The WTA Sydney, was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Sydney, Australia. The event, the first tournament in Australia exclusively for women, was played under various sponsored names as part of the WTA Tour and took place in November or the first half of December from 1976 through 1979. It was played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium.[1]

WTA Sydney
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourWTA Tour
Founded1976
Abolished1979
Editions4
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
SurfaceGrass

Champions

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Singles

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Year Tournament Name Champions Runners-up Score
1976 Colgate International Women's Championships   Martina Navratilova   Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–2
1977 Colgate International of Australia   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Kerry Reid 6–1, 6–3
1978 Toyota Women's Classic   Dianne Fromholtz   Kerry Reid 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1979 NSW Building Society Women's Classic   Sue Barker   Rosalyn Fairbank 6–0, 7–5

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976   Martina Navratilova
  Betty Stöve
  Françoise Dürr
  Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 7–5
1977   Evonne Goolagong Cawley /   Betty Stöve
vs.
  Greer Stevens /   Kerry Reid
divided
1978   Kerry Reid
  Wendy Turnbull
  Judy Chaloner
  Anne Hobbs
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1979   Billie Jean King
  Wendy Turnbull
  Sue Barker
  Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 247–248, 278, 308, 340.
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