1977 Colgate Brazil Open – Singles

February 2026 1977 Colgate Brazil Open USA Billie Jean King NED Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–4 32 8 1st singles doubles WTA Brasil Open 1984 Santista Textile Open – Singles Billie Jean King won the 1977 Colgate Brazil Open singles title, defeating Betty Stöve in the final, 6–1, 6–4.24 October 1977 Victory for Mrs. King (Published 1977) https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/24/archives/victory-for-mrs-king.html live https://archive.today/20250922161831/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/24/archives/victory-for-mrs-king.html 22 September 2025 22 September 2025 nytimes.com NY Times enSao Paulo (17 Oct to 23 Oct 1977) - Singles - Main Draw - (Hard - Outdoor) https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/draws-and-results/print/?tournamentId=1020001049&circuitCode=WT&matchTypeCode=S&eventClassificationCode=M live https://archive.today/20250922073807/https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/draws-and-results/print/?tournamentId=1020001049&circuitCode=WT&matchTypeCode=S&eventClassificationCode=M 22 September 2025 2025-07-29 www.itftennis.com Seeds 1USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) 2NLD Betty Stöve (final) 3USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) 4AUS Dianne Balestrat (semifinals) 5AUS Kerry Reid (semifinals) 6USA Billie Jean King (champion) 7AUS Wendy Turnbull (first round) 8USA Kristien Shaw (second round) Draw First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA M. Navratilova 7 7 Q USA R. Richards 6 6   DEU I. Riedel 6 3 0   USA L. duPont 4 6 6 6 USA B. J. King 6 6 ROU F. Mihai 2 4   CSK R. Tomanová 7 6   ROU V. Ruzici 5 1 4 AUS D. Fromholtz 6 6 Q USA M. Struthers 2 2   URY F. Bonicelli 7 6   BRA G. Langela 5 1 7 AUS W. Turnbull 5 2 AUS H. Cawley 7 6 USA B. Nagelsen 1 6 6 Q USA B. Bruning 6 4 0   FRA F. Dürr 1 0   USA T. Holladay 6 6 USA J. Russell 1 2 5 AUS K. Reid 6 6   USA P. Teeguarden 3 7 6   USA M. Harper 6 5 1 Q USA C.-A. Thomas 3 2 3 USA R. Casals 6 6   BRA P. Medrado 1 3   USA S. Walsh 6 6 AUS C. Doerner 5 6 0r 8 USA K. Shaw 7 2 1   BRA M. Bueno 6 6   DEU K. Ebbinghaus 0 2 USA J. Anthony 6 3 4 2 NLD B. Stöve 3 6 6 1 USA M. Navratilova 6 6 USA L. duPont 3 1 6 USA B. J. King 6 6 CSK R. Tomanová 2 0 4 AUS D. Fromholtz 6 6 URY F. Bonicelli 1 2 AUS H. Cawley 6 0 5 USA B. Nagelsen 4 6 7 USA T. Holladay 1 0 r 5 AUS K. Reid 6 1 USA P. Teeguarden 6 5 3 USA R. Casals 7 7 USA S. Walsh 3 6 7 8 USA K. Shaw 6 3 5 BRA M. Bueno 3 0 2 NLD B. Stöve 6 6 1 USA M. Navratilova 2 6 4 6 USA B. J. King 6 3 6 4 AUS D. Fromholtz 6 6 USA B. Nagelsen 3 3 5 AUS K. Reid 4 6 6 3 USA R. Casals 6 2 4 USA S. Walsh 2 1 2 NLD B. Stöve 6 6 6 USA B. J. King 6 6 4 AUS D. Fromholtz 3 3 5 AUS K. Reid 4 6 1 2 NLD B. Stöve 6 3 6 6 USA B. J. King 6 6 2 NLD B. Stöve 1 4 References External links 1977 Colgate Brazil Open Draw 1977 Colgate Brazil Open – Singles Category:1977 WTA Tour Category:1977 in Brazilian tennis