Toyota Classic 1979

Toyota Classic 1979
date	November 26, 1979 - December 2, 1979
Edition	4th
navigation	1977  ◄  1979  ►  1985
WTA tour
venue	Melbourne Australia
category	Colgate Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	32E / 16D
Financial. Obligation	US $ 100,000
Winner	Hana Mandlíková
Winner (doubles)	Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King
As of August 8, 2018

The Toyota Classic 1979 were a tennis tournament of the Ladies in the Australian city of Melbourne .

The grass court tournament was part of the 1979 WTA Tour and took place from November 26th to December 2nd.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Evonne Cawley Round of 16 02.  Billie Jean King Quarter finals 03.  Dianne Fromholtz Quarter finals 04th  Wendy Turnbull final 05.  Kerry Reid 1 round 06th  Sue Barker Quarter finals 07th  Virginia Ruzici 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

E. Cawley

6th

2

6th

S. Walsh

2

6th

2

1

E. Cawley

D. Evers

0

2

M. Wikstedt

w.

O.

M. Wikstedt

6th

6th

M. Wikstedt

5

0

Q

R. Blount

6th

6th

Q

R. Blount

7th

6th

R. Tomanová

4th

2

Q

R. Blount

6th

6th

S. Leo

6th

2

6th

S. Leo

3

3

5

K. Reid

3

6th

2

Q

R. Blount

3

1

3

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

B. Bunge

2

1

3

D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

Q

N. Satō

1

1

B.-A. Stuart

1

1

B.-A. Stuart

6th

6th

3

D. Fromholtz

1

3

Q

M. Mesker

4th

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

I. Kloss

6th

6th

I. Kloss

1

3

H. Mandlíková

4th

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

OLD

R. McCallum

6th

3

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

7th

4th

W. Turnbull

3

2

D. Desfor

3

6th

6th

S. Barker

6th

6th

A. Smith

7th

4th

6th

A. Smith

3

4th

B. Hallquist

6th

6th

3

6th

S. Barker

4th

6th

3

D. Morrison

3

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

2

6th

C. O'Neil

6th

2

4th

D. Morrison

2

1

R. Maršíková

2

0

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

W. Turnbull

6th

2

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

4th

6th

2

C. Doerner

6th

1

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

4th

6th

Q

R. Fairbank

6th

7th

Q

R. Fairbank

5

6th

1

S. Acker

4th

5

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

P. Shriver

6th

6th

2

BJ King

6th

0

J. Newberry

4th

0

P. Shriver

4th

6th

2

R. Fox

1

5

2

BJ King

6th

2

6th

2

BJ King

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King   victory 02.  Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart   Semifinals 03.  Anne Smith Dianne Fromholtz   final 04th  Pam Shriver Sue Barker   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

W. Turnbull , B.J. King

6th

6th

M. Wikstedt, C. O'Neil

3

2

1

W. Turnbull , B.J. King

3

7th

6th

C. Doerner S. Walsh

7th

6th

1

R. Fairbank J. Chaloner

6th

5

2

R. Fairbank J. Chaloner

6th

7th

6th

1

W. Turnbull , B.J. King

2

6th

6th

4th

P. Shriver S. Barker

6th

6th

4th

P. Shriver S. Barker

6th

3

2

B. Hallquist D. Desfor

4th

3

4th

P. Shriver S. Barker

6th

6th

B. Jordan K. Ruddell

6th

6th

B. Jordan K. Ruddell

3

4th

R. Tomanová B. Bunge

3

0

1

W. Turnbull , B.J. King

6th

6th

S. Saliba, M. Sawyer

6th

1

6th

3

A. Smith D. Fromholtz

3

3

R. Maršíková R. Blount

4th

6th

8th

R. Maršíková R. Blount

H. Mandlíková V. Ruzici

7th

1

2

3

A. Smith D. Fromholtz

3

A. Smith D. Fromholtz

5

6th

6th

3

A. Smith D. Fromholtz

6th

6th

D. Morrison L. Harrison

6th

4th

2

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

4th

1

S. Acker J. Newberry

7th

6th

S. Acker J. Newberry

R. Fox D. Evers

5

3

2

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

2

I. Kloss B.-A. Stuart

7th

6th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Toyota Classic 1979 (English) on the ITF homepage