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1979 Family Circle Cup

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Date
  
April 10–15

Category
  
Colgate Series (AAAA)

Prize money
  
$150,000

Edition
  
7th

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Clay / outdoor

The 1979 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 15, 1979. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

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Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)

  • It was Austin's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
  • Doubles

    Rosie Casals / Martina Navratilova defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5

    References

    1979 Family Circle Cup Wikipedia