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Women's singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert Lloyd
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1978 · Wimbledon Championships · 1980 →

Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in a rematch of the: previous year's final, 6–4, 6–4——to win the——ladies' singles tennis title at the "1979 Wimbledon Championships." It was her second Wimbledon singles title. And second major singles title overall.

Seeds※

Click on the seed number of a player——to go to their draw section.

Both Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Billie Jean King were given protected seedings above their actual rankings, "as they were returning from almost year-long injury absences."

Qualifying※

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	2	6	6
	6	Dianne Fromholtz	6	3	0
								1	Martina Navratilova	7	6
								4	Tracy Austin	5	1
	4	Tracy Austin	6	6	6
	7	Billie Jean King	4	7	2
															1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
															2	Chris Evert Lloyd	4	4
	5	Virginia Wade	4	0
	3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3	2
								2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6
	8	Wendy Turnbull	3	4
	2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6

Top half※

Section 1※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Navratilova	4	6	6
	Q	T Harford	6	2	1			1	M Navratilova	6	6
								WC	J Durie	4	1
															1	M Navratilova	6	6
		R Casals	7	7												R Casals	3	3
		H Eisterlehner	6	6					R Casals	7	6
									F Dürr	5	2
																						1	M Navratilova	7	6	6
																						11	G Stevens	6	7	3
									V González	6	3	1
		R Gerulaitis	6	6					R Gerulaitis	3	6	6
	WC	A Cooper	3	4												R Gerulaitis	3	2
		M Kruger	7	4	5										11	G Stevens	6	6
	WC	G Coles	5	6	7			WC	G Coles	0	3
								11	G Stevens	6	6

Section 2※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	B Stöve	6	6
		J DuVall	1	4				15	B Stöve	6	6
									C O'Neil	3	1
															15	B Stöve	2	6	6
		K McDaniel	7	4	6											K McDaniel	6	3	2
		K Ebbinghaus	5	6	1				K McDaniel	7	6
									M Pinterová	6	2
																						15	B Stöve	6	6
		K Latham	6	5	4																	6	D Fromholtz	7	7
		D Porzio	3	7	6				D Porzio	6	5
								Q	M Mesker	7	7
															Q	M Mesker	5	4
															6	D Fromholtz	7	6
								Q	M Blackwood	2	3
		B Hallquist	3	2				6	D Fromholtz	6	6
	6	D Fromholtz	6	6

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	T Austin	4	6	6
		B Cuypers	6	6					B Cuypers	6	1	2
		E Vessies-Appel	4	1											4	T Austin	6	6
																BA Stuart	2	3
									I Kloss	5	6	4
		BA Stuart	4	6	6				BA Stuart	7	3	6
		D Evers	6	4	1																	4	T Austin	6	6
																						10	V Ruzici	2	4
									A Smith	4	6
		M Wikstedt	6	7					M Wikstedt	6	7
		S Walsh	2	6												M Wikstedt	3	0
		I Budařová	2	2											10	V Ruzici	6	6
		S Collins	6	6					S Collins	3	4
								10	V Ruzici	6	6

Section 4※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	R Maršíková	6	5	9
		A Hobbs	6	7					A Hobbs	3	7	7
	Q	L Charles	2	5											13	R Maršíková	3	2
	Q	D Morrison	3	4												H Mandlíková	6	6
		H Mandlíková	6	6					H Mandlíková	7	6
									A-M Fernandez	5	1
																							H Mandlíková	4	3
		M Jaušovec	6	6																		7	BJ King	6	6
	Q	S Simmonds	2	2					M Jaušovec	5	4
									D Desfor	7	6
																D Desfor	3	2
															7	BJ King	6	6
									L Siegel	1	3
		Y Vermaak	4	1				7	BJ King	6	6
	7	BJ King	6	6

Bottom half※

Section 5※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Wade	6	6
		M Louie	0	4				5	V Wade	6	6
									B Jordan	0	1
															5	V Wade	6	7
																S Hanika	3	6
									L Antonoplis	5	6
		S Hanika	6	6					S Hanika	7	7
		B Potter	4	3																		5	V Wade	6	6
		I Riedel	2	6	6																	WC	D Jevans	1	2
		F Thibault	6	1	3				I Riedel	1	6	1
								WC	D Jevans	6	3	6
															WC	D Jevans	3	7	6
																A Tobin	6	5	2
									A Tobin	4	7	7
		I Madruga	6	4	8				I Madruga	6	6	5
	12	S Barker	3	6	6

Section 6※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	K Jordan	6	6
	Q	M Pakker	6	6	6				B Bunge	1	4
		B Bunge	3	7	8										14	K Jordan	6	6
																H Strachoňová	2	2
									H Strachoňová	2	6	7
		P Teeguarden	7	6					P Teeguarden	6	4	5
		R Tomanová	6	4																		14	K Jordan	6	7	1
		E Raponi	2	4																		3	E Goolagong Cawley	7	6	6
		C Doerner	6	6					C Doerner	5	6	6
								WC	B Thompson	7	3	0
																C Doerner	5	2
															3	E Goolagong Cawley	7	6
									S Acker	3	1
		M Louie	0	3				3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
	3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6

Section 7※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	W Turnbull	6	6
		L Forood	4	7	7				L Forood	3	3
		D Gilbert	6	5	5										8	W Turnbull	6	6
																M Carillo	1	3
									E Nagelsen	0	2
		A Kiyomura	2	6	4				M Carillo	6	6
	WC	M Carillo	6	3	6																	8	W Turnbull	6	4	6
																						9	K Reid	3	6	3
									M Simionescu	4	1
		G Lovera	4	2					R Fox	6	6
		R Fox	6	6												R Fox	3	1
															9	K Reid	6	6
									C Meyer	1	2
		R Blount	1	0				9	K Reid	6	6
	9	K Reid	6	6

Section 8※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	P Shriver	6	6
		P Medrado	4	3				16	P Shriver	w/o
									L duPont
																L duPont	7	6
		S Margolin	7	6												W White	5	3
		J Russell	5	2					S Margolin	1	6	7
									W White	6	3	9
																							L duPont	2	1
																						2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
									K Teacher	6	7
		M Tyler	4	3					A Moulton	1	5
		A Moulton	6	6												K Teacher	4	3
															2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
								Q	A Whitmore	1	2
		M Redondo	4	2				2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
	2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6

See also※

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

References※

External links※

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1979 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1979 US Open – Women's singles