1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
Women's singles qualifying
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Events

Last updated October 10, 2022

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1]

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Marjorie Blackwood	7	4	6

8	Nerida Gregory	6	6	3
					Marjorie Blackwood	7	6

					Nancy Weigel	5	4
5	Nancy Weigel	6	6

4	Brenda Perry	2	2
									Marjorie Blackwood	6	4	6

									Jane Preyer	3	6	1
3	Jane Preyer	7	6

6	Naoko Sato	5	2
					Jane Preyer	2	6	6

					Veronica Burton	6	2	3
7	Veronica Burton	2	6	6

2	A. Schroeder	6	2	3

Second qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Tanya Harford	6	6

8	Debbie Parker	0	3
					Tanya Harford	6	6

					Margaret Riley	1	2
5	Margaret Riley	6	4	6

4	Lucia Romanov-Stark	4	6	4
								Tanya Harford	7	6

								Kim Sands	5	3
3	Kim Sands	7	6

6	Elizabeth Smylie	6	4
					Kim Sands	6	6

					Chris Newton	3	2
7	Chris Newton	6	6	6

2	Annette Coe	7	2	2

Third qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Andrea Whitmore	6	6

8	Jenny Walker	2	4
				Andrea Whitmore	6	7

				Helena Anliot	4	5
5	Helena Anliot	6	7

4	Clare Harrison	4	6
							Andrea Whitmore	6	6

							Florenza Mihai	2	2
3	Florenza Mihai	6	6

6	Judy Connor	0	3
				Florenza Mihai	6	6

				Jennifer Mundel	3	2
7	Jennifer Mundel	6	6

2	Angela Walker	4	2

Fourth qualifier

First round				Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Lesley Charles	6	6

8	Leslie Allen	4	0
				Lesley Charles	7	6

				Elizabeth Little	5	2
5	Elizabeth Little	7	6

4	Jean Nachand	6	2
							Lesley Charles	4	6	9

							Kym Ruddell	6	2	7
3	Kym Ruddell	6	6

6	Cathy Griffiths	3	3
				Kym Ruddell	6	7

				Yvona Brzáková	4	6
7	Yvona Brzáková	6	6

2	Julie Harrington	2	4

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Mariëtte Pakker	6	6

8	Jane Plackett	3	4
					Mariëtte Pakker	7	7

					Linda Geeves	6	5
5	Linda Geeves	5	7	6

4	Kaye Hallam	7	5	3
								Mariëtte Pakker	6	6

								Nancy Yeargin	4	2
3	Nancy Yeargin	6	2	6

6	Wendy Gilchrist	1	6	3
					Nancy Yeargin	6	6

					Isabelle Villiger	0	3
7	Isabelle Villiger	4	6	6

2	Elizabeth Locke	6	2	4

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Marcella Mesker	6	6

8	Monique Gurdal	2	3
					Marcella Mesker	6	6

					Kerryn Pratt	2	0
5	Kerryn Pratt	6	6	6

4	Lisa Senn	2	7	2
								Marcella Mesker	6	6

								Sue Saliba	0	2
3	Sue Saliba	7	6

6	Penny Moor	5	3
					Sue Saliba	6	6

					Kate Brasher	0	2
7	Kate Brasher	5	6	6

2	Shelley Walpole	7	3	4

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Diane Morrison	7	7

8	Jane Stratton	6	5
					Diane Morrison	6	6

					Cathy Drury	2	2
5	Cathy Drury	6	6

4	Christianne Jolissaint	4	0
								Diane Morrison	7	6

								Elisabeth Ekblom	6	3
3	Elisabeth Ekblom	6	6

6	Anne Chevalier	0	1
					Elisabeth Ekblom	6	6

					Pam Whytcross	4	4
7	Pam Whytcross	5	6	6

2	Julie Harrison	7	1	4

Eighth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Sabina Simmonds	7	6

8	Patricia Bostrom	6	2
				Sabina Simmonds	6	6

				Birgitte Hermansen	1	4
5	Birgitte Hermansen	7	6

4	Corinne Molesworth	6	1
								Sabina Simmonds	6	7

								Raquel Giscafré	2	5
3	Raquel Giscafré	6	6

6	Victoria Davies	1	1
				Raquel Giscafré	6	3	6

				Claudia Casabianca	4	6	3
7	Claudia Casabianca	6	6

2	Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer	3	2

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