1979 Family Circle Cup

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1979 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 10–15
Edition7th
CategoryColgate Series (AAAA)
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, U.S
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
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The 1979 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA [a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 15, 1979. [2] Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [2] $26,000$15,000$7,600$7,200$3,250$1,600$825

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 143. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
  2. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 328.
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