Italian Open 1979 / women

This article shows the results of the women at the 1979 Italian Open ; for the results of the men see Italian Open 1979 / Men .

Italian Open 1979
date	7.5.1979 - 13.5.1979
Edition	42
navigation	1978  ◄  1979  ►  1987
WTA tour
venue	Rome Italy
Tournament number	709
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner	Regina Maršíková
Last year's winner (double)	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici
Winner	Tracy Austin
Winner (doubles)	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
As of August 8, 2018

The 1979 Italian Open was a women's tennis tournament in Rome . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1979 and took place from May 7th to 13th, 1979.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd Semifinals 02.  Virginia Wade 1 round 03.  Tracy Austin victory 04th  Dianne Fromholtz Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Wendy Turnbull 1 round 06th  Kerry Reid 1 round 07th  Greer Stevens 1 round 08th.  Evonne Cawley 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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

J. Russell

1

2

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

B.-A. Stuart

0

6th

J. Newberry

2

1

J. Newberry

6th

7th

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

3

6th

6th

L. Seal

1

4th

I. Madruga

6th

1

4th

I. Madruga

6th

6th

I. Madruga

6th

7th

R. Maršíková

6th

7th

R. Maršíková

1

5

7th

G. Stevens

3

5

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

4th

6th

6th

6th

K. Reid

5

0

3

T. Austin

6th

2

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

C. Stoll

6th

6th

C. Stoll

3

1

S. Simmonds

3

2

V. Ruzici

3

2

T. Holladay

0

0

3

T. Austin

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

5

1

M. Jaušovec

5

2

3

T. Austin

7th

6th

3

T. Austin

7th

6th

3

T. Austin

6th

1

6th

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

7th

S. Hanika

4th

6th

3

D. Porzio

0

6th

4th

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

B. Stöve

6th

6th

B. Stöve

1

2

S. Acker

0

1

4th

D. Fromholtz

3

6th

2

S. Hanika

7th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

1

6th

B. Potter

6th

1

S. Hanika

6th

6th

R. Tomanová

6th

2

6th

R. Tomanová

2

2

5

W. Turnbull

4th

6th

4th

S. Hanika

7th

3

7th

8th

E. Cawley

6th

6th

8th

E. Cawley

5

6th

5

J. Duvall

3

3

8th

E. Cawley

6th

6th

A. Smith

2

6th

3

L. Forood

3

0

L. Forood

6th

3

6th

8th

E. Cawley

6th

6th

I. Kloss

2

2

I. Riedel

3

0

R. Casals

6th

6th

R. Casals

4th

4th

I. Riedel

6th

6th

I. Riedel

6th

6th

2

V. Wade

1

3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd Rosie Casals   Quarter finals 02.  Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull   victory 03.  Evonne Cawley Kerry Reid   final 04th  Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert-Lloyd R. Casals

6th

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková R. Maršíková

7th

3

2

1

C. Evert-Lloyd R. Casals

2

3

J. Russell A. Smith

7th

6th

J. Russell A. Smith

6th

6th

L. Forood C. Doerner

5

1

J. Russell A. Smith

3

3

G. Stevens J. Newberry

6th

7th

3

E. Cawley K. Reid

6th

6th

D. Porzio F. Thibault

4th

5

G. Stevens J. Newberry

1

1

M.-T. Nasuelli S. Simmonds

5

4th

3

E. Cawley K. Reid

6th

6th

3

E. Cawley K. Reid

7th

6th

3

E. Cawley K. Reid

3

4th

4th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

2

B. Stove W. Turnbull

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak L. Siegel

3

1

4th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

2

4th

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

B. Potter J. Duvall

1

4th

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

5

3

L. Hunt S. Walsh

6th

7th

2

B. Stove W. Turnbull

7th

6th

L. duPont R. Tomanová

3

6th

L. Hunt S. Walsh

1

1

R. Fox S. Acker

2

5

2

B. Stove W. Turnbull

6th

6th

2

B. Stove W. Turnbull

6th

7th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Italian Open 1979 / women as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Italian Open 1979 / Women (English) on the ITF website