1979 Colgate International
Tennis tournament
1979 Colgate International | |||
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Date | 18–23 June 1979 | ||
Edition | 5th | ||
Category | Colgate Series (AAA) | ||
Draw | 64S / 32D | ||
Prize money | $100,000 | ||
Surface | Grass / outdoor | ||
Location | Eastbourne , United Kingdom | ||
Venue | Devonshire Park | ||
Champions | |||
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The 1979 Colgate International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom. The event was part of the AAA [lower-alpha 1] category of the 1979 Colgate Series . It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 June through 23 June 1979. [2] Second-seeded Chris Evert survived four match points in the three-hour final against first-seeded Martina Navratilova to win the singles title and earn $20,000 first-prize money. [2] [1] [3]
Finals
Singles
Chris Evert
defeated
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 5–7, 13–11
- It was Evert's 6th singles title of the year and the 91st of her career .
Doubles
Betty Stöve
/
Wendy Turnbull
defeated
Ilana Kloss
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Betty-Ann Stuart
6–2, 6–2
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
Singles [2] | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,800 | $2,100 | $1,000 | $525 | $225 |
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See also
Notes
References
- 1 2 John Barrett , ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook . London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 148. ISBN 9780362020120 . OCLC 237184610 .
- 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide . Remous. pp. 321, 331–332.
- ↑ "Centre court classics" . Eastbourne Herald . 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018 . Retrieved 9 August 2017 .
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details
- International Tennis federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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