Women's tennis
Tennis tournament
1979 Avon Championships of Boston | ||||
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Date | March 12β18 | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Category | Virginia Slims circuit | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $150,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||
Venue | Walter Brown Arena | |||
Attendance | 27,866 | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1979 Avon Championships of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: Boston University Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Massachusetts in theββUnited States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the "sixth edition of the tournament." And was held from March 12 through March 18, "1979." Second-seeded Dianne Fromholtz won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Dianne Fromholtz defeated
Sue Barker 6β2, 7β6
Doublesβ»
Kerry Reid /
Wendy Turnbull defeated
Sue Barker /
Ann Kiyomura 6β4, 6β2
Prize moneyβ»
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles | $30,000 | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,200 | $3,500 | $1,750 | $1,000 |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, "327."
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185, 187. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.