1977 Colgate Series Championships

The 1977 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

[1] The top eight singles players and top four doubles teams, in terms of Colgate Series ranking points, qualified for the event.

First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.

With a total prize money of $250,000 it was the richest women's tournament to date.

[2][3][4] Chris Evert defeated Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2 Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley / Joanne Russell 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 Doubles prize money is per team.