Date January 1–7 Category Virginia Slims circuit Prize money $125,000 | Edition 8th Draw 32S/16D Surface Carpet / indoor | |
The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Smith Center & Capital Center in Washington D.C., District of Columbia 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 1 through January 7, 1979. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
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Singles
Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Renée Richards / Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
References
1979 Avon Championships of Washington Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA