The 1979 Avon Championships of Chicago was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
indoor carpet courts at the
International Amphitheatre
The International Amphitheatre was an indoor arena located in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1934 and was demolished in 1999. It was located on the west side of Halsted Street, at 42nd Street, on the city's south side, in the Canaryville nei ...
in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, Illinois 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 29 through February 4, 1979.
First-seeded
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
defeated
Tracy Austin
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6–3, 6–4
* It was Navratilova's 3rd singles title of the year and the 27th of her
career
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Doubles
Rosie Casals
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Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned mor ...
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Betty-Ann Stuart
Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born February 26, 1950) is a retired American professional tennis player. She had her most significant success in doubles, including reaching the final of the 1977 US Open with Renée Richards as her partner.
Personal l ...
defeated
Ilana Kloss
Ilana Sheryl Kloss (born 22 March 1956) is a former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and commissioner of World TeamTennis from 2001-21. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979. She w ...
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Greer Stevens
Greer Stevens (born 15 February 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.
Career
Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles]. With ...
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Prize money
References
External links
International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details
Tournament draws
{{1979 WTA Tour
1979 WTA Tour, Avon Championships of Chicago
Avon Championships of Chicago
1979 in Illinois