1979 Avon Championships
| 1979 Avon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21–25[1] |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Draw | 8S / 4D |
| Prize money | $275,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 53,912 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Martina Navratilova[2] | |
| Doubles | |
| Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve[1] | |
The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 1979 WTA Tour.[1] It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[1][3]
First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[4]
For the first time since 1975, the doubles tournament at the WTA Finals was played separately from the WTA Doubles Championships which took place two weeks later in Japan, although by strange coincidence the final that year featured the same two pairings, the same outcome and almost the same scoreline (7–5, 7–6(9–7)).
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.
- It was Navratilova's 5th singles title of the year and the 29th of her career.
Doubles
Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve defeated Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3).
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "1979 Avon Championships" (PDF). WTATour.com.
- ^ "Martina claims battle and war". Sarasota Journal. March 26, 1979. p. 3C – via Google News Archive.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 183–185, 187. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 525.