1979 Davison's Tennis Classic
1979 Davison's Classic | |
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Date | September 23–29 |
Edition | 4th |
Category | Colgate Series (AAA) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Atlanta, United States |
Venue | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
Attendance | 56,011 |
Champions | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull |
The 1979 Davison's Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from September 23 through September 29, 1979.[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
Finals[]
Singles[]
Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull 7–6(8–6), 6–4
- It was Navratilova's 8th title of the year and the 32nd of her career.
Doubles[]
Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith 6–2, 6–4
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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Categories:
- 1979 WTA Tour
- 1979 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Tennis tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1979 in American tennis
- September 1979 sports events in the United States