1979 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1979 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 7 July
Edition93rd
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/48XD
Prize money£277,066
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll 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

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]

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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £6,930 £3,464 £1,600 £800 £364 £116 £54 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £4,200 £2,100 £1,000 £500 £250 £0 £0 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated 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
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated 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
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [7]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / 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
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens defeated Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7) [9]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2 [10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Mary-Lou Piatek defeated Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3 [11]

Singles seeds

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 390, 391. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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  9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1979 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1979 US Open
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