1979 Avon Championships of Houston

1979 Avon Championships of Houston
1979 Avon Championships of Houston
Date	January 15–22
Edition	9th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Houston, USA
Venue	Astro Arena
Champions
Singles
	Martina Navratilova
Doubles
	Martina Navratilova / Janet Newberry

The 1979 Avon Championships of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Astro Arena in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from January 15 through January 22, 1979.^[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2

It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Janet Newberry defeated Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[1]	$24,000	$12,000	$6,000	$3,000	$1,600	$900

References

^ ^a ^b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 323.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

External links

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[dolan2011-1] John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 323.

[wot1980-2] John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

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v t e 1979 WTA Tour « 1978 1980 »
Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Avon Championships Circuit	Washington (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Houston (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Boston (S, D)
Colgate Series	Christchurch (S, D) Sydney 1 (S, D) Adelaide (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) Pittsburgh (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 3 (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)