Virginia Slims of Washington 1977

Virginia Slims of Washington 1977
date	3.1.1977 - 9.1.1977
Edition	6th
navigation	1976  ◄  1977  ►  1978
WTA tour
venue	Washington, DC United States
Tournament number	704
category	Virginia Slims Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner	Chris Evert
Last year's winner (double)	Olga Morosowa Virginia Wade
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
As of August 10, 2018

The 1977 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament in Washington, DC. The carpet court tournament was part of the 1977 WTA Tour and took place from January 3-9, 1977.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert final 02.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 03.  Martina Navrátilová victory 04th  Betty Stöve Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 05.  Sue Barker Quarter finals 06th  Mima Jaušovec 2nd round 07th  Françoise Dürr Quarter finals 08th.  Greer Stevens Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals							final
	1	Chris Evert	6th	6th
		Wendy Turnbull	3	1
								1	Chris Evert	2	3
								3	Martina Navrátilová	6th	6th
	3	Martina Navrátilová	7th	6th
	2	Virginia Wade	6th	0

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

K. May

4th

3

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

J. Russell

3

4th

J. Russell

bye

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

5

S. Barker

1

2

5

S. Barker

6th

6th

B. Norton

2

2

5

S. Barker

6th

6th

I. Bentzer

1

4th

I. Bentzer

6th

6th

F. Mihai

4th

0

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

B. Stöve

7th

6th

R. Tomanová

6th

4th

4th

B. Stöve

0

2

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

W. Turnbull

7th

6th

B. Cuypers

6th

4th

B. Norton

2

2

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

8th

G. Stevens

3

6th

6th

M. Simionescu

6th

6th

M. Simionescu

6th

0

2

N. Ornstein

4th

3

B. Norton

6th

4th

6th

8th

G. Stevens

1

6th

2

B. Norton

3

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura

6th

3

1

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

L. duPont

6th

6th

3

C. Meyer

7th

1

6th

C. Meyer

5

3

7th

F. Dürr

7th

6th

V. goat foot

3

6th

7th

F. Dürr

6th

7th

7th

F. Dürr

1

1

3

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

I. Kloss

1

4th

K. Shaw

6th

6th

K. Shaw

6th

4th

3

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

M. Harper

1

3

3

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

M. Struthers

2

1

W. Overton

6th

6th

W. Overton

4th

1

J. Newberry

6th

6th

J. Newberry

4th

7th

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

5

2

J. Newberry

3

5

2

V. Wade

6th

7th

C. Doerner

6th

2

3

L. Boshoff

3

6th

6th

L. Boshoff

0

2

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

J. Anthony

2

3

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve   victory 02.  Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss   1 round 03.  Françoise Dürr Ann Kiyomura   Semifinals 04th  Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Navrátilová B. Stöve

F. Mihai R. Tomanová

1

M. Navrátilová B. Stöve

7th

7th

J. Newberry J. Russell

6th

6th

J. Newberry J. Russell

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

1

3

1

M. Navrátilová B. Stöve

6th

3

7th

4th

L. duPont W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

L. duPont W. Turnbull

4th

6th

5

I. Bentzer M. Simionescu

2

1

4th

L. duPont W. Turnbull

4th

7th

6th

B. Cuypers C. Doerner

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O.

B. Cuypers C. Doerner

6th

5

3

N. Tschmyrjowa O. Morosowa

1

M. Navrátilová B. Stöve

7th

6th

C. Meyer B. Norton

6th

4th

5

K. Shaw V. Ziegenfuss

5

2

K. Kuykendall M. Harper

4th

6th

7th

K. Kuykendall M. Harper

0

3

K. May W. Overton

6th

3

3

F. Dürr A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

3

F. Dürr A. Kiyomura

7th

6th

3

F. Dürr A. Kiyomura

3

4th

N. Ornstein M. Struthers

3

6th

1

K. Shaw V. Ziegenfuss

6th

6th

K. Shaw V. Ziegenfuss

6th

4th

6th

K. Shaw V. Ziegenfuss

6th

6th

S. Barker G. Stevens

6th

7th

S. Barker G. Stevens

3

3

2

L. Boshoff I. Kloss

3

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Virginia Slims of Washington 1977 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Virginia Slims of Washington 1977 on the ITF website