1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 5–11 November 2nd Colgate Series (AAA) $100,000 32S/16D Carpet / indoor Filderstadt, West Germany Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt USA Tracy Austin USA Billie Jean King USA Martina Navratilova Women's Stuttgart Open The 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the AAAcategory Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000. category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979.Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 321, 338 John Dolan Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, successfully defending her 1978 title, after defeating world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the final. Austin was entitled to $20,000 first-prize money but elected to receive a Porsche 924 instead.World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 139, 160 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Finals Singles USA Tracy Austin defeated USA Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0 It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career. Doubles USA Billie Jean King / USA Martina Navratilova defeated AUS Wendy Turnbull / NED Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3 Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Singles $20,000$10,000$4,500$2,100$1,100$550 Notes References External links http://www.porsche-tennis.de Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament profile International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153234/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001105 2018-08-09 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Category:1979 in German tennis Category:Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Category:1970s in Baden-Württemberg Porsch Category:Esslingen (district) Category:Sport in Stuttgart (region) Category:November 1979 sports events in Europe