1979 Avon Championships

January 2025 WTA Finals 1979 Avon Championships March 21–25https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1979/808.pdf 1979 Avon Championships WTATour.com 8th WTA Tour Championships 8S / 4D $275,000 Carpet / indoor 53,912 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden USA Martina Navratilovahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4190,4611141 Martina claims battle and war Sarasota Journal March 26, 1979 3C Google News Archive FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve Virginia Slims Championships WTA Championships The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 1979 WTA Tour. It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 183–185, 187 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 525 John Dolan For the first time since 1975, the doubles tournament at the WTA Finals was played separately from the WTA Doubles Championships which took place two weeks later in Japan, although by strange coincidence the final that year featured the same two pairings, the same outcome and almost the same scoreline (7–5, 7–6(9–7)). Finals Singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Tracy Austin, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. It was Navratilova's 5th singles title of the year and the 29th of her career. Doubles FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve defeated GBR Sue Barker / USA Ann Kiyomura, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3). See also 1979 Colgate Series Championships References External links http://www.wtafinals.com ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament edition details Category:WTA Tour Championships Avon Championships Avon Championships Avon Championships Category:1970s in Manhattan Avon Championships Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Category:Tennis tournaments in New York City