1977 Virginia Slims of Florida
# 1977 Virginia Slims of Florida

The 1977 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida, United States, that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from January 10 through January 16, 1977. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

## Finals

### Singles

Chris Evert defeated Margaret Court 6–3, 6–4

* It was Evert's 1st singles title of the year and the 68th of her career.

### Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve defeated Rosie Casals / Chris Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Prelim. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | $20,000 | $10,500 | $5,800 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,375 | $775 | $400 |
