Avon Championships of Dallas 1979

Avon Championships of Dallas 1979
date	February 26, 1979 - March 4, 1979
Edition	8th
navigation	1978  ◄  1979  ►  1980
WTA tour
venue	Dallas United States
Tournament number	802
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	64E / 32D
Prize money	US $ 200,000
Last year's winner	Evonne Cawley
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament in Dallas . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from February 26th to March 4th 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Chris Evert final 03.  Tracy Austin Semifinals 04th  Dianne Fromholtz Quarter finals 05.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 06th  Kerry Reid 1 round 07th  Marise Kruger Round of 16 08th.  Kathy May-Teacher Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Kathy Jordan 1 round 10.  Anne Smith 1 round 11.  Sue Barker Quarter finals 12.  Terry Holladay Round of 16 13.  Renée Richards 1 round 14th  Mima Jaušovec Round of 16 15th  Ilana Kloss Round of 16 16.  Marita Redondo 1 round

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

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Martina Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

Tracy Austin

3

1

1

Martina Navrátilová

6th

6th

2

Chris Evert

4th

4th

5

Virginia Wade

2

6th

1

2

Chris Evert

6th

4th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

B. Nagelsen

5

0

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

K. McDaniel

7th

7th

K. McDaniel

1

0

J. Newberry

5

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

16

M. Redondo

2

5

C. Stoll

0

0

K. Latham

6th

7th

K. Latham

2

3

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

6th

C. Stoll

6th

6th

C. Stoll

7th

3

7th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

7th

M. Kruger

6th

6th

6th

S. Margolin

2

1

L. duPont

7th

3

4th

7th

M. Kruger

4th

6th

6th

J. Duvall

6th

4th

6th

J. Duvall

6th

2

3

P. Louie

3

6th

4th

7th

M. Kruger

1

2

10

A. Smith

4th

3

S. Margolin

6th

6th

F. Dürr

6th

6th

F. Dürr

2

1

OLD

S. Stap

3

3

S. Margolin

6th

6th

S. Margolin

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

H. Strachoňová

3

0

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

R. Fox

6th

6th

R. Fox

1

2

R. Blount

2

3

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

14th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

14th

M. Jaušovec

2

1

R. Gerulaitis

3

1

14th

M. Jaušovec

7th

6th

L. Doherty

1

0

N. Yeargin

5

4th

N. Yeargin

6th

6th

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

6th

K. Reid

2

4th

R. Tomanová

4th

2

L. Seal

6th

6th

L. Seal

6th

0

L. Hunt

4th

2

R. Tomanová

7th

6th

R. Tomanová

6th

6th

R. Tomanová

6th

7th

12

T. Holladay

6th

6th

12

T. Holladay

3

5

H. Mandlíková

3

4th

12

T. Holladay

5

6th

6th

J. Harrington

3

1

I. Budařová

7th

4th

1

I. Budařová

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

A. Stewart

3

6th

2

C. Meyer

6th

4th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

0

0

9

K. Jordan

0

2

C. Meyer

2

4th

L. Antonoplis

6th

7th

5

V. Wade

6th

6th

B. Jordan

4th

6th

L. Antonoplis

2

6th

B.-A. Stuart

3

3

5

V. Wade

6th

7th

5

V. Wade

6th

6th

5

V. Wade

6th

5

6th

J. Hepner

1

6th

6th

4th

D. Fromholtz

1

7th

2

K. Sands

6th

3

2

J. Hepner

3

0

R. Casals

6th

2

6th

R. Casals

6th

6th

13

R. Richards

4th

6th

2

R. Casals

3

1

D. Desfor

6th

6th

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

P. Medrado

4th

1

D. Desfor

2

2

M. Harper

1

3

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

B. Bunge

3

6th

6th

L. Rowley

6th

3

4th

B. Bunge

4th

5

Y. Vermaak

2

3

11

S. Barker

6th

7th

11

S. Barker

6th

6th

11

S. Barker

6th

6th

M. Blackwood

4th

7th

6th

8th

K. May-Teacher

1

2

B. Hallquist

6th

5

3

M. Blackwood

6th

3

S. Walsh

2

6th

5

8th

K. May-Teacher

7th

6th

8th

K. May-Teacher

6th

4th

7th

11

S. Barker

4th

4th

N. Bohm

6th

6th

7th

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

M.-I. Fernández

3

7th

6th

N. Bohm

6th

4th

3

D. Gilbert

6th

1

15th

I. Kloss

2

6th

6th

15th

I. Kloss

7th

6th

15th

I. Kloss

1

1

L. Allen

6th

1

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

S. Stap

3

6th

2

L. Allen

4th

0

W. Barlow

2

1

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

2

C. Evert

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Chris Evert Rosie Casals   final 02.  Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith   victory 03.  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   Semifinals 04th  Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh   Quarter finals 06th  Pam Shriver Janet Newberry   Round of 16 07th  Virginia Wade Renée Richards   Quarter finals 08th.  Mima Jaušovec Betty-Ann Stuart   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 R. Casals

6th

6th

V. Ziegenfuss L. duPont

2

4th

1

C. Evert R. Casals

7th

6th

L. Siegel M.-L. Piatek

6th

6th

L. Siegel M.-L. Piatek

5

0

S. Stap S. Stap

4th

4th

1

C. Evert R. Casals

3

6th

7th

7th

V. Wade R. Richards

6th

6th

7th

V. Wade R. Richards

6th

0

5

M. Pinterova A. Stewart

0

0

7th

V. Wade R. Richards

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková R. Tomanová

3

0

K. Sands L. Rowley

1

0

K. Sands L. Rowley

6th

6th

1

C. Evert R. Casals

1

6th

7th

4th

F. Dürr B. Stöve

6th

6th

4th

F. Dürr B. Stöve

6th

3

6th

P. Medrado C. Stoll

1

3

4th

F. Dürr B. Stöve

7th

6th

B. Jordan K. Latham

w.

O.

B. Jordan K. Latham

6th

3

M.-I. Fernández S. Margolin

4th

F. Dürr B. Stöve

6th

6th

6th

P. Shriver J. Newberry

6th

6th

C. Meyer J. Duvall

3

4th

R. Blount H. Strachoňová

4th

4th

6th

P. Shriver J. Newberry

4th

3

I. Budařová N. Bohm

4th

0

C. Meyer J. Duvall

6th

6th

C. Meyer J. Duvall

6th

6th

1

C. Evert R. Casals

6th

2

T. Holladay L. Allen

7th

4th

3

2

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

7th

6th

R. Maršíková M. Redondo

5

6th

6th

R. Maršíková M. Redondo

2

1

r

D. Fromholtz K. May-Teacher

3

4th

5

L. Hunt S. Walsh

6th

2

5

L. Hunt S. Walsh

6th

6th

5

L. Hunt S. Walsh

4th

1

D. Desfor B. Hallquist

7th

6th

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

B. Bunge P. Louie

6th

2

D. Desfor B. Hallquist

5

2

M. Harper L. Doherty

4th

0

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

7th

6th

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

4th

M. Blackwood K. Ruddell

3

0

2

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

7th

6th

K. Jordan K. McDaniel

6th

6th

K. Jordan K. McDaniel

6th

Y. Vermaak L. Antonoplis

6th

3

5

8th

M. Jaušovec B.-A. Stuart

1

r

8th

M. Jaušovec B.-A. Stuart

3

6th

7th

K. Jordan K. McDaniel

4th

3

N. Yeargin R. Fox

5

6th

3

2

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

6th

6th

M. Carillo S. Acker

7th

3

6th

M. Carillo S. Acker

5

2

I. Kloss W. Barlow

2

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

7th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová A. Smith

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 Dallas 1979 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Avon Championships of Dallas 1979 (English) on the ITF website