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1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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Date
  
5–11 November

Category
  
Colgate Series (AAA)

Prize money
  
$100,000

Edition
  
2nd

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Carpet / indoor

The 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979. Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, successfully defending her 1978 title, after defeating world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the final. Austin was entitled to $20,000 first-prize money but elected to receive a Porsche 924 instead.

Contents

Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.
  • Doubles

    Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull / Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

    References

    1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Wikipedia