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An asterisk (*) denotes a tournament title for Chris.
Court surface and seedings listed where available.
Number in [brackets] denotes opponent’s tournament seeding.
Number in (parens) denotes number of points earned by the loser of a tiebreak.
Tournament titles: 4
Match Record: 47-7
Fort Lauderdale Invitational (Jan. 17-23 ; Fort Lauderdale, FL, clay) : 1R def. Bonnie Smith 6-1, 6-1; SF defaulted to Janet Haas
* Women’s International (Feb. 1-6; Fort Lauderdale, FL, clay, seeded 3): 1R def. Corinne Molesworth 6-2, 6-3; 2R def. Helga Niessen Masthoff 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Kerry Melville 6-3, 6-1; SF def. Judy Tegart Dalton 6-1, 6-3; F def. Billie Jean King [1] 6-1, 6-0
Virginia Slims of Washington, D.C. (Feb. 21-27; Bethesda, MD, indoor, seeded 2): 2R def. Karen Krantzcke 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Wendy Overton 6-2, 6-4; SF def. Rosemary Casals 6-4, 6-3; F lost to Nancy Richey Gunter 7-6 (1), 6-2
Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Classic (Mar. 7-12; Dallas, TX, indoor, seeded 5): 1R def. Cynthia Sieler 6-2, 6-4; 2R def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-0, 6-3; QF lost to Billie Jean King [4] 6-7, 6-3, 7-5
Caribe Hilton Tournament (Mar. 27-Apr. 2; San Juan, PR, hard): 2R def. Wendy Gilchrist 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Kerry Melville 6-2, 6-4; SF def. Rosemary Casals 6-1, 7-5; F lost to Nancy Richey Gunter 6-1, 6-3
Virginia Slims Masters (Apr. 11-16; St. Petersburg, FL, clay, seeded 4): 1R def. Pam Austin 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Corinne Molesworth 6-2, 6-4; QF def. Karen Krantzcke 6-1, 6-7, 6-1; SF def. Billie Jean King [1] 6-2, 6-3; F lost to Nancy Richey Gunter 6-3, 6-4
Wightman Cup (June 16-17; All-England Club at Wimbledon, grass): def. Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-4; def. Joyce Williams 6-2, 6-3. U.S. def. Great Britain 5-2.
* Rothman’s Queen’s Club Tournament (June 19-24; London, England, grass, seeded 1): 1R def. Marina Kroshina 6-4, 6-1; 2R def. Jackie Fayter 6-4, 6-1; QF def. Esme Emanuel 6-3, 6-0; SF def. Wendy Overton 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; F def. Karen Krantzcke 6-4, 6-0
All-England Championships (June 26-July 7; Wimbledon, England, grass, seeded 4): 1R def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; 2R def. Janet Newberry 6-3, 6-0; 3R def. Mary Ann Eisel 8-6, 8-6; 4R def. Julie Anthony 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Patti Hogan 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; SF lost to Evonne Goolagong [1] 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Bonne Bell Cup, U.S. vs. Australia (July 28-30; Cleveland, OH, hard): def. Margaret Court 6-3, 6-3; def. Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Australia def. U.S. 5-2
* United States Clay Court Championships (Aug. 7-13; Indianapolis, IN, clay, seeded 2): 1R def. Lany Kaligis 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Corinne Molesworth 6-3, 6-0; QF def. Lesley Hunt 6-1, 6-0; SF def. Margaret Court [3] 6-3, 7-6; F def. Evonne Goolagong [1] 7-6 (2), 6-1
Virginia Slims of Newport (Aug 21-27; Newport, RI, seeded 2): 1R def. Kerry Harris 6-1, 6-4; 2R def. Laura Rossouw 6-2, 6-4; QF def. Wendy Overton 6-1, 7-6; SF lost to Margaret Court [6] 6-3, 6-0 (def. Julie Heldman 6-1, 6-0, third-place match)
United States Open Championships (August 27-Sept. 9; Forest Hills, NY, grass, seeded 3): 1R def. Laurie Tenney 6-1, 6-1; 2R def. Marita Redondo 6-1, 6-2; 3R def. Julie Heldman 6-1, 6-2; QF def. Olga Morozova 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1); SF lost to Kerry Melville [9] 6-4, 6-2
* Virginia Slims Championships (Oct 11-15; Boca Raton, FL, clay, seeded 4): 1R def. Laurie Fleming 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Karen Krantzcke 6-2, 6-2; SF def. Billie Jean King [1] 6-4, 6-2; F def. Kerry Melville [5] 7-5, 6-4