1979 Avon Championships of Dallas

1979 Avon Championships of Dallas
Date	February 26 – March 4
Edition	8th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	64S/32D
Prize money	$200,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Dallas, USA
Venue	Moody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith

The 1979 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from February 26 through March 4, 1979.^[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.<^[2]

Winners

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4

It was Navratilova's 4th title of the year and the 28th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith defeated Rosie Casals / Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64
Singles ^[1]	$35,000	$17,000	$9,100	$8,700	$4,250	$2,100	$1,000	$500

References

1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321,326.
↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185,187. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

External links

1979 WTA Tour « 1978 1980 »

Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

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Non-Tour Events	Beckenham Tokyo 2 Tokyo 3

Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup

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