International tennis championships of Germany for women 1979
| International tennis championships of Germany for women 1979 | |
| date | May 21, 1979 - May 28, 1979 |
| Edition | 1 (69) |
| navigation | 1978 ◄ 1979 ► 1981 |
| International Tennis Federation | |
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| venue | Berlin (West) Federal Republic of Germany
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| Tournament number | 708 |
| category | Colgate Series |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | sand |
| draw | 32E / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 100,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
.svg){kind=small} Mima Jaušovec
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici.svg){kind=small}
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| Winner (singles) |
 Caroline Stoll
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| Winner (doubles) |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
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| Tournament director | Eberhard Wensky |
| As of September 2, 2017 | |
The 1979 Women's International Tennis Championships in Germany were a women's clay court tournament in West Berlin . They took place on the grounds of the LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin at Hundekehlesee . For the first time, these championships were held separately from the men with whom they had previously mostly been held in Hamburg since 1896.
The tournament was part of the Grand Prix Circuit set up by the ITF .
The singles final won the unseeded American Caroline Stoll against Regina Maršíková with 7: 6 and 6: 0. In doubles, the pairing Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull defeated Evonne Cawley and Kerry Reid 6: 2 and 7: 5 in the final . Due to a thunderstorm, this game could only be ended on Monday.
singles
qualification
A 64 field was drawn for qualification. Four players were able to qualify for the main draw. There was also a lucky loser . The discovery of this qualification was 15-year-old Bettina Bunge, who was still playing for the USA at the time .
| Qualifiers | Lucky loser | |
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Diane Evers
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Kay McDaniel
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 Iva Budařová
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 Marie Pintér
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Bettina Bunge
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Seeding list
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Tournament schedule
Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | W. Turnbull
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6th | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Stoll
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2 | 6th | 7th | C. Stoll
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Z. Liess
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6th | 3 | 1 | J. Duvall
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Duvall
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3 | 6th | 6th | C. Stoll
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Newberry
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3 | 2 | 7th | M. Jaušovec
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6th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Pintér
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6th | 6th | Q | M. Pintér
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5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Jordan
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2 | 3 | 7th | M. Jaušovec
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | M. Jaušovec
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6th | 6th | C. Stoll
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | V. Ruzici
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7th | 3 | 6th | 3 | V. Ruzici
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B. Bunge
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6 3 | 6th | 4th | 3 | V. Ruzici
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2 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Mandlíková
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6th | 4th | 4th | I. Riedel
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6th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I. Riedel
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1 | 6th | 6th | 3 | V. Ruzici
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Hanika
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7th | 6th | S. Hanika
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Masthoff
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6 4 | 1 | S. Hanika
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4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} I. Kloss
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3 | 1 | 5 |  S. Barker
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6th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | S. Barker
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6th | 6th | C. Stoll
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | M. Kruger
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6th | 6th | 6th | R. Maršíková
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6 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. duPont
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3 | 3 | 8th | M. Kruger
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4th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | K. McDaniel
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4th | 3 | R. Tomanová
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Tomanová
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6th | 6th | R. Tomanová
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1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y. Vermaak
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6th | 6th | 4th | E. Cawley
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Forood
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3 | 1 | Y. Vermaak
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2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Teeguarden
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2 | 2 | 4th | E. Cawley
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | E. Cawley
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6th | 6th | E. Cawley
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2 | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | R. Maršíková
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6th | 6th | 6th | R. Maršíková
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6th | 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Evers
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2 | 1 | 6th | R. Maršíková
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Tyler
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1 | 2 | B.-A. Stuart
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B.-A. Stuart
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6th | 6th | 6th | R. Maršíková
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7th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 V. Gonzales
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6th | 6th | 2 | K. Reid
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5 | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sh. Field
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1 | 3 | V. Gonzales
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2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | I. Budařová
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4th | 1 | 2 | K. Reid
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K. Reid
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E. Cawley K. Reid
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Desfor B. Jordan
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2 | 1 | 1 | E. Cawley K. Reid
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| K. Ebbinghaus H. Masthoff
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1 | 3 | B. Cuypers L. duPont
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3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Cuypers L. duPont
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6th | 6th | 1 | E. Cawley K. Reid
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart
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6th | 6th | 3 | I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart
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4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. Tyler Y. Vermaak
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2 | 1 | 3 | I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Duvall K. McDaniel
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6th | 0 | H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel
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7th | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H. Eisterlehner I. Riedel
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7th | 6th | 1 | E. Cawley K. Reid
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2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T. Harford A. Hobbs
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6th | 1 | 6th | 2 | R. Casals W. Turnbull
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| L. Forood P. Teeguarden
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1 | 6th | 3 | T. Harford A. Hobbs
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4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| D. Evers R. Tomanová
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6th | 7th | D. Evers R. Tomanová
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6th | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | M. Kruger J. Newberry
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2 | 5 | T. Harford A. Hobbs
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M. Jaušovec S. Walsh
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6th | 6th | 2 | R. Casals W. Turnbull
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
Ch. O'Neil M. Wikstedt
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1 | 3 | M. Jaušovec S. Walsh
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4th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sh. Acker R. Fox
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6th | 1 | 4th | 2 | R. Casals W. Turnbull
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | R. Casals W. Turnbull
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4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
source
- Tennis, official organ of the German Tennis Federation , 33rd year, issue 12 (June 2nd, 1979)
Web links
- International tennis championships of Germany women 1979 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- International Women's Tennis Championships in Germany 1979 (English) on the ITF homepage
