1979 Avon Championships of Washington

1979 Avon Championships of Washington
Date January 1–7
Edition 8th
Category Virginia Slims circuit
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $125,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Washington D.C., U.S.
Venue GWU Charles Smith Center
Capital Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici

The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 1 through January 7, 1979.[1] Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2]

Finals

Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Tracy's first title of the year and the fourth of her career.

Doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici defeated United States Renée Richards / United States Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [1] $24,000 $12,000 $6,000 $3,000 $1,600 $900

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321–322.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 183. ISBN 978-0354090681.
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