Toyota Championships
| Colgate Series Championships Toyota Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Colgate Series (1977-81, Toyota Championships (1981-82 |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1977-82) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Abolished | 1982 |
| Location | Palm Springs, Washington DC, East Rutherford, USA |
| Surface | Hard, Carpet |
The Colgate Series Championships, later named the Toyota Championships were the finales in an annual series of professional tennis tournaments for women from 1977 through 1982. The championships were discontinued when Virginia Slims became the year-round sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association Tour in 1983.
Results
Singles
| Series Year | Series-Ending Tournament | Location | Surface | Champion | Runner-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard |  Chris Evert | Billie Jean King | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1978 | Colgate Series Championships | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Hard | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Colgate Series Championships | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Tracy Austin | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1980 | Colgate Series Championships | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet | Tracy Austin | Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1982 | Toyota Series Championships | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Series Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Françoise Dürr  Virginia Wade |  Helen Gourlay Cawley Joanne Russell | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Kerry Melville Reid | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Rosemary Casals | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6–4, 7–5 |
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