1979 Avon Championships

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1979 Avon Championships
DateMarch 21–25 [1]
Edition8th
Category WTA Tour Championships
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$275,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, New York
Venue Madison Square Garden
Attendance53,912
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova [2]
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve [1]
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The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 1979 WTA Tour. [1] It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. [1] [3]

Contents

First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money. [4]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker / Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1979 Avon Championships" (PDF). WTATour.com.
  2. ↑ "Martina claims battle and war". Sarasota Journal. March 26, 1979. p. 3C – via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 183–185, 187. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
  4. ↑ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 525.
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