1979 Avon Championships of California

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1979 Avon Championships of California
DateJanuary 8–14
Edition8th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Oakland, California, US
Venue Oakland Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
←  1977  · Stanford Classic ·  1980  →

The 1979 Avon Championships of California, also known as the Avon Championships of Oakland, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 8 through January 14, 1979. [1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 7–5, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Prize money

EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $24,000$12,000$6,500$6,200$3,000$1,600$900

See also

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321–323.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
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