Phoenix 1977

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WTA WTA Tour Hard Start: Oct 10, 1977 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Billie Jean King

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Renee Richards 6 6

Joanne Russell 3 3

5 Kerry Reid 6 6

Cynthia Doerner 3 1

4 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6

Marise Kruger 4 1

7 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Virginia Ruzici 0 2

6 Billie Jean King 6 6

Laura Dupont 3 3

3 Rosie Casals 7 6

Helen Gourlay 6 3

8 Tracy Austin 6 6

Mary Struthers 4 1

2 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Jeanne Evert 0 2

Quarterfinal

Renee Richards 7 4

5 Kerry Reid 6 1

7 Wendy Turnbull 2 7 6

4 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6 2

6 Billie Jean King 4 6 6

3 Rosie Casals 6 4 3

2 Martina Navratilova 6 6

8 Tracy Austin 1 1

Semifinal

7 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Renee Richards 2 2

6 Billie Jean King 7 4 6

2 Martina Navratilova 6 6 4

Final

6 Billie Jean King 1 6 6

7 Wendy Turnbull 6 1 0

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Joanne Russell	Mary Hamm	6-3	6-7	7-5
Renee Richards	Betsy Nagelsen	6-3	6-1	·
Kerry Reid	Pam Teeguarden	6-4	6-3	·
Cynthia Doerner	Kristien Shaw	6-2	6-2	·
Dianne Fromholtz	Linky Boshoff	6-3	6-3	·
Marise Kruger	Marcie Louie	6-4	6-0	·
Wendy Turnbull	Florenta Mihai	6-2	6-0	·
Virginia Ruzici	Sharon Walsh Pete	6-4	6-3	·
Laura Dupont	Janet Newberry	6-2	6-3	·
Billie Jean King	Kathy Kuykendall	6-3	6-3	·
Helen Gourlay	Iris Riedel Kuhn	6-4	6-2	·
Rosie Casals	Renata Tomanova	4-6	6-1	6-4
Mary Struthers	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	6-4	5-7	6-2
Tracy Austin	Francoise Durr	6-0	6-3	·
Jeanne Evert	Carrie Meyer	6-7	6-3	6-1
Martina Navratilova	Kate Latham	6-2	6-3	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Billie Jean King	USA	Winner
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Final
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Semifinal
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Semifinal
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Rosie Casals	USA	Quarterfinal
	Tracy Austin	USA	Quarterfinal
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Round of 16
HG	Helen Gourlay	AUS	Round of 16
JE	Jeanne Evert	USA	Round of 16
JR	Joanne Russell	USA	Round of 16
LD	Laura Dupont	USA	Round of 16
MK	Marise Kruger	RSA	Round of 16
MS	Mary Struthers	USA	Round of 16
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 16
AH	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	USA	Round of 32
BN	Betsy Nagelsen	USA	Round of 32
CM	Carrie Meyer	USA	Round of 32
FM	Florenta Mihai	ROU	Round of 32
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Round of 32
IK	Iris Riedel Kuhn	FRG	Round of 32
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Round of 32
KL	Kate Latham	USA	Round of 32
KK	Kathy Kuykendall	USA	Round of 32
KS	Kristien Shaw	USA	Round of 32
LB	Linky Boshoff	RSA	Round of 32
ML	Marcie Louie	USA	Round of 32
MH	Mary Hamm	USA	Round of 32
	Pam Teeguarden	USA	Round of 32
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Round of 32
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Round of 32