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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
3-Jun-1974	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-1 6-2	Giscafre, Masthoff
24-Jun-1974	Wimbledon	Grass	Chris Evert [USA]	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-0 6-4	Wade, Reid
28-Aug-1974	US Open	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3-6 6-3 7-5	Heldman, Evert
21-Dec-1974	Australian Open	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-3 6-2	Chmyreva, Barker

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Chris Evert (13)
Finals	Chris Evert (17)
Match Wins	Chris Evert (88)
Match Win Percentage	Chris Evert (93.6%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Virginia Wade (16)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Kerry Reid (90.9%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Martina Navratilova (24)
Total Matches Played	Chris Evert (94)
Events Played	Glynis Coles (29)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
1-Jan-1974	New South Wales	Grass	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]		Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-2 6-3	Michel, Gourlay	1	56.0%
1-Jan-1974	East London 1	Hard	Linky Boshoff [RSA]		Ilana Kloss [RSA]	7-5 6-1	Walsh Pete, Mcmillan	0	59.0%
1-Jan-1974	Auckland Natls	Grass	Lesley Hunt [AUS]		Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	W/O	Blom, Chaloner	0	50.0%
7-Jan-1974	Auckland	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	1/8	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	6-3 6-1	Turnbull, Michel	0	31.0%
7-Jan-1974	Durban		Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	1/3	Brenda Kirk [RSA]	6-2 6-1	Kloss, Stevens	0	61.0%
7-Jan-1974	Portland	Carpet	Julie Anthony [USA]		Mona Guerrant [USA]	5-7 6-4 7-6	Stratton, Hagey	0	87.0%
14-Jan-1974	San Francisco	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	1/6	Chris Evert [USA]	7-6(2) 6-2	Reid, Richey	5	62.0%
14-Jan-1974	Whangerei	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2/8	Peggy Michel [USA]	6-4 6-4	Barker, Beaven	0	37.0%
21-Jan-1974	Mission Viejo	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	1/13	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-3 6-1	Reid, Richey	5	59.0%
25-Jan-1974	Kiev	Carpet	Marina Kroschina [URS]	1/5	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	6-4 1-6 6-4		0	100.0%
28-Jan-1974	Washington	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	2/6	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-0 6-2	Casals, Gourlay	3	59.0%
28-Jan-1974	Oslo	Carpet	Lesley Charles [GBR]	1/2	Ellen Grindvold [NOR]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
31-Jan-1974	Quirindi	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3/8	Chris Oneil [AUS]	4-6 6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
4-Feb-1974	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	1/4	Kerry Reid [AUS]	W/O	Casals, Richey	5	59.0%
4-Feb-1974	Worcester Satellite	Carpet	Cecilia Martinez [USA]		Kristy Pigeon [USA]	6-2 6-4	Holladay, Shoolman	0	65.0%
4-Feb-1974	Salavat	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	1/4	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	6-4 4-6 6-2	Baksheeva, Birioukova	1	77.0%
11-Feb-1974	Providence	Carpet	Sally Greer [USA]		Cecilia Martinez [USA]	2-6 7-6 7-6	Kiyomura Hayashi, Bostrom	0	69.0%
18-Feb-1974	Fort Myers	Clay	Kate Latham [USA]	1/3	Janet Haas [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Simionescu, Vinton	0	54.0%
18-Feb-1974	Moscow	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	2/4	Marina Kroschina [URS]	6-3 6-1	Birioukova, Granaturovna	1	87.0%
20-Feb-1974	Detroit	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	3/6	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-1 6-1	Durr, Wade	3	65.0%
25-Feb-1974	Chicago	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	1/5	Rosie Casals [USA]	2-6 6-4 6-1	King, Evert	4	78.0%
25-Feb-1974	Cairo	Clay	Marie Pinterova [HUN]		Helga Schultze [GER]	2-6 6-1 6-2	Chuvirina, Guedy	0	25.0%
25-Feb-1974	Winter Haven	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	1/2	Donna Ganz [USA]	6-2 6-4	Reese, Tenney	0	57.0%
27-Feb-1974	Santo Domingo		Gina Diaz Ponce [MEX]		Aleida Spex [USA]	UNK		0	50.0%
4-Mar-1974	Gothenberg	Carpet	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]		Margareta Strandberg [SWE]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
4-Mar-1974	Sebring	Clay	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]		Patricia Reese [USA]	6-3 6-3	Burton, Tenney	0	54.0%
5-Mar-1974	Dallas	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	2/13	Virginia Wade [GBR]	7-5 6-2	Durr, Richey	4	68.0%
11-Mar-1974	Ocala	Clay	Renata Tomanova [GER]	1/4	Miroslava Kozeluhova [CZE]	6-0 7-6	Tenney, Gurdal	0	50.0%
18-Mar-1974	Akron	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	4/6	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 7-5	Morozova, Teeguarden	6	78.0%
18-Mar-1974	Alexandria	Clay	Marina Chuvirina [URS]		Marie Pinterova [HUN]	6-3 5-7 6-4	Schultze, Guedy	0	25.0%
18-Mar-1974	Pensacola	Clay	Renata Tomanova [GER]	2/4	Eugenia Birioukova [AZE]	4-6 6-4 6-1	Hogan, Holladay	0	51.0%
18-Mar-1974	Madrid Intl	Clay	Carmen Perea Alcala [ESP]		Ana Maria Estalella Manso [ESP]	6-3 6-2	Battersby, Baldovinos Cibeira	0	75.0%
22-Mar-1974	Beaulieu	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	1/6	Monique Van Haver [BEL]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
25-Mar-1974	New York	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	5/6	Chris Evert [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-2	Casals, Stove	6	68.0%
25-Mar-1974	Jacksonville		Sue Stap [USA]		Ilana Kloss [RSA]	6-3 1-6 6-1	Martinez, Liess	0	52.0%
25-Mar-1974	Monte Carlo Intl	Clay	Odile De Roubin [FRA]		Gail Sherriff [FRA]	8-6 6-6 RET		0	100.0%
1-Apr-1974	Costa Mesa	Hard	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	1/2	Kate Latham [USA]	7-6 6-4	Grubb, Bostrom	0	63.0%
2-Apr-1974	Nice	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	2/6	Heide Orth [GER]	6-3 6-1	Pericoli, Vido	0	40.0%
8-Apr-1974	Sarasota	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	2/4	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-0	Morozova, Reid	4	62.0%
8-Apr-1974	Phoenix Aztec	Hard	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	1/4	Kate Latham [USA]	6-3 6-0	Tolleson, Schwikert	0	59.0%
8-Apr-1974	Monte Carlo	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	3/6	Heide Orth [GER]	6-5 RET	Szabo, Pericoli	0	25.0%
8-Apr-1974	Tashkent 1		Marina Kroschina [URS]	2/5	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	6-4 7-5		0	75.0%
12-Apr-1974	Southport	Clay	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]		Corinne Molesworth [GBR]	6-0 6-4	Cottrell, Coe	0	100.0%
12-Apr-1974	Birmingham	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	1/2	Anne Lloyd [GBR]	6-0 6-1	Wheeler, Robinson	0	100.0%
12-Apr-1974	Tel Aviv		Judy Chaloner [NZL]	1/2	Norma Eastburn [AUS]	6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
14-Apr-1974	Tashkent 2		Marina Kroschina [URS]	3/5	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
15-Apr-1974	St. Petersburg	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	3/13	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-0 6-1	Masthoff, Goolagong	4	62.0%
15-Apr-1974	Dallas Aztec		Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	2/4	Mary Struthers [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-3	Rossouw, Young	0	50.0%
15-Apr-1974	Haifa		Judy Chaloner [NZL]	2/2	Diane Eastburn [AUS]	6-3 7-5		0	50.0%
15-Apr-1974	Hampstead	Clay	Veronica Burton [GBR]		Paulina Peisachov [ISR]	4-6 9-8 6-2	Molesworth, Mappin	0	87.0%
15-Apr-1974	Nice Intl	Clay	Judith Dibar [ROU]		Florenta Mihai [ROU]	7-6 6-4	Janssens, Venturino	0	25.0%
22-Apr-1974	Philadelphia	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	3/4	Billie Jean King [USA]	7-6(2) 6-1	Wade, Casals	7	53.0%
22-Apr-1974	Atlanta		Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	2/2	Cecilia Martinez [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Helliar, Stap	0	52.0%
22-Apr-1974	Sochi		Natasha Chmyreva [URS]		Yvona Brzakova [TCH]	7-5 6-4	Vorsina, Shevchenko	0	75.0%
22-Apr-1974	Ojai	Hard	Kathy May [USA]	1/3	Susan Hagey [BEL]	2-6 6-0 6-1	Christenson, Stratton	0	90.0%
22-Apr-1974	Norwich	Clay	Lesley Charles [GBR]	2/2	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	7-5 6-1	Mappin, Molesworth	0	60.0%
29-Apr-1974	Lee-On-Solent	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	4/6	Sue Mappin [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Fuchs, Coe	0	47.0%
30-Apr-1974	Hilton Head	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	4/13	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-1 6-3	Casals, Goolagong	6	56.0%
4-May-1974	Los Angeles Sectionals	Hard	Kathy May [USA]	2/3	Lindsay Morse [USA]	6-4 7-6	Hagey, Hallquist	0	88.0%
5-May-1974	Rome Mini	Clay	Monique Salfati [ITA]		Sue Barker [GBR]	6-4 6-1	De Roubin, Gurdal	0	23.0%
6-May-1974	Paddington	Clay	Jackie Fayter [GBR]	1/2	Helle Sparre [DEN]	6-2 6-3	Molesworth, Bloomer	0	46.0%
6-May-1974	Portola Valley	Hard	Kate Latham [USA]	2/3	Marcy Okeefe [USA]	6-1 6-4	Mehmedbasich, Carter	0	100.0%
6-May-1974	Stuttgart	Clay	Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	1/2	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	3-6 6-4 7-5	Dibar, Simionescu	0	60.0%
13-May-1974	Guildford	Clay	Carrie Meyer [USA]	1/2	Jackie Fayter [GBR]	6-3 8-6	Oneil, Molesworth	0	44.0%
20-May-1974	Bournemouth	Clay	Virginia Wade [GBR]	2/5	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-1 3-6 6-1	Fayter, Fromholtz	1	39.0%
20-May-1974	Hamburg	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	1/3	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-3	Jausovec, Sawamatsu	0	35.0%
25-May-1974	Rome	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	5/13	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-3 6-3	Walkden, Morozova	3	18.0%
25-May-1974	Tulsa	Clay	Joanne Russell [USA]		Mary Hamm [USA]	6-4 6-7 6-4	Fox, Thomas	0	83.0%
27-May-1974	Surbiton	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	1/6	Sue Mappin [GBR]	6-2 7-5	Charles, Hogan	0	38.0%
27-May-1974	West of Scotland	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	3/4	Jenny Dimond [AUS]	6-3 6-1	Love, Molesworth	0	42.0%
27-May-1974	St. Annes-On-Sea	Grass	Beverley Vercoe [NZL]		Jenny Helliar [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Battersby	0	66.0%
28-May-1974	Paris CASG	Clay	Elvira Weisenberger [ARG]		Frederique Thibault [FRA]	6-1 6-2	Rosa, Terras	0	75.0%
29-May-1974	Berlin	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	1/3	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	6-4 6-0	Sturm, Schediwy	0	85.0%
3-Jun-1974	Manchester	Grass	Kate Latham [USA]	3/3	Lesley Charles [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Mappin, Dimond	0	45.0%
3-Jun-1974	Chichester	Grass	Paulina Peisachov [ISR]	1/2	Sue Barker [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Coe, Meyer	0	37.0%
3-Jun-1974	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	6/13	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-1 6-2	Giscafre, Masthoff	3	18.0%
10-Jun-1974	Beckenham	Grass	Paulina Peisachov [ISR]	2/2	Kate Latham [USA]	5-7 6-3 6-4	Truman, Appel	0	26.0%
10-Jun-1974	Liverpool	Grass	Patricia Reese [USA]		Janet Haas [USA]	6-4 6-4	Weisenberger, Gilchrist	0	50.0%
17-Jun-1974	Eastbourne	Grass	Jeanne Evert [USA]	3/4	Virginia Wade [GBR]	7-5 6-4	Morozova, Navratilova	5	25.0%
24-Jun-1974	Wimbledon	Grass	Chris Evert [USA]	7/13	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-0 6-4	Wade, Reid	7	29.0%
1-Jul-1974	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Marina Kroschina [URS]	4/5	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	6-3 8-6	Fayter, Coe	1	36.0%
1-Jul-1974	Travemunde	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	2/3	Heide Orth [GER]	6-4 6-2	Palmeova West, Sawamatsu	0	50.0%
8-Jul-1974	Bastad	Clay	Sue Barker [GBR]	2/6	Marijke Jansen [NED]	6-1 7-5	Bonicelli, Mottram	0	50.0%
8-Jul-1974	Gstaad	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	2/3	Lea Pericoli [ITA]	4-6 6-4 6-3	De Roubin, Bouteleux	0	33.0%
8-Jul-1974	Dublin	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	5/6	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	6-4 6-1	Fromholtz, Gilchrist	0	44.0%
8-Jul-1974	Felixstowe	Grass	Greta Stirton [AUS]		Lois Raymond [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Derby, Dunkin	0	62.0%
8-Jul-1974	Edinburgh Scottish Chps	Grass	Marjorie Love [GBR]		Patricia Coleman [AUS]	3-6 6-1 6-0	Das, Helliar	0	50.0%
8-Jul-1974	Newport Wales	Grass	Julie Heldman [USA]	1/2	Sue Mappin [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Meyer, Hogan	0	54.0%
8-Jul-1974	Raleigh	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	4/4	Jody Appelbaum [USA]	6-1 6-4	Morse, Reese	0	94.0%
8-Jul-1974	Dusseldorf	Clay	Katja Ebbinghaus [GER]		Helga Masthoff [GER]	6-2 6-1		1	100.0%
15-Jul-1974	Hoylake	Grass	Jackie Fayter [GBR]	2/2	Patti Hogan [USA]	6-0 7-5	Peisachov, Fromholtz	0	50.0%
15-Jul-1974	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Miroslava Kozeluhova [CZE]		Mima Jausovec [SLO]	6-3 6-0	Schultze, Szabo	0	31.0%
15-Jul-1974	Montana	Clay	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]		Lucia Bassi [ITA]	7-6 6-4	Hudson Beck, Chaloner	0	37.0%
15-Jul-1974	Tacoma		Sally Moore [USA]		Robin Kahn [USA]	7-6 6-4	Schmoyer, Pearson	0	100.0%
15-Jul-1974	Frinton-On-Sea	Grass	Corinne Molesworth [GBR]		Beverley Vercoe [NZL]	7-6 6-4		0	50.0%
22-Jul-1974	Soviet Championships		Marina Kroschina [URS]	5/5	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	5-7 6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
29-Jul-1974	Istanbul	Clay	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	1/2	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	6-1 6-3	Feldman, Matison	0	25.0%
29-Jul-1974	Newcastle	Grass	Wendy Gilchrist [AUS]	1/3	Wendy Slaughter [GBR]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
29-Jul-1974	Geneva	Clay	Erzsebet Polgar [HUN]		Marianne Kindler [SUI]	6-1 4-6 6-3		0	50.0%
5-Aug-1974	Indianapolis	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	8/13	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	6-0 6-0	Meyer, Fromholtz	2	55.0%
5-Aug-1974	Wroclaw	Clay	Martina Navratilova [USA]	1/2	Marina Kroschina [URS]	7-9 6-3 6-2	Kozeluhova, Szabo	1	30.0%
5-Aug-1974	Brumana	Clay	Chris Matison [AUS]		Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	UNK		0	50.0%
5-Aug-1974	Ilkley	Grass	Wendy Gilchrist [AUS]	2/3	Ruth Allan [USA]	6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
12-Aug-1974	Toronto	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	9/13	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-0 6-3	Sawamatsu, Evert	1	37.0%
12-Aug-1974	Berlin Closed	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	3/3	Helga Masthoff [GER]	UNK	Ebbinghaus, Riedel Kuhn	1	100.0%
12-Aug-1974	Wolverhampton	Grass	Jenny Dimond [AUS]		Jenny Helliar [GBR]	2-6 6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
12-Aug-1974	Cranleigh	Grass	Clare Harrison [GBR]		Lorna Cornell [GBR]	2-6 6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
18-Aug-1974	Newport	Grass	Chris Evert [USA]	10/13	Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	6-4 6-3	Heldman, Wade	4	53.0%
19-Aug-1974	South Orange	Grass	Pam Teeguarden [USA]	1/2	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	7-5 6-3	Fox, Graebner	0	92.0%
19-Aug-1974	Haverford	Grass	Kathy May [USA]	3/3	Barbara Jordan [USA]	6-3 7-5	Morse, Forood	0	90.0%
19-Aug-1974	Exmouth		Sue Barker [GBR]	3/6	Annette Coe [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Helliar, Cottrell	0	100.0%
26-Aug-1974	Torquay Rothmans		Sue Barker [GBR]	4/6	Annette Coe [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Allan, Dimond	0	50.0%
28-Aug-1974	US Open	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	6/6	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3-6 6-3 7-5	Heldman, Evert	7	51.0%
8-Sep-1974	Milan Bonfiglio	Clay	Renata Tomanova [GER]	3/4	Glynis Coles [GBR]	7-5 6-0	Araujo, Guedy	0	25.0%
9-Sep-1974	Sacramento	Hard	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	4/4	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	4-6 6-3 6-3	Zwaan, Harter	0	62.0%
10-Sep-1974	Aix-En-Provence	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	6/6	Odile De Roubin [FRA]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
13-Sep-1974	Bonne Bell Cup	Hard	Round robin event					2	50.0%
16-Sep-1974	Orlando	Clay	Martina Navratilova [USA]	2/2	Julie Heldman [USA]	7-6(4) 6-4	King, Durr	4	78.0%
16-Sep-1974	Novato Satellite	Hard	Denise Carter [USA]		Susie Mehmedbasich [USA]	6-4 6-2	Pigeon, Latham	0	62.0%
16-Sep-1974	Ostrava	Clay	Renata Tomanova [GER]	4/4	Miroslava Kozeluhova [CZE]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
17-Sep-1974	Bucharest	Clay	Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	2/2	Mariana Simionescu [ROU]	6-3 6-2	Balaj, Mihai	0	100.0%
17-Sep-1974	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Linda Lewis [USA]		Susan Hagey [BEL]	6-2 6-2	Godwin, Olsen	0	88.0%
23-Sep-1974	Denver	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	4/8	Chris Evert [USA]	7-5 3-6 6-4	Durr, Richey	3	75.0%
23-Sep-1974	Skopje	Clay	Miroslava Holubova [TCH]		Beatrix Klein [HUN]	6-2 4-6 6-0	Bonicelli, Szabo	0	25.0%
23-Sep-1974	Stockton Satellite	Hard	Carrie Meyer [USA]	2/2	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	4-6 6-1 6-2	Harris, Anliot	0	67.0%
30-Sep-1974	Houston	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	11/13	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-3 5-7 6-1	Goolagong, Teeguarden	3	71.0%
30-Sep-1974	Aptos Satellite	Hard	Lindsay Morse [USA]		Patricia Bostrom [USA]	6-2 6-2	Mclean, Bruning	0	90.0%
7-Oct-1974	Phoenix	Hard	Virginia Wade [GBR]	3/5	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-1 6-2	King, Stove	2	78.0%
7-Oct-1974	Tokyo Japan Open	Clay	Maria Bueno [BRA]		Katja Ebbinghaus [GER]	3-6 6-4 6-3	Fernandez De Soto, Sawamatsu	0	50.0%
7-Oct-1974	Sydney Eastern Suburbs		Lesley Turner [AUS]		Kathy Walker [AUS]	2-6 6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
7-Oct-1974	Madrid	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	3/3	Tine Zwaan [NED]	6-2 6-4	Tomanova, Ruzici	1	22.0%
14-Oct-1974	Los Angeles	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	5/8	Chris Evert [USA]	6-3 6-4	Wade, King	7	56.0%
14-Oct-1974	Barcelona	Clay	Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]		Glynis Coles [GBR]	7-5 8-6	Fernandez De Soto, Appel	0	21.0%
18-Oct-1974	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Hard	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	1/2	Brenda Kirk [RSA]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
21-Oct-1974	Tokyo Sillook	Carpet	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	2/2	Wendy Overton [USA]	6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
24-Oct-1974	Wightman Cup	Carpet	Round robin event					2	50.0%
25-Oct-1974	Panama		Pam Teeguarden [USA]	2/2	Isabel Fernandez De Soto [COL]	6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
28-Oct-1974	Cardiff	Carpet	Julie Heldman [USA]	2/2	Glynis Coles [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Fuchs, Newberry	1	43.0%
30-Oct-1974	Hilton Head Invitational	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	12/13	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Goolagong, King	3	50.0%
4-Nov-1974	Edinburgh	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	4/5	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-2	Jausovec, Fernandez De Soto	2	43.0%
12-Nov-1974	London	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	5/5	Julie Heldman [USA]	7-6(3) 6-2	Jausovec, Fuchs	2	41.0%
14-Nov-1974	Port Washington	Carpet	Wendy Gilchrist [AUS]	3/3	Ann Moore [USA]	6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
16-Nov-1974	Melbourne	Clay	Vicki Lancaster Kerr [AUS]		Cynthia Doerner [AUS]	7-6 3-6 6-3		0	100.0%
17-Nov-1974	Redcliffe	Clay	Nerida Gregory [AUS]		Rosemary White [AUS]	6-2 6-0		0	100.0%
18-Nov-1974	Johannesburg	Hard	Kerry Reid [AUS]		Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Court, Richey	1	72.0%
18-Nov-1974	Buenos Aires	Clay	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	2/2	Beatriz Araujo [ARG]	7-5 1-6 6-2	Ebbinghaus, Weisenberger	0	66.0%
18-Nov-1974	Tokyo Gunze	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	13/13	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-0 6-2	Hunt, Sawamatsu	3	75.0%
18-Nov-1974	Torquay	Carpet	Ann Jones [GBR]	2/2	Janet Newberry [USA]	7-5 7-6	Shaw, Blachford	0	86.0%
25-Nov-1974	Brisbane	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6/8	Cynthia Doerner [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Gurdal, Turnbull	0	50.0%
25-Nov-1974	Gympie	Clay	Helena Anliot [SWE]		Natasha Chmyreva [URS]	6-1 7-5	Coles, Wilson	1	37.0%
2-Dec-1974	Adelaide	Grass	Olga Morozova [URS]	4/4	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7-6(6) 2-6 6-2	Fromholtz, Sawamatsu	1	40.0%
2-Dec-1974	East London 2	Hard	Brigette Cuypers [RSA]		Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	3-6 7-6 6-1	Boshoff, Walsh Pete	0	62.0%
9-Dec-1974	Perth	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]		Olga Morozova [URS]	6-4 7-5	Goolagong, Reid	3	52.0%
9-Dec-1974	Bloemfontein	Hard	Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	2/3	Brigette Cuypers [RSA]	6-4 6-3	Tenney, Vermaak	0	75.0%
9-Dec-1974	Hobart	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	5/6	Chris Matison [AUS]	6-4 6-2		0	50.0%
14-Dec-1974	Cape Town	Hard	Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	3/3	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	6-4 6-1	Van Zyl, Boshoff	0	54.0%
16-Dec-1974	Sydney	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7/8	Margaret Court [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Morozova, Reid	3	58.0%
21-Dec-1974	Australian Open	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	8/8	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-3 6-2	Chmyreva, Barker	3	57.0%
22-Dec-1974	Port Elizabeth 1	Hard	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	2/2	Linky Boshoff [RSA]	6-4 6-1	Cuypers, Vermaak	0	77.0%
30-Dec-1974	Hobart	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	6/6	Cecilia Martinez [USA]	6-3 6-3	Gregory, Matison	0	50.0%
30-Dec-1974	Manly Seaside	Grass	Chris Oneil [AUS]		Kathy Walker [AUS]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
30-Dec-1974	Whangerei		Laura Du Pont [USA]		Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	7-6 6-4		0	50.0%

 

1974 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Chris Evert [USA]	20	13	88-6	2345.7	1	2183.4	1	2291.8	1	2187.2	1	2094.5
2	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	23	8	69-12	2189.7	4	1923.9	2	2109.4	2	2076.2	2	2017.5
3	Billie Jean King [USA]	31	6	54-9	2156.6	3	1950.0	3	2002.0	3	2067.8	3	2015.2
4	Virginia Wade [GBR]	29	5	66-18	2128.5	2	1997.2	4	1986.1	4	1991.8	4	2002.6
5	Olga Morozova [URS]	25	4	57-15	2077.0			9	1922.2	5	1984.4	5	1945.8
6	Rosie Casals [USA]	26	0	45-17	2062.3	5	1866.3	5	1971.0	7	1937.0	6	1933.1
7	Kerry Reid [AUS]	27	1	47-11	2020.7	6	1854.6	6	1969.4	8	1898.4	7	1851.5
8	Julie Heldman [USA]	29	2	59-25	2018.2	7	1854.3	7	1934.2	6	1938.4	8	1848.4
9	Francoise Durr [FRA]	32	0	26-17	1950.3	9	1809.7	11	1881.2	10	1815.9	9	1784.7
10	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	18	4	55-21	1917.0	8	1831.0	13	1866.3	11	1811.0	22	1647.1
11	Nancy Richey [USA]	32	0	24-9	1915.8	11	1775.8	10	1881.5	23	1744.0	13	1748.5
12	Betty Stove [NED]	29	0	24-20	1904.3	12	1756.5	14	1853.0	12	1799.2	14	1728.4
13	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	28	0	29-19	1897.0	10	1781.4	16	1818.5	13	1790.2	12	1748.9
14	Lesley Hunt [AUS]	24	1	24-18	1896.0	13	1747.3	24	1745.8	9	1829.6	10	1767.0
15	Jeanne Evert [USA]	17	4	28-13	1879.2	32	1619.9	12	1869.9	20	1748.4	30	1605.1
16	Marina Kroschina [URS]	21	5	16-5	1875.4			23	1769.5	19	1753.0	11	1753.2
17	Martina Navratilova [USA]	18	2	43-21	1865.4	33	1605.0	8	1925.6	29	1698.5	16	1690.8
18	Helga Masthoff [FRG]	33	3	31-10	1864.4			15	1823.4	16	1764.8	26	1628.0
19	Mima Jausovec [SLO]	18	0	18-13	1858.5	16	1706.7	22	1771.4	17	1764.4	20	1674.6
20	Pam Teeguarden [USA]	23	2	21-17	1857.7	15	1712.6	26	1727.4	14	1781.1	17	1682.9

 

1974 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Margaret Court [AUS]	24-Dec-1973	15-Apr-1974	17	Chris Evert
Chris Evert [USA]	22-Apr-1974	19-Jun-1978	218		Martina Navratilova

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Chris Evert [USA]	22	94	88-6	93.6%	17	13-4	76.0%	14	11-3	78.0%	22	21-1	95.0%	36	36-0	100.0%	17	16-1	94.0%	21	17-4	80.0%
Billie Jean King [USA]	14	63	54-9	85.7%	8	6-2	75.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	10	9-1	90.0%	32	29-3	90.0%
Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	25	81	69-12	85.2%	12	8-4	66.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	21	18-3	85.0%	42	37-5	88.0%	11	10-1	90.0%
Kerry Reid [AUS]	13	58	47-11	81.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	11	10-1	90.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	19	15-4	78.0%	20	14-6	70.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Olga Morozova [URS]	19	72	57-15	79.2%	7	4-3	57.0%	16	13-3	81.0%	0	0-0	-	22	15-7	68.0%	32	26-6	81.0%	18	16-2	88.0%
Virginia Wade [GBR]	25	84	66-18	78.6%	9	5-4	55.0%	23	16-7	69.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	17	13-4	76.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	31	25-6	80.0%
Gail Sherriff [FRA]	19	42	31-11	73.8%	8	6-2	75.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	0	0-0	-	35	28-7	80.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Rosie Casals [USA]	17	62	45-17	72.6%	3	0-3	0.0%	15	7-8	46.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	33	25-8	75.0%
Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	29	76	55-21	72.4%	6	4-2	66.0%	20	11-9	55.0%	16	14-2	87.0%	24	16-8	66.0%	29	19-10	65.0%	2	0-2	0.0%
Julie Heldman [USA]	29	84	59-25	70.2%	7	2-5	28.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	2	2-0	100.0%	38	26-12	68.0%	22	17-5	77.0%	24	15-9	62.0%
Kate Latham [USA]	20	57	40-17	70.2%	6	3-3	50.0%	16	7-9	43.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	23	17-6	73.0%	3	0-3	0.0%
Sue Barker [GBR]	27	65	45-20	69.2%	8	6-2	75.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	33	24-9	72.0%	6	3-3	50.0%
Paulina Peisachov [ISR]	19	46	31-15	67.4%	3	2-1	66.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	0	0-0	-	17	10-7	58.0%	30	22-8	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Martina Navratilova [USA]	23	64	43-21	67.2%	5	2-3	40.0%	24	13-11	54.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	25	21-4	84.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	14	7-7	50.0%
Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	25	52	34-18	65.4%	6	2-4	33.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	34	26-8	76.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	4	1-3	25.0%
Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	28	63	40-23	63.5%	2	2-0	100.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	7	6-1	85.0%	25	14-11	56.0%	26	17-9	65.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Lesley Charles [GBR]	22	49	30-19	61.2%	3	2-1	66.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	0	0-0	-	17	11-6	64.0%	30	18-12	60.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Francoise Durr [FRA]	16	43	26-17	60.5%	0	0-0	-	11	5-6	45.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	19	12-7	63.0%
Helen Gourlay [AUS]	18	48	29-19	60.4%	1	0-1	0.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	12	7-5	58.0%
Cecilia Martinez [USA]	21	50	30-20	60.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	14	10-4	71.0%
Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	20	45	27-18	60.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	19	13-6	68.0%	4	0-4	0.0%
Jackie Fayter [GBR]	19	42	25-17	59.5%	3	2-1	66.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	0	0-0	-	25	16-9	64.0%	16	9-7	56.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Patti Hogan [USA]	19	46	27-19	58.7%	1	0-1	0.0%	15	6-9	40.0%	0	0-0	-	19	9-10	47.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	3	1-2	33.0%
Sue Mappin [GBR]	25	60	35-25	58.3%	3	0-3	0.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	33	21-12	63.0%	6	3-3	50.0%
Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	23	47	27-20	57.4%	3	3-0	100.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	11	5-6	45.0%
Lesley Hunt [AUS]	19	42	24-18	57.1%	1	1-0	100.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	16	9-7	56.0%
Betty Stove [NED]	19	44	24-20	54.5%	0	0-0	-	12	6-6	50.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	15	7-8	46.0%
Glynis Coles [GBR]	29	49	23-26	46.9%	3	0-3	0.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	21	10-11	47.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	14	8-6	57.0%
Michele Gurdal [BEL]	29	50	23-27	46.0%	0	0-0	-	9	1-8	11.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	28	14-14	50.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	5	2-3	40.0%
Janet Newberry [USA]	23	44	19-25	43.2%	1	0-1	0.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	20	9-11	45.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
6	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	5	1	83.3%	3
5	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova	4	1	80.0%	0
5	Evonne Goolagong	Kerry Reid	2	3	40.0%	0
5	Kerry Reid	Chris Evert	0	5	0.0%	2
5	Rosie Casals	Chris Evert	1	4	20.0%	1
4	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert	0	4	0.0%	3
4	Chris Evert	Betty Stove	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Evonne Goolagong	Helen Gourlay	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Evonne Goolagong	Olga Morozova	2	2	50.0%	1
4	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King	0	4	0.0%	1
4	Rosie Casals	Francoise Durr	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Sue Barker	Annette Coe	4	0	100.0%	2
4	Kerry Reid	Kazuko Sawamatsu	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Rosie Casals	Virginia Wade	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade	1	3	25.0%	0
4	Marina Kroschina	Elena Granaturovna	4	0	100.0%	3
4	Lesley Hunt	Chris Evert	0	4	0.0%	0
4	Evonne Goolagong	Jeanne Evert	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	3	1	75.0%	2

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Soviet Union	105	76	29	72.4%	10	5	5	50.0%	15	6	4	6	12
Argentina	81	48	33	59.3%	6	2	4	33.3%	7	1	2	3	11
Germany	172	95	77	55.2%	12	8	4	66.7%	20	3	4	5	25
Australia	587	323	264	55.0%	29	15	14	51.7%	85	11	14	23	75
United States	1079	563	516	52.2%	51	28	23	54.9%	597	26	23	45	200
France	192	99	93	51.6%	8	6	2	75.0%	9	2	3	4	22
Romania	75	38	37	50.7%	1	1	0	100.0%	9	2	2	4	9
United Kingdom	554	276	278	49.8%	32	15	17	46.9%	111	7	10	17	80
Netherlands	132	64	68	48.5%	2	0	2	0.0%	1	0	0	2	7
Japan	112	54	58	48.2%	2	2	0	100.0%	1	0	1	1	13
Belgium	85	40	45	47.1%	3	0	3	0.0%	0	0	0	2	5
Italy	58	25	33	43.1%	3	1	2	33.3%	1	0	1	3	10
South Africa	150	61	89	40.7%	4	0	4	0.0%	33	4	3	5	40
Sweden	110	40	70	36.4%	1	1	0	100.0%	3	1	2	3	12
Denmark	65	23	42	35.4%	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	1	3

 

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