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1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles

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Date
  
February 12–18

Category
  
Virginia Slims circuit

Prize money
  
$150,000

Edition
  
6th

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor

The 1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Forum in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 12 through February 18, 1979. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

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Singles

Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Evert's 2nd title of the year and the 87th of her career.
  • Doubles

    Rosie Casals / Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith 6–4, 1–6, 6–3

    References

    1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles Wikipedia


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