Date January 15–22 Category Virginia Slims circuit Prize money $125,000 | Edition 9th Draw 32S/16D | |
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | ||
The 1979 Avon Championships of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Astro Arena in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from January 15 through January 22, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.
Contents
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Janet Newberry defeated Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
References
1979 Avon Championships of Houston Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA