1976 Virginia Slims Championships
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The 1976 Virginia Slims Championships were the fifth season-ending WTA Tour Championships
, the annual tennis
tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1976 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from April 12 to 17, in Los Angeles
, United States
. The prize money for the event was $
40,000.
Evonne Goolagong
defeated
Chris Evert
, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3.
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
, the annual tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1976 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from April 12 to 17, in Los Angeles
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, United States
United States
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. The prize money for the event was $
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40,000.
Singles
Evonne GoolagongEvonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
defeated
Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3.