Avon Championships of Detroit 1979

Avon Championships of Detroit 1979
date	February 19, 1979 - February 25, 1979
Edition	7th
navigation	1978  ◄  1979  ►  1980
WTA tour
venue	Detroit United States
Tournament number	427
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 14D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Winner	Wendy Turnbull
Winner (doubles)	Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Avon Championships of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament in Detroit . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from February 19-25, 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 02.  Dianne Fromholtz Quarter finals 03.  Greer Stevens Round of 16 04th  Virginia Wade Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 05.  Wendy Turnbull victory 06th  Ann Kiyomura Quarter finals 07th  Virginia Ruzici final 08th.  Anne Smith Quarter finals

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

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

R. Blount

1

1

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

K. Latham

6th

6th

K. Latham

3

4th

K. McDaniel

3

0

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

8th

A. Smith

6th

1

6th

8th

A. Smith

2

1

J. Duvall

4th

6th

4th

8th

A. Smith

1

7th

6th

M. Redondo

7th

6th

M. Redondo

6th

5

0

L. Allen

6th

3

1

M. Navrátilová

4th

6th

4th

3

G. Stevens

6th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

6th

1

6th

T. Holladay

4th

1

3

G. Stevens

2

2

M. Jaušovec

6th

3

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

N. Bohm

1

6th

2

M. Jaušovec

2

2

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

3

2

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

B. Stöve

6th

4th

4th

M. Harper

1

2

M. Harper

3

6th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

7th

1

7th

H. Mandlíková

5

3

7th

V. Ruzici

5

6th

6th

R. Richards

7th

6th

R. Richards

7th

3

4th

B.-A. Stuart

6th

2

4th

6th

A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura

4th

6th

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura

6th

4th

4th

R. Casals

6th

6th

R. Casals

0

6th

6th

B. Jordan

4th

4th

R. Casals

6th

3

7th

D. Desfor

2

5

4th

V. Wade

4th

6th

6th

4th

V. Wade

6th

7th

R. Casals

4th

6th

3

P. Teeguarden

4th

4th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

4th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

6th

C. Meyer

4th

4th

I. Budařová

6th

1

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

4th

6th

B. Potter

6th

5

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

1

6th

4th

S. Barker

3

7th

7th

S. Barker

1

6th

2

R. Tomanová

2

4th

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

4th

6th

2

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve   victory 02.  Rosie Casals Anne Smith   Semifinals 03.  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   final 04th  Mima Jaušovec Renée Richards   Semifinals

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

W. Turnbull B. Stove

6th

6th

B. Potter B.-A. Stuart

2

1

1

W. Turnbull B. Stove

6th

6th

L. Allen D. Desfor

6th

6th

L. Allen D. Desfor

0

2

K. McDaniel N. Bohm

2

3

1

W. Turnbull B. Stove

6th

6th

4th

M. Jaušovec R. Richards

2

6th

6th

4th

M. Jaušovec R. Richards

2

2

P. Teeguarden C. Meyer

6th

3

3

4th

M. Jaušovec R. Richards

6th

2

6th

R. Tomanová H. Mandlíková

2

6th

4th

1

W. Turnbull B. Stove

6th

7th

K. Latham K. Jordan

4th

3

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

4th

6th

R. Blount I. Budařová

6th

6th

R. Blount I. Budařová

1

5

S. Mascarin M. Harper

1

1

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

7th

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

3

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

7th

6th

V. Wade R. Maršíková

1

6th

1

2

R. Casals A. Smith

5

1

T. Holladay G. Stevens

6th

3

6th

T. Holladay G. Stevens

2

5

2

R. Casals A. Smith

6th

7th

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