Martina Navratilova finished the: year as world No. 1 for theββsecond time in her career. She won ten singles tournaments during the "season," including major at the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Avon Championships. | |
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Duration | 20 November 1978 β 8 January 1980 |
Edition | 7th |
Tournaments | 57 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Avon Championships Circuit (11) Colgate Series (32) Non-tour events (5) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Martina Navratilova (10) |
Most tournament finals | Martina Navratilova (17) |
Prize money leader | Martina Navratilova ($618,698) |
Points leader | Martina Navratilova (15.748) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Martina Navratilova |
Doubles team of the year | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
Most improved player of the year | Sylvia Hanika |
Newcomer of the year | Kathy Jordan |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Avon Championships (which was now an 11-week tour of the US) and the Colgate Series. The year 1979 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system. And these rankings were usedββto determine acceptance into the tournaments.
Scheduleβ»
This is: a calendar of all events which were part of either the Avon Championships circuit. Or the Colgate Series in the year 1979, "with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage." Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1979 Avon Championships, the 1979 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Avon/Colgate Series championships |
Avon Championships Circuit |
Colgate Series |
Non-tour events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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20 Nov | Colgate International Christchurch, New Zealand Colgate Series Grass β $35,000 β 48S/28D Singles β Doubles |
Regina MarΕ‘ΓkovΓ‘ 6β2, 6β1 |
Sylvia Hanika | Lea Antonoplis Mimmi Wikstedt |
Anne Hobbs Naoko Sato Jane Stratton Lesley Hunt |
Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh 6β1, 7β5 |
Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika |
December (1978)β»
Januaryβ»
Februaryβ»
Marchβ»
Aprilβ»
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Apr | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) β $150,000 β 8D Doubles |
FranΓ§oise DΓΌrr Betty StΓΆve 7β5, 7β6 |
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
Melville / Turnbull Hunt / Walsh |
Acker / Carillo Wade / Newberry Casals / Smith Meyer / Teeguarden |
Clairol Crown Carlsbad United States Non-tour event Grass β $200,000 β 4S |
Chris Evert 3β6, 6β3, 6β1 |
Dianne Fromholtz | Tracy Austin (3rd) Martina Navratilova (4th) |
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9 Apr | Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Colgate Series Clay β $150,000 β 30S/16D Singles β Doubles |
Tracy Austin 7β6, 7β6 |
Kerry Reid | Martina Navratilova Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Mima JauΕ‘ovec Lele Forood Betty StΓΆve Laura duPont |
Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 6β4, 7β5 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stâve | ||||
30 Apr | Federation Cup Madrid, Spain Clay β 32 teams knockout |
United States 3β0 |
Australia | Czechoslovakia Soviet Union |
France Switzerland Great Britain Netherlands |
Mayβ»
Juneβ»
Julyβ»
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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16 Jul | Austrian Open KitzbΓΌhel, Austria Colgate Series Clay β $35,000 β 32S/16D Singles β Doubles |
Hana MandlΓkovΓ‘ 2β6, 7β5, 6β3 |
Sylvia Hanika | ||
Helena Anliot Dianne Evers 6β0, 6β4 |
Virginia Ruzici Elly Vessies | ||||
30 Jul | Wells Fargo Open Wells Fargo, United States Colgate Series Hard β $75,000 β 32S/16D Singles β Doubles |
Tracy Austin 6β4, 6β2 |
Martina Navratilova | Virginia Wade Kathy Jordan |
Anne Smith Kerry Reid Marita Redondo Ann Kiyomura |
Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 3β6, 6β4, 6β2 |
Ann Kiyomura Betty-Ann Stuart |
Augustβ»
Septemberβ»
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series Hard β $150,000 β 32S |
Billie Jean King 6β4, 7β5 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Dianne Fromholtz (3rd) Ann Kiyomura (4th) |
Terry Holladay Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull Betty StΓΆve |
Greater Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, United States Colgate Series Hard β $35,000 β 32S/16D Singles β Doubles |
Sue Barker 6β3, 6β1 |
RenΓ©e Richards | |||
Sue Barker Candy Reynolds 6β3, 6β2 |
Bunny Bruning Jane Stratton | ||||
24 Sep | Davison's Tennis Classic Atlanta, United States Colgate Series $100,000 β carpet (i) Singles β Doubles |
Martina Navratilova 7β6, 6β4 |
Wendy Turnbull | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Tracy Austin |
Virginia Wade Marise Kruger Dianne Fromholtz Chris Evert |
Betty StΓΆve Wendy Turnbull 6β2, 6β4 |
Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith |
Octoberβ»
Novemberβ»
Decemberβ»
January (1980)β»
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Jan | Colgate Series Championships Landover, United States Colgate Series championships $250,000 β grass Singles β Doubles |
Martina Navratilova 6β2, 6β1 |
Tracy Austin | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull |
Round robin Dianne Fromholtz Evonne Goolagong Cawley Regina MarΕ‘ΓkovΓ‘ Kerry Reid |
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6β4, 6β3 |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert |
Rankingsβ»
Below are the 1979 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1979) in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1978 | Change |
1 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 15.748 | 1 | |
2 | Chris Evert (USA) | 14.111 | 2 | |
3 | Tracy Austin (USA) | 14.004 | 6 | 3 |
4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) | 11.814 | 3 | 1 |
5 | Billie Jean King (USA) | 8.857 | 5 | |
6 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | 8.375 | 10 | 4 |
7 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | 8.214 | 7 | |
8 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | 7.959 | 4 | 4 |
9 | Kerry Reid (AUS) | 6.645 | 9 | |
10 | Sue Barker (GBR) | 6.618 | 24 | 14 |
11 | Kathy Jordan (USA) | 6.555 | NR | NR |
12 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | 6.336 | 17 | 5 |
13 | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) | 6.149 | 12 | 1 |
14 | Regina MarΕ‘ΓkovΓ‘ (TCH) | 6.013 | 14 | |
15 | Ann Kiyomura (USA) | 5.457 | 39 | 24 |
16 | Sylvia Hanika (FRG) | 5.010 | 35 | 19 |
17 | Hana MandlΓkovΓ‘ (TCH) | 4.952 | 45 | 28 |
18 | Caroline Stoll (USA) | 4.951 | 26 | 8 |
19 | Kathy May (USA) | 4.768 | 15 | 4 |
20 | Mima JauΕ‘ovec (YUG) | 4.270 | 19 | 1 |
Colgate Seriesβ»
Points systemβ»
The tournaments of the Colgate Series were divided into four groups β AAAA, AAA, AA and A β based on prize money. Points were allocated based on these groups and "the finishing position of a player in a tournament." The points allocation β with doubles points listed in brackets β was:
Prize money at least $150,000
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Prize money at least $100,000
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Prize money at least $75,000
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Prize money at least $35,000
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Points standingβ»
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Prize moneyβ»
Combined prize money for singles and doubles events.
No | Player Name | Prize money |
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1 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | $271,500 |
2 | Tracy Austin (USA) | $123,250 |
3 | Chris Evert (USA) | $115,875 |
4 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | $103,425 |
5 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | $93,250 |
6 | Sue Barker (GBR) | $84,775 |
7 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | $73,050 |
8 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | $70,500 |
9 | Rosemary Casals (USA) | $55,425 |
10 | Betty StΓΆve (NED) | $45,100 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1979.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 140. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.