Date January 8–14 Category Virginia Slims circuit Prize money $125,000 | Edition 8th Draw 32S/16D | |
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | ||
The 1979 Avon Championships of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 8 through January 14, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.
Contents
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 7–5, 7–5
Doubles
Chris Evert / Rosie Casals defeated Tracy Austin / Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
References
1979 Avon Championships of California Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA