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The '''Toyota International Series''' <ref>World Tennis. United States: CBS Publications, 1982. Volume 30. Issues 1-6. page.40.</ref> was a professional women's tennis tour founded in 1977 as the '''Colgate International Series''' <ref>Women Sports. United States: Women Sports Publishing Company, 1977. page.45.</ref> it consisted of tournaments absorbed from the ] and included all those world wide events that were not part of the ] who's tournaments were mainly in the United States. The circuits seasonal ending championships were known as the ]. |
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The '''Toyota International Series''' <ref>World Tennis. United States: CBS Publications, 1982. Volume 30. Issues 1-6. page.40.</ref> was a professional women's tennis circuit founded in 1977 as the '''Colgate International Series''' <ref>Women Sports. United States: Women Sports Publishing Company, 1977. page.45.</ref> it consisted of tournaments absorbed from the ] and included all those world wide events that were not part of the ] who's tournaments were mainly in the United States. In 1979 it was renamed as the '''Colgate Series'''. <ref>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook|year=1980|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362020120|oclc=237184610|pages=137, 140|editor=]}}</ref> In 1981 the ] took over sponsorship of the circuit from the ] where it resumed under it's last title name until 1982. |
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The circuits seasonal ending finals were known as the ] then later the ]. |
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In 1983 it was merged into a single women's premier global tour called ]. |
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In 1983 it was merged into a single women's premier global tour called ]. |
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It was administered by the ]. In 1990 the VS World Championships Series became known as the ], today known as the ]. |
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It was administered by the ]. In 1990 the VS World Championships Series became known as the ], today known as the ]. |
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These events were the fall season finales of the Colgate Series, then later Toyota International Series circuits. They operated in much the same way as the men's ] which also had seasonal ] held in the fall or winter. |
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==Circuit tournaments== |
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These events were the fall season finales of the Colgate Series, then later Toyota International Series circuits. They operated in much the same way as the men's WCT Circuit which also had seasonal WCT Finals held in the fall or winter.