ziegenfuss d. Harris/Johnson 6-4 6-4
April Charlotte Invitation Charlotte NC
Nancy Richey d. A. Palmeova 6-0 6-0
Bakker/Richey d. Harter/lundqvist 6-3 4-6 6-4
700400 700400 Las Vegas NV Las Vegas Invitation Richey unknown unknown
April Catania, Italy
Sandberg d. Pam Austin 6-3 6-0
Pam is Tracy Austin's older sister.
April Sicily International, Palermo, Italy
Venue: Circolo Tennis
Christina Sandberg (Sw) d. Pam Austin (US) 6-0 6-3
Sandberg/Bob Giltinan (Aus) d. Maria Neumannova/Frantisek Pala (CZ) 6-3 6-3
April Israel Spring Chmps, Tel Aviv, Isreal
Judit Dibar d. Helen Amos 6-2 6-0
Dibar/Dumitrescu d. Amos/Gottsschalk 6-2 6-3
April 27-May 2 British Hard Courts,Bournemouth UK (CL)
2R Billie Jean King d Pam Teeguarden 6-4 6-1
3R Goolagong d. Casals [5] 6-2 6-3
3R Dalton d. Jones [3] 6-4 6-3
3R King d Betty Stove 6-1 6-0
QF Court[1] d. Krantzcke 6-0 6-3
QF Goolagong d. Heldman [4] 1-6 6-1 13-11
QF Dalton d. Williams 6-4 6-3
QF Wade [7] d. King [2] 6-2 6-3
SF Court d. Goolagong 6-1 6-4
SF Wade d. Dalton 6-2 6-4
FI Margaret Court [1] d. Virginia Wade [7] 6-2 6-4
DF Court/Dalton d. Casals/King 6-2 6-8 7-5
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May Madrid International, Madrid, Spain
Helga Hoesl (Ger) d. C. Mandarino 6-2 6-0
May Naples, Italy
Laura Rossouow d. Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-0
Hunt/Martin Mulligan d. Daniela Porzio Marzano/Arias 6-4 6-1
May River Plate Championships Buenos Aires ARG
Beatriz Araujo d. Francoise Durr 6-4 6-3
Durr/Rodrieguez d. Araujo/Roget 6-3 6-2.
May Lebanon International, Beirut
A. Martin d. J. O'Hara 4-6 6-2 6-3
******
May 4-9 Rothmans Surrey Hard Court Chmps, Guilford, UK (CL)
QF Dalton d. Krantzcke 7-5 6-4, Chanfreu d. Goolagong 6-1 6-4
SF Court d. Dalton 6-2 6-1, Hogan d. Chanfreau 4-6 6-4 8-6
F Margaret Court d. Patti Hogan 6-4 6-2
DF Court/Dalton d. Krantzcke/Walkden 6-0 7-9 6-4
May 4-9 Bio-Strath Tally Ho!, Birmingham, UK (CL)
J. Townsend d. M. Guzman (Ecu) 6-4 6-4
Charles/Slaughter d. Guzman/Northen 7-5 6-3.
700615 700620 Eastbourne UK Eastbourne International Haydon Wade 86 61
700615 700620 London UK London Queens GC Smith-Court Shaw 26 86 62
700622 700704 Wimbledon UK WIMBLEDON Smith-Court King 1412 119
700700 700700 Aix-en-Provence FRA Aix Tournament unknown unknown unknown
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Sept 21-27 Virginia Slims of Houston, Houston, Texas, US (IN)
1R Casals d. Ziegenfuss 6-1 7-5, Melville d. Pigeon 6-3 6-4,
Dalton d. King 6-3 6-3, Richey d. Bartkowitz 6-3 6-3
SF Casals d. Melville 4-6 7-5, Dalton d. Richey 4-6 7-5 6-2
F Rosie Casals D. Judy Dalton 5-7 6-1 7-5
9 women sign a 1 dollar contract with Virginia Slims, giving birth to women's tennis as we know it today. Casals wins 1,500 US dollars and makes history.
Sept 21-27 Pacific SW Los Angeles CA
Sharon Walsh d. Lesley Hunt 6-3 6-2
The PSW has no prize money at all for women before the quarters. The wide dispararity leads the women to revolt and form their own tour. The PSW promoter has the USTA slap santions on the women, who nonetheless go own with their event.