1979 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 25 June – 7 July |
Edition | 93rd |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S/64D/48XD |
Prize money | £277,066 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Björn Borg | |
Women's singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Men's doubles | |
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe | |
Women's doubles | |
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova | |
Mixed doubles | |
Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens | |
Boys' singles | |
Ramesh Krishnan | |
Girls' singles | |
Mary-Lou Piatek |
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.
This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.
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]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round 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
Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 [5]
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4 [6]
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [7]
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [8]
Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens defeated Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7) [9]
Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2 [10]
Mary-Lou Piatek defeated Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3 [11]
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