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The Toyota International Series [1] was a professional women's tennis circuit administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was founded in 1977 as the Colgate International Series [2] it consisted of tournaments absorbed from the ILTF Women's International Grand Prix and included all those worldwide 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.[3] In 1981 the Toyota Motor Corporation took over sponsorship of the circuit from the Colgate-Palmolive Company where it resumed under its last title name until 1982.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1977–1982 |
| Edition | 1-6 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
The circuits seasonal ending finals were known as the Colgate Series Championships then later 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.
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.
Note: Official named events are listed some by their sponsored names.
The main sponsors of this circuit included;
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