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Colgate International Series
The Toyota International Series was a professional women's tennis circuit administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was founded in 1977 as the Colgate International Series it consisted of tournaments absorbed from the ILTF Women's International Grand Prix and included all those worldwide events that were not part of the Virginia Slims Circuit whose tournaments were mainly in the United States. In 1979 it was renamed as the Colgate Series. In 1981 the Toyota Motor Corporation took over sponsorship of the circuit from the Colgate-Palmolive Company where it resumed under its last title name until 1982. The circuits seasonal finales were known as the Colgate Series Championships then later the Toyota Championships. In 1983 it was merged into a single women's top tier global tour called Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was administered by the Women's Tennis Association. In 1990 the VS World Championships Series became known as the WTA World Tour, today known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing. The Women's Tennis Association was founded in June 1973 by Billie Jean King, and traces its origins to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, sponsored by Joe Cullman, CEO of Philip Morris, and held on 23 September 1970 at the Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Rosie Casals won this first event. When the Women's Tennis Association was founded, Billie Jean King was one of nine players that comprised the WTA, also referred to as the Original 9, that included Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Judy Dalton, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
