1979 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

August 2023 1979 Bridgestone Doubles Championships April 2–8 5th 8D $150,000 Carpet / indoor Tokyo, Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve WTA Doubles Championships The 1979 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Colgate Series of the 1979 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from April 2 through April 8, 1979.World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 219 John BarrettWomen's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 321, 530 John Dolan For the first time since its inception, the Doubles Championships was played separately from the WTA Finals which took place two weeks earlier in the United States, although by strange coincidence the doubles final that year featured the same two pairings, the same outcome and almost the same scoreline (7–6, 7–6). Final Doubles FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve defeated GBR Sue Barker / USA Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 7–6(9–7) References 1979 Category:1979 in Japanese women's sport Category:1979 in Japanese tennis Category:1979 in Tokyo Category:1979 WTA Tour Category:April 1979 sports events in Asia Category:Women's tennis tournaments in Japan Category:Sports competitions in Tokyo