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 Chris Evert defeated Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2 It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 78th of her career.
Doubles Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley / Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Prize money
EventWF3rd4th5th6th7th8thSingles $75,000$40,000$20,000$15,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000Doubles $30,000$16,000$10,000$7,000NANANANA Doubles prize money is per team.
See also 1977 Virginia Slims Championships 1977 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
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