1971 BMC Invitational
The 1971 BMC Invitational, also known as the British Motor Cars Invitational, was a women's tennis tournament that took place on indoor carpet courts at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco in the United States. It was the initial tournament of the 1971 WT Women's Pro Tour and as such was the first all-female professional tournament as part of a women's tennis tour.[1][2] The event was held from January 6 through January 9, 1971. The final drew an attendance of 3,100 spectators who saw first-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title .[3][4]
1971 British Motor Cars Invitational | |
---|---|
Date | January 6–9 |
Edition | 1st |
Category | WT Women's Pro Tour |
Prize money | $15,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Sportface) / indoor |
Location | San Francisco, United States |
Venue | Civic Auditorium |
Champions | |
Singles | |
![]() | |
Doubles | |
![]() ![]() |
Finals
Singles
Doubles
Prize money
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 |
Singles [3] | $4,300 | $2,500 | $1,400 | $1,000 | $600 | $300 |
---|
gollark: ```rustimpl Monad<T> for Burrito<T> {}```
gollark: ```haskellclass Monad monadic where (>>=) :: monadic apples -> (apples -> monadic burritos) -> monadic burritos return :: burritos -> monadic burritos```
gollark: Anyone can invent monads. They are simply burritos.
gollark: It's not the dual of monad. It'd be the same as monads, but backwards, so nobody is scared by it.
gollark: Nobody will notice.
References
- "Rich net tour opens". Independent Press-Telegram. January 3, 1971. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bank of West Classic reaches 40 years". CNN. July 27, 2010.
- John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 81–82.
- John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 155, 157. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.