Avon Championships of Washington 1979
| Avon Championships of Washington 1979 | |
| date | 1.1.1979 - 7.1.1979 |
| Edition | 8th |
| navigation | 1978 ◄ 1979 ► 1982 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Washington, DC United States
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| Tournament number | 704 |
| category | Avon Championships Circuit |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | carpet |
| draw | 32E / 13D |
| Prize money | US $ 125,000 |
| Last year's winner |
Martina Navrátilová
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
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| Winner |
Tracy Austin
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| Winner (doubles) |
.svg){kind=small} Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici.svg){kind=small}
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| As of August 8, 2018 | |
The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington were a women's tennis tournament in Washington, DC The carpet court tournament was part of the 1979 WTA Tour and took place January 1-7, 1979.
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Results
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici
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2 | 7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Antonoplis C. Stoll
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6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| R. Gerulaitis S. Tolleson
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0 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} I. Kloss J. Russell
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R. Casals A. Smith
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4th | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y. Vermaak D. Gilbert
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w. | O. | Y. Vermaak D. Gilbert
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2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Desfor B. Hallquist
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3 | 7th | 0 | R. Casals A. Smith
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Casals A. Smith
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6th | 6th | 6th | 1 | M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici
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4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| S. Walsh R. Richards
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6th | 2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 V. Gonzalez H. Strachoňová
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2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Kiyomura P. Teeguarden
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6th | 7th | 6th | A. Kiyomura P. Teeguarden
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 B. Stöve P. Shriver
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7th | 5 | 2 | A. Kiyomura P. Teeguarden
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2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. Duvall P. Louie
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1 | 4th | S. Walsh R. Richards
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Walsh R. Richards
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6th | 6th | S. Walsh R. Richards
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7th | 5 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  F. Dürr L. duPont
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5 | 7th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Washington 1979 as PDF on the WTA homepage
- Avon Championships of Washington 1979 on the ITF website