1979 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1979 Wimbledon Championships 25 June – 7 July 93rd Grand Slam 128S/64D/48XD £277,066 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club SWE Björn Borg USA Martina Navratilova USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe USA Billie Jean King / USA Martina Navratilova RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Greer Stevens IND Ramesh Krishnan USA Mary-Lou Piatek The 1979 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 422, 432Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 390, 391 The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July. It was the 93rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1979. This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8. Prize money The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£20,000£10,000£5,000£2,500£1,500£760£440£265Women's singles£18,000£8,750£4,375£2,000£1,160£585£340£200Men's doubles *£8,000£4,000£2,000£1,000£520£170£80Women's doubles *£6,930£3,464£1,600£800£364£116£54Mixed doubles *£4,200£2,100£1,000£500£250£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles SWE Björn Borg defeated USA Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title. Men's doubles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe defeated USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King / USA Martina Navratilova defeated NED Betty Stöve / AUS Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003. Mixed doubles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Greer Stevens defeated RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles IND Ramesh Krishnan defeated USA Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles USA Mary-Lou Piatek defeated USA Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles SWE Björn Borg (champion) USA John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to Tim Gullikson) USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Pat DuPré) USA Roscoe Tanner (final, lost to Björn Borg) ARG Guillermo Vilas (second round, lost to Tim Wilkison) USA Arthur Ashe (first round, lost to Chris Kachel) PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci (third round, lost to Brad Drewett) USA Brian Gottfried (third round, lost to Brian Teacher) POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak (first round, lost to Bruce Manson) AUS John Alexander (third round, lost to Gene Mayer) ESP 1977 José Higueras (second round, lost to John Sadri) ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (second round, lost to Gilles Moretton) ARG José Luis Clerc (fourth round, lost to Roscoe Tanner) USA Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (first round, lost to Andrew Pattison) Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova (champion) USA Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) USA Tracy Austin (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) AUS Dianne Fromholtz (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin) AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) AUS Kerry Reid (fourth round, lost to Wendy Turnbull) ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin) RSA 1928 Greer Stevens (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova) GBR Sue Barker (first round, lost to Ivanna Madruga) TCH Regina Maršíková (third round, lost to Hana Mandlíková) USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) NED Betty Stöve (fourth round, lost to Dianne Fromholtz) USA Pam Shriver (second round, withdrew) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1979 French Open Grand Slams 1979 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships