Avon Championships of Florida 1979

Avon Championships of Florida 1979
date	January 22, 1979 - January 28, 1979
Edition	3
navigation	1978  ◄  1979
WTA tour
venue	Hollywood (Florida) United States
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 15D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner	Evonne Cawley
Last year's winner (double)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
Winner	Greer Stevens
Winner (doubles)	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Avon Championships of Florida was a women's tennis tournament in Hollywood , Florida . The hard court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from January 22nd to 28th, 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert 1 round 02.  Virginia Wade Semifinals 03.  Tracy Austin Round of 16 04th  Wendy Turnbull Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 05.  Dianne Fromholtz final 06th  Rosie Casals 1 round 07th  Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals 08th.  Kathy May 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

2

3

G. Stevens

6th

6th

G. Stevens

6th

6th

N. Yeargin

5

4th

J. Newberry

1

4th

J. Newberry

7th

6th

G. Stevens

6th

6th

8th

K. May

1

6th

7th

C. Meyer

2

1

R. Richards

6th

4th

5

8th

K. May

6th

3

3

R. Gerulaitis

1

3

C. Meyer

3

6th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

6th

G. Stevens

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

M. Kruger

2

1

K. Jordan

3

3

4th

W. Turnbull

4th

7th

3

M. Kruger

6th

6th

M. Kruger

6th

6th

7th

D. Desfor

1

1

M. Kruger

7th

6th

6th

R. Casals

4th

6th

3

T. Holladay

6th

2

K. Latham

6th

4th

6th

K. Latham

2

6th

5

T. Holladay

6th

6th

T. Holladay

6th

2

7th

S. Walsh

2

4th

G. Stevens

6th

2

6th

L. Rowley

5

0

5

D. Fromholtz

4th

6th

4th

B. Jordan

7th

6th

B. Jordan

2

3

L. Seal

2

1

5

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

5

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

5

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

S. Barker

4th

6th

6th

S. Barker

4th

4th

P. Louie

6th

4th

4th

S. Barker

2

6th

6th

C. Stoll

1

0

3

T. Austin

6th

2

3

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

5

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

I. Kloss

4th

7th

2

2

V. Wade

4th

1

B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

6th

B.-A. Stuart

4th

2

Y. Vermaak

5

1

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

5

5

L. Hunt

2

4th

2

V. Wade

7th

7th

B. Nagelsen

6th

6th

B. Nagelsen

4th

1

M. Jaušovec

3

3

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici   1 round 02.  Tracy Austin Betty Stöve   victory 03.  Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh   1 round 04th  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   final

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

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

3

4th

R. Richards G. Stevens

3

6th

6th

R. Richards G. Stevens

6th

6th

B. Jordan N. Yeargin

2

2

R. Richards G. Stevens

3

3

4th

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

K. Jordan H. Strachoňová

3

1

4th

R. Casals W. Turnbull

7th

6th

S. Barker B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

S. Barker B.-A. Stuart

5

3

P. Louie C. Stoll

1

3

4th

R. Casals W. Turnbull

2

6th

2

T. Holladay C. Meyer

7th

3

4th

2

T. Austin B. Stove

6th

2

6th

I. Kloss V. Wade

6th

6th

6th

I. Kloss V. Wade

6th

3

6th

K. May J. Newberry

6th

6th

K. May J. Newberry

1

6th

0

3

L. Hunt S. Walsh

4th

2

I. Kloss V. Wade

4th

2

D. Desfor B. Nagelsen

4th

2

2

T. Austin B. Stove

6th

6th

D. Fromholtz, M. Kruger

6th

6th

D. Fromholtz, M. Kruger

5

6th

K. Latham Y. Vermaak

3

3

2

T. Austin B. Stove

7th

7th

2

T. Austin B. Stove

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 Florida 1979 (English) on the ITF website