WTA Tour 1979

◄ WTA Tour 1979 ►
Period:	January 1979 - December 1979
Edition:	9
Number of tournaments:	48
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Tour Championships Avon Championships Circuit (11) Colgate Series (28) Non-Tour Events (4)
successes
Awards
Player of the year:	Martina Navrátilová
Double team of the year:	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Newcomer of the year:	Sylvia Hanika
Newcomer of the year:	Kathy Jordan

The 1979 Grand Slam winners

French Open :
Chris Evert

Wimbledon Championships :
Martina Navrátilová

US Open :
Tracy Austin

Australian Open :
Barbara Jordan

The 1979 WTA Tour (officially: Avon Championships Circuit and Colgate Series ) was the 9th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association . It comprised 48 tournaments.

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Avon Championships Circuit Colgate Series Non-tour events

Others Federation Cup

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.01.	Avon Championships of Washington Washington , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 6: 2
		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Sharon Walsh Renee Richards	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
08.01.	Avon Championships of California Oakland , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert	7: 5, 7: 5
		Rosie Casals Chris Evert	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
15.01.	Avon Championships of Houston Houston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Virginia Wade	6: 3, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Janet Newberry	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
22.01.	Avon Championships of Florida Hollywood , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Hard Court	Greer Stevens	Dianne Fromholtz	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 2
29.01.	Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 3, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Betty-Ann Stuart	Ilana Kloss Greer Stevens	3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.02.	Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Chris Evert	Renée Richards	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 4
02/12	Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3
19.02.	Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Ruzici	7: 5, 1: 6, 7: 6
		Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6: 4, 7: 6
02/26	Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert	6: 4, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith	Chris Evert Rosie Casals	7: 6, 6: 2

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.03.	Avon Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Hard Court	Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Wade	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Renée Richards Virginia Wade	6: 4, 6: 2
03/12	Avon Championships of Boston Boston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Hard Court	Dianne Fromholtz	Sue Barker	6: 2, 7: 6
		Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6: 4, 6: 2
19.03.	Virginia Slims Championships New York City , United States Masters - $ 275,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	7: 6, 7: 6
24.03.	WTA La Costa Classic Carlsbad , United States Non-Tour Event - $ 35,000	Kerry Reid	Sue Barker	7: 6, 3: 6, 6: 2
		Marcie Louie Regina Maršíková	Peanut Louie Marita Redondo	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 4
March 31	Clairol Crown Carlsbad , United States Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000	Chris Evert	Dianne Fromholtz	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/02	Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo , Japan Colgate Series - $ 150,000 Carpet (Hall)	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	7: 5, 7: 6
04/09	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head , United States Colgate Series - $ 150,000 Clay	Tracy Austin	Kerry Reid	7: 6, 7: 6
		Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 4, 7: 5
04/30	Federation Cup Final Madrid , Spain Clay Court	United States	Australia	3-0

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.05.	Italian Open Rome , Italy Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Clay	Tracy Austin	Sylvia Hanika	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Cawley Kerry Reid	6: 3, 6: 4
14.05.	Bancroft Trophy Vienna , Austria Colgate Series - $ 75,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Caroline Stoll	6: 1, 6: 1
		Marise Kruger Dianne Fromholtz	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
05/21	International Women's Tennis Championships of Germany Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Caroline Stoll	Regina Maršíková	7: 6, 6: 0
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Cawley Kerry Reid	6: 2, 7: 5
05/28	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 150,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Wendy Turnbull	6: 2, 6: 0
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Françoise Durr Virginia Wade	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
		Wendy Turnbull Bob Hewitt	Virginia Ruzici Ion Țiriac	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.06.	Kentish Times Beckenham , UK Non-Tour Event Lawn	Evonne Cawley	Pam Shriver	6: 3, 6: 2
		Jo Durie Debbie Jevans vs. Elizabeth Little Keryn Pratt		called off
06/11	Crossley Carpets Trophy Chichester , UK Colgate Series - $ 75,000 Lawn	Evonne Cawley	Sue Barker	6: 1, 6: 4
		Greer Stevens Wendy Turnbull	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 5
06/18	Colgate International Eastbourne , UK Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Lawn	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 5: 7, 13:11
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart	6: 2, 6: 2
25.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 250,000 Lawn	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 4, 6: 4
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	7: 5, 7: 6

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/18	Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria Colgate Series - $ 35,000 Clay Court	Hana Mandlíková	Sylvia Hanika	2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
		Helen Anliot Diane Evers	Virginia Ruzici Elly Appel	6-0, 6-4
08/30	Wells Fargo Open San Diego , United States Colgate Series - $ 75,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová	Ann Kiyomura Betty-Ann Stuart	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.08.	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Evonne Cawley	6: 4, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Penny Johnson Paula Smith	6: 1, 6: 0
08/13	Central Fidelity Banks Richmond , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet	Martina Navrátilová	Kathy Jordan	6: 1, 6: 3
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	6: 1, 6: 4
08/13	Player's Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Colgate Series - $ 35,000 hard court	Laura duPont	Brigette Cuypers	6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 1
		Lea Antonoplis Diane Evers	Chris O'Neil Mimi Wikstedt	2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
08/20	Volvo Tennis Cup Mahwah , United States Colgate Series - $ 75,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Tracy Austin	6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková	7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 4
08/28	US Open Forest Hills , United States Grand Slam - $ 300,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 4, 6: 3
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 6: 3
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	6: 3, 7: 5

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
10.09.	Greater Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh , United States Colgate Series - $ 35,000 Indoor Carpet	Sue Barker	Renée Richards	6: 3, 6: 1
		Sue Barker Candy Reynolds	Bunny Bruning Jane Stratton	6: 3, 6: 2
	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo , Japan Colgate Series - $ 150,000 hard court	Billie Jean King	Evonne Cawley	6: 4, 7: 5
24.09.	Davidson's Classic Atlanta , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Wendy Turnbull	7: 6, 6: 4
		Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith	6: 2, 6: 4

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.10.	US Indoors Minneapolis , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet Hall	Evonne Cawley	Dianne Fromholtz	6: 3, 6: 4
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6: 4, 7: 6
08.10.	Thunderbird Classic Phoenix , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 1, 6: 3
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 4, 7: 6
15.10.	Borden Classic Kyoto , Japan Colgate Series - $ 35,000	Betsy Nagelsen	Naoko Satō	6: 3, 6: 4
		Yu Liqiao Chen Chuan	Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer	7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 5
10/22	Hit Union Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Colgate Series - $ 35,000 Carpet Hall	Betsy Nagelsen	Naoko Satō	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Betsy Nagelsen Penny Johnson	Yu Liqiao Chen Chuan	3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
	Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Evonne Cawley	Virginia Wade	6: 0, 6: 3
		Anne Smith Virginia Ruzici	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart	7: 5, 4: 6, 7: 5
29.10.	Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden Colgate Series - $ 35,000 Carpet (Hall)	Billie Jean King	Betty Stöve	6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5
		Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	7: 5, 7: 6

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.11.	Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet (hall)	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 0
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 3
November 19	Daihatsu Chellenge Brighton , UK Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet (Hall)	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 3, 6: 3
		Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith	Ilana Kloss Laura duPont	6: 2, 6: 1
11/26	Toyota Classic Melbourne , Australia Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Lawn	Hana Mandlíková	Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 2
		Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King	Anne Smith Dianne Fromholtz	6: 3, 6: 3

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.12.	Building Society NSW Open Sydney , Australia Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Lawn	Sue Barker	Rosalyn Fairbank	6-0, 7-5
		Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King	Pam Shriver Sue Barker	7: 5, 6: 4
10.12.	Berri Fruit Juices Adelaide , Australia Colgate Series - $ 50,000 Lawn	Hana Mandlíková	Virginia Ruzici	7: 5, 2: 2
		Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Pam Shriver	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 2
	Emeron Cup Tokyo , Japan Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 1
17.12.	Nabisco NSW Sydney , Australia Colgate Series - $ 50,000 Lawn	Hana Mandlíková	Bettina Bunge	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist	Barbara Jordan Kym Ruddell	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
12/24	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 50,000 Lawn	Barbara Jordan	Sharon Walsh	6: 3, 6: 3
		Judy Chaloner Diane Evers	Leanne Harrison Marcella Mesker	6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 0

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).