1977 Virginia Slims of Chicago

The 1977 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago in the United States that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 7 through February 13, 1977. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles	$20,000	$10,000	$5,800	$5,000	$2,500	$1,375	$775

^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 267–268.
John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 183. ISBN 9780354090391.

v t e 1977 WTA Tour « 1976 1978 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (Jan) (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (Dec) (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Detroit (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) San Juan (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Surbiton (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)