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1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
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Score | 6–1, 6–0 |
Third-seeded pair Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won the title after defeating Penny Johnson and Paula Smith in the final. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
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Fourth-seeded Virginia Ruzici was the defending champion but went out in the semifinals to Andrea Temesvári. Top-seed Temesvári won the final and $34,000 first prize money by defeating Zina Garrison in the final.
Top-seeded pair Kathy Horvath and Virginia Ruzici claimed the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Beth Herr in the final.
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