Avon Championships of Houston 1979

Avon Championships of Houston 1979
date	January 15, 1979 - January 21, 1979
Edition	9
navigation	1978  ◄  1979  ►  1980
WTA tour
venue	Houston United States
Tournament number	706
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 125,000
Last year's winner	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Janet Newberry
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Avon Championships of Houston were a women's tennis tournament in Houston . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from January 15 to 21, 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Virginia Wade final 03.  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals 04th  Betty Stöve 1 round

No. Player Round reached 05.  Dianne Fromholtz Semifinals 06th  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 07th  Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals 08th.  Pam Shriver 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

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

R. Richards

3

4th

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

M. Kruger

w.

O.

M. Kruger

5

3

R. Maršíková

1

M. Navrátilová

1

6th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

4th

2

Y. Vermaak

4th

2

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

A. Smith

6th

3

6th

A. Smith

4th

1

G. Stevens

0

6th

3

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

4th

B. Stöve

3

3

5

D. Fromholtz

5

0

B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

B.-A. Stuart

2

7th

3

J. Duvall

4th

0

S. Margolin

6th

6th

6th

S. Margolin

6th

6th

S. Margolin

3

3

5

D. Fromholtz

7th

6th

5

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

C. Stoll

5

2

5

D. Fromholtz

7th

6th

L. Hunt

6th

6th

L. Hunt

5

3

M. Redondo

3

4th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

S. Barker

4th

4th

2

V. Wade

3

2

K. Latham

6th

6th

K. Latham

2

3

F. Dürr

4th

3

6th

R. Casals

6th

6th

6th

R. Casals

6th

6th

6th

R. Casals

5

6th

3

T. Holladay

7th

6th

3

W. Turnbull

7th

4th

6th

L. Seal

5

4th

T. Holladay

1

4th

J. Newberry

2

5

3

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

W. Turnbull

6th

7th

3

W. Turnbull

3

2

F. Mihai

2

4th

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

1

2

K. Jordan

6th

6th

6th

K. Jordan

6th

6th

8th

P. Shriver

1

7th

3

K. Jordan

4th

4th

B. Cuypers

2

6th

2

V. Wade

6th

6th

C. Meyer

6th

7th

C. Meyer

6th

2

B. Jordan

5

1

2

V. Wade

7th

6th

2

V. Wade

7th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec   Semifinals 02.  Anne Smith Rosie Casals   Quarter finals 03.  Virginia Wade Ilana Kloss   Quarter finals 04th  Pam Shriver Betty Stöve   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

V. Ruzici M. Jaušovec

6th

1

6th

J. Duvall C. Stoll

4th

6th

3

1

V. Ruzici M. Jaušovec

3

6th

6th

B. Cuypers S. Barker

2

2

R. Richards G. Stevens

6th

1

3

R. Richards G. Stevens

6th

6th

1

V. Ruzici M. Jaušovec

3

4th

3

V. Wade I. Kloss

6th

6th

M. Navrátilová J. Newberry

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak, M. Redondo

0

3

3

V. Wade I. Kloss

3

4th

P. Smith M. Blackwood

r

M. Navrátilová J. Newberry

6th

6th

M. Navrátilová J. Newberry

M. Navrátilová J. Newberry

4th

6th

6th

L. Siegel C. Meyer

4th

P. Shriver B. Stöve

6th

4th

2

S. Margolin B.-A. Stuart

w.

O.

S. Margolin B.-A. Stuart

4th

3

B. Jordan K. Jordan

3

6th

2

4th

P. Shriver B. Stöve

6th

6th

4th

P. Shriver B. Stöve

6th

3

6th

4th

P. Shriver B. Stöve

6th

6th

W. Turnbull, M. Kruger

3

7th

6th

W. Turnbull, M. Kruger

2

3

F. Dürr T. Holladay

6th

6th

1

W. Turnbull, M. Kruger

3

6th

6th

F. Mihai K. Latham

4th

0

2

A. Smith R. Casals

6th

3

2

2

A. Smith R. Casals

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