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1979 Avon Championships of Dallas

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Date
  
February 26 – March 4

Category
  
Virginia Slims circuit

Prize money
  
$200,000

Edition
  
8th

Draw
  
64S/32D

Surface
  
Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor

The 1979 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from February 26 through March 4, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.<

Contents

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Navratilova's 4th title of the year and the 28th of her career.
  • Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith defeated Rosie Casals / Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2

    References

    1979 Avon Championships of Dallas Wikipedia