1979 WTA German Open

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1979 WTA German Open
Date21 – 27 May
Edition11th
Category Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location West Berlin, West Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Stoll [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
  1978  · WTA German Open ·  1981  

The 1979 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the 1979 Colgate Series and was held from 21 May through 27 May 1979. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and the first women's only edition. [lower-alpha 1] Caroline Stoll won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money. [2] [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Stoll defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Regina Maršíková 7–6(7–4), 6–0

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid 6–2, 7–5

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [2] $20,000$10,000$5,400$2,300$1,200$600

Notes

  1. From the first edition of the tournament in which the women participated (1896) until the women's only 1979 WTA German Open in Berlin the women's events were played together with the men at the German Championships in Hamburg.

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