1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
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Date | 5–11 November |
Edition | 2nd |
Category | Colgate Series (AAA) |
Draw | 32S/16D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Filderstadt, West Germany |
Venue | Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Tracy Austin | |
Doubles | |
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
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[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979.[2] 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.[2][1]
Finals
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
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [2] | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,500 | $2,100 | $1,100 | $550 |
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Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament profile
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details