1979 Wimbledon Championships

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1979 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 7 July
Edition93rd
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/48XD
Prize money£277,066
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Greer Stevens
Boys' singles
Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Lou Piatek
  1978  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1980  

The 1979 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. [1] [2] The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July. It was the 93rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.

Contents

This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£20,000£10,000£5,000£2,500£1,500£760£440£265
Women's singles£18,000£8,750£4,375£2,000£1,160£585£340£200
Men's doubles *£8,000£4,000£2,000£1,000£520£170£80
Women's doubles *£6,930£3,464£1,600£800£364£116£54
Mixed doubles *£4,200£2,100£1,000£500£250£0£0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 [5]

  • It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4 [6]

  • It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [7]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [8]

  • This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Greer Stevens defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7) [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan defeated Flag of the United States.svg Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Lou Piatek defeated Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3 [11]

Singles seeds

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