Tennis tournament
1979 Avon Championships of Houston | ||||
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Date | January 15β22 | |||
Edition | 9th | |||
Category | Virginia Slims circuit | |||
Draw | 32S/16D | |||
Prize money | $125,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
Location | Houston, USA | |||
Venue | Astro Arena | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1979 Avon Championships of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: Astro Arena in Houston, Texas in theββUnited States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the "ninth edition of the tournament." And was held from January 15 through January 22, "1979." First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Martina Navratilova defeated
Virginia Wade 6β3, 6β2
- It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and "the 26th of her career."
Doublesβ»
Martina Navratilova /
Janet Newberry defeated
Pam Shriver /
Betty StΓΆve 4β6, 6β4, 6β2
Prize moneyβ»
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles | $24,000 | $12,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 | $1,600 | $900 |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, "323."
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185β186. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.