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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. The circuits seasonal ending finals were known as the ]. | 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'''. In 1981 the ] took over sponsorship of the circuit from the ] where it resumed under it's last title name until 1982. | ||
| The circuits seasonal ending finals were known as the ]. | |||
| In 1983 it was merged into a single women's premier global tour called ]. | In 1983 it was merged into a single women's premier global tour called ]. | ||
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| Duration | 1977–1982 |
| Edition | 1-6 |
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The Toyota International Series was a professional women's tennis circuit 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 world wide events that were not part of the Virginia Slims Circuit who's 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 it's last title name until 1982.
The circuits seasonal ending finals were known as the Toyota Championships.
In 1983 it was merged into a single women's premier 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 as the WTA Tour.
Tournaments
Season ending finals
- Colgate International Series Championships (1977-78)
- Colgate Series Championships (1979-80)
- Toyota Championships (1981-82)
1976-77
- Atlanta Women's Tennis Classic
- Borniquen Tennis Classic
- Canadian Open
- Charlotte Tennis Classic
- Colgate Inaugural
- Colgate International Championships
- Dewar Cup Finals
- Family Circle Cup
- Florida Federal Open
- German Open
- Italian Open
- New South Wales Open
- South African Open
- Thunderbird Classic
- Toray Sillook Open
- Toyota Women's Classic
- U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships
- WTA Brazil Open
Circuit names
- Colgate International Series (1977-1978)
- Colgate Series (1979-1980)
- Toyota International Series (1981-1982)
Sponsors
The main sponsors of this circuit included;
- Colgate-Palmolive Company (1977-80)
- Toyota Motor Corporation (1981-82)
References
- World Tennis. United States: CBS Publications, 1982. Volume 30. Issues 1-6. page.40.
- Women Sports. United States: Women Sports Publishing Company, 1977. page.45.
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