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1976 World Team Tennis season, the Glossary

The 1976 World Team Tennis season was the third season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.^[1]

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Ann Kiyomura

Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player.

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Arthur Ashe

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.

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Bangor Daily News

The Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper covering a large portion of central and eastern Maine, published six days per week in Bangor, Maine.

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Barbara Jordan (tennis)

Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player who won the 1979 Australian Open singles title.

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Beth Norton

Elizabeth Norton (born June 13, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Betty Stöve

Betty Flippina Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

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Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Billy Martin (tennis)

Billy Martin (born December 25, 1956) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Björn Borg

Björn Rune Borg (born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Boston Lobsters (1974–1978)

The Boston Lobsters were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT) founded by Dick and Ken Butera as the Philadelphia Freedoms.

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Brian Gottfried

Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired American tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career.

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Butch Walts

Butch Walts (born June 4, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Charlie Pasarell

Charles Manuel Pasarell Jr. (born February 12, 1944) is a Puerto Rican former tennis player, tennis administrator and founder of the current Indian Wells tournament.

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Chris Evert

Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Colin Dibley

Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) is a former tennis player from Australia.

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Cynthia Doerner

Cynthia Doerner (née Sieler) (born 11 February 1951) is an Australian former international tennis player.

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Daily Freeman

The Daily Freeman, situated in Kingston, New York, serves as the primary morning newspaper for Ulster County, as well as Greene County, Columbia County and Dutchess County.

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Danville Register & Bee

The Danville Register & Bee is a daily newspaper serving Danville, Virginia, United States.

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Dennis Ralston

Richard Dennis Ralston (July 27, 1942 – December 6, 2020) was an American professional tennis player whose active career spanned the 1960s and 1970s.

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Dianne Fromholtz

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (née Fromholtz; born 10 August 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No.

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Dick Stockton (tennis)

Richard "Dick" LaClede Stockton (born February 18, 1951) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Division (sport)

In sports, a division is a group of teams who compete against each other for a championship.

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Draft (sports)

A draft is a process used in some countries (especially in North America) and sports (especially in closed leagues) to allocate certain players to teams.

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Erik van Dillen (born February 21, 1951) is an American retired tennis player who played over 25 Grand Slam championships at Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. He was active from 1964 to 1982 and won 9 careers singles titles.

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Françoise Dürr

Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player.

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Fred Stolle

Frederick Sydney Stolle, AO (born 8 October 1938) is an Australian former amateur world No.

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Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

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Frew McMillan

Frew Donald McMillan (born 20 May 1942) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won five grand slam doubles titles including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games.

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Guillermo Vilas

Guillermo Vilas (born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

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Harold Solomon

Harold Solomon (born September 17, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player who played during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Hurricane Belle

Hurricane Belle was a strong tropical cyclone that caused moderate damage across the East Coast of the United States in August 1976.

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Ilie Năstase

Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (born 19 July 1946) is a Romanian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Indiana Loves (1974–1978)

The Indiana Loves were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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Janet Newberry

Janet Newberry (born August 6, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s.

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Janice Metcalf

Janice Metcalf (born July 10, 1952) is a retired American professional tennis player.

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Jeanne Evert

Jeanne Colette Dubin (nee Evert; October 5, 1957 – February 20, 2020) was an American professional tennis player and the younger sister of Chris Evert.

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Jeff Borowiak

Jeff Borowiak (born September 25, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career, reaching a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No.

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Jimmy Connors

James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

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John Alexander (Australian politician)

John Gilbert Alexander (born 4 July 1951), nicknamed JA, is an Australian former professional tennis player, sports broadcaster, and federal politician.

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Julie Anthony (tennis)

Julie Anthony (born January 13, 1948) is a former professional American tennis player of the 1970s.

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Julie Heldman

Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles.

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JW Marriott Essex House

The JW Marriott Essex House (commonly known as the Essex House) is a luxury hotel at 160 Central Park South in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the southern border of Central Park.

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Kazuko Sawamatsu

Kazuko Sawamatsu (沢松和子, born 5 January 1951) is a retired tennis player from Japan.

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Kingston, New York

Kingston is the only city in, and the county seat of, Ulster County, New York, United States.

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Lea Antonoplis

Lea Antonoplis (born January 20, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.

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Lele Forood

Lele Forood (born 10 September 1956) is the Peter and Helen Bing director of women's tennis at Stanford University.

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Linky Boshoff

Delina Ann Boshoff-Mortlock, commonly known as Linky Boshoff (born 12 November 1956), is a South African former professional tennis player.

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Los Angeles Strings (1974–1978)

The Los Angeles Strings were a team tennis franchise in World Team Tennis.

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Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes Corral (born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

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Marcie Louie

Marcelyn J. Louie (born 10 September 10, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Marie Pinterová

Marie Pinterová (née Neumannová, born 16 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player who played from 1969 to 1989.

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Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova (Martina Navrátilová;; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player.

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Mike Estep

Mike Estep (born July 19, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec (born 20 July 1956) is a retired Yugoslavian tennis player.

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Nancy Richey

Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is an American former tennis player.

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Nassau Coliseum

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City.

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Natasha Chmyreva

Natalya Yuryevna "Natasha" Chmyreva (Natalya Yuryevna Chmyryova; 28 May 1958 – 16 August 2015) was a Russian tennis player who won 1975 and 1976 Wimbledon girls' singles championships and 1975 US Open girls' singles championship.

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New Orleans Sun Belt Nets

The New Orleans Sun Belt Nets were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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New York Apples

The New York Apples were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Oakland Arena

Oakland Arena is an indoor arena located in Oakland, California, United States.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

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Observer–Reporter

The Observer–Reporter is a daily newspaper covering Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley in Pennsylvania, with some overlap into the South Hills of Pittsburgh in.

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Olga Morozova

Olga Vasilyevna Morozova (a; born 22 February 1949) is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.

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Onny Parun

Onny Parun (born 15 April 1947) is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1971 and 1972.

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Pam Teeguarden

Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975.

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Phil Dent

Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player.

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Phoenix Racquets

The Phoenix Racquets were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Triangles

The Pittsburgh Triangles were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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Professional sports

In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance.

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Raúl Ramírez

Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

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Raquel Giscafré

Raquel Giscafré (born 15 May 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

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Ray Ruffels

Raymond Owen "Ray" Ruffels (born 23 March 1946) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach.

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Rod Laver

Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player.

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Roscoe Tanner

Leonard Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player.

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San Diego Friars (1975–1978)

The San Diego Friars were an expansion franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT) founded in 1975.

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San Francisco Golden Gaters

The San Francisco Golden Gaters were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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Sandy Mayer

Alexander "Sandy" Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States.

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Sarasota Journal

The Sarasota Journal was an American daily newspaper published in Sarasota, Florida, from 1952 until 1982.

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Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September.

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Seattle Cascades

The Seattle Cascades were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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Sports league

A sports league is a group of individual athletes, sports teams or clubs who form a league to compete against each other and gain points in a specific sport.

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Stan Smith

Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Sue Barker

Susan Barker (born 19 April 1956) is a British former television presenter and professional tennis player.

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Team

A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.

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Team tennis

Team tennis is a tennis tournament which consist of matches between different groups of players each competing to win the tournament for their team.

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Tennis scoring system

The tennis scoring system is a standard widespread method for scoring tennis matches, including pick-up games.

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The Argus (Fremont)

The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California.

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The Journal News

The Journal News is a newspaper in New York State serving the New York counties of Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam, a region known as the Lower Hudson Valley.

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The Ledger

The Ledger is a daily newspaper serving Lakeland, Florida, and the Polk County area.

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The San Bernardino Sun

The San Bernardino Sun is a paid daily newspaper in San Bernardino County, California, headquartered in the city of San Bernardino.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tom Okker

Thomas Samuel Okker (nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman"; born 22 February 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Valerie Ziegenfuss

Valerie Jean Bradshaw (née Ziegenfuss; June 29, 1949) is an American former female professional tennis player.

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Víctor Pecci

Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.

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Virginia Wade

Sarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Wojciech Fibak

Wojciech Fibak (popularly Wojtek Fibak; born 30 August 1952) is a Polish former professional tennis player, entrepreneur, and art collector.

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World TeamTennis

World TeamTennis (WTT) was a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.

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Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York and the most-populous city in Westchester County.

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Zenda Liess

Zenda Liess (born December 12, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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1975 World Team Tennis season

The 1975 World Team Tennis season was the second season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. 1976 World Team Tennis season and 1975 World Team Tennis season are world TeamTennis seasons.

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1976 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. 1976 World Team Tennis season and 1976 Grand Prix (tennis) are 1976 in tennis.

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1976 WTA Tour

The 1976 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. 1976 World Team Tennis season and 1976 WTA Tour are 1976 in tennis.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_World_Team_Tennis_season

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