Toyota International Series
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| Duration | 1977–1982 |
| Edition | 1-6 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
The Toyota International Series was a professional women's tennis circuit administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was founded in 1977 as the Colgate International Series 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 whose tournaments were mainly in the United States. In 1979 it was renamed as the Colgate Series. 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.
The circuits seasonal finales were known as the Colgate Series Championships then later the Toyota Championships.
In 1983 it was merged into a single women's top tier 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.