1970 Virginia Slims Circuit

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:tennis_player
gptkbp:award	$7,500 per tournament (approximate)
gptkbp:endDate	1970-08-23
gptkbp:finalMatch	gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:firstRace	gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:followedBy	1971 Virginia Slims Circuit
gptkbp:gender	women's
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first women's professional tennis tour
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1970 Virginia Slims Circuit
gptkbp:legacy	led to formation of WTA Tour
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	significant for women's sports
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Kristy_Pigeon gptkb:Nancy_Richey gptkb:Peaches_Bartkowicz gptkb:Valerie_Ziegenfuss gptkb:Karen_Krantzcke gptkb:Margaret_Court gptkb:Virginia_Wade gptkb:Rosie_Casals gptkb:Judy_Dalton gptkb:Kerry_Melville gptkb:Evonne_Goolagong gptkb:Françoise_Dürr gptkb:Julie_Heldman gptkb:Ann_Jones gptkb:Gail_Chanfreau gptkb:Carole_Graebner Billie Jean King Jane Bartkowicz Helga Niessen Lesley Hunt Mary-Ann Eisel Patricia Walkden
gptkbp:numberOfRaces	8
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Gladys_Heldman
gptkbp:precededBy	none
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Original_9
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Virginia_Slims
gptkbp:sport	tennis
gptkbp:startDate	1970-05-07
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Women's_Tennis
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7