Avon Championships of Boston 1979

Avon Championships of Boston 1979
date	3/12/1979 - 3/18/1979
Edition	5
navigation	1978  ◄  1979  ►  1980
WTA tour
venue	Boston United States
Tournament number	807
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner	Evonne Cawley
Last year's winner (double)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Winner	Dianne Fromholtz
Winner (doubles)	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Avon Championships of Boston were a women's tennis tournament in Boston . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from March 12th to 18th, 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert Quarter finals 02.  Dianne Fromholtz victory 03.  Greer Stevens Quarter finals 04th  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 06th  Kerry Reid Quarter finals 07th  Ann Kiyomura 1 round 08th.  Marise Kruger Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

P. Teeguarden

2

2

1

C. Evert

6th

6th

K. Teacher

6th

3

6th

K. Teacher

3

0

R. Tomanová

1

6th

1

1

C. Evert

3

1

8th

M. Kruger

4th

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

4th

1

8th

M. Kruger

2

2

T. Holladay

2

1

r

S. Barker

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

3

S. Barker

7th

6th

3

G. Stevens

6th

6th

5

V. Wade

6th

4th

P. Louie

2

1

3

G. Stevens

6th

6th

L. Hunt

6th

6th

L. Hunt

1

2

I. Kloss

2

4th

3

G. Stevens

4th

6th

5

V. Wade

6th

6th

5

V. Wade

6th

7th

M.-L. Piatek

1

2

5

V. Wade

6th

7th

R. Casals

6th

6th

R. Casals

3

5

J. Duvall

2

4th

S. Barker

2

6th

L. Seal

6th

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

7th

S. Collins

4th

2

L. Seal

2

5

R. Richards

2

4th

6th

K. Reid

6th

7th

6th

K. Reid

6th

6th

6th

K. Reid

6th

1

C. Stoll

5

0

4th

W. Turnbull

7th

6th

C. Meyer

7th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

5

D. Desfor

3

2

4th

W. Turnbull

7th

7th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

7th

2

1

B. Nagelsen

6th

6th

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

5

6th

6th

P. Medrado

7th

1

1

B. Nagelsen

5

2

M. Redondo

7th

7th

M. Redondo

7th

6th

7th

A. Kiyomura

6th

5

M. Redondo

1

2

A. Smith

4th

1

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

B. Stöve

6th

6th

B. Stöve

3

1

K. Latham

1

2

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Chris Evert Rosie Casals   1 round 02.  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   final 03.  Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve   Quarter finals 04th  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   victory

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert R. Casals

7th

6th

C. Meyer P. Teeguarden

6th

2

1

C. Evert R. Casals

I. Kloss G. Stevens

6th

6th

I. Kloss G. Stevens

B. Nagelsen R. Tomanová

2

4th

I. Kloss G. Stevens

5

1

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

3

6th

6th

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

7th

6th

R. Richards V. Wade

6th

4th

3

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

P. Louie M. Redondo

3

4th

M. Jaušovec A. Smith

M. Jaušovec A. Smith

6th

6th

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

T. Holladay K. Teacher

2

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

4th

2

D. Fromholtz, M. Kruger

w.

O.

D. Fromholtz, M. Kruger

6th

7th

L. Allen D. Desfor

3

1

3

F. Dürr B. Stöve

2

6th

3

F. Dürr B. Stöve

6th

6th

D. Fromholtz, M. Kruger

2

3

B. Jordan K. Latham

4th

5

2

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

L. Hunt H. Strachoňová

6th

7th

L. Hunt H. Strachoňová

0

3

M.-L. Piatek L. Siegel

2

4th

2

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

2

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Avon Championships of Boston 1979 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Avon Championships of Boston 1979 (English) on the ITF website