1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia

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1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia
DateMarch 5–11
Edition8th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Philadelphia, US
Venue The Palestra
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
  1978  · Virginia Slims of Philadelphia ·  1991  

The 1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 March 5 through March 11, 1979. [1] Fourth-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve defeated Flag of the United States.svg Renée Richards / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–2

Prize money

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

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References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 326–327.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.