1979 Avon Championships of Detroit

1979 Avon Championships of Detroit
Date	February 19–25
Edition	7th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	$150,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Detroit, USA
Venue	Cobo Hall & Arena
Champions
Singles
Wendy Turnbull
Doubles
Wendy Turnbull / Betty Stöve

The 1979 Avon Championships of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from February 19 through February 25, 1979.^[1] Fifth-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Winners

Singles

Wendy Turnbull defeated Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 1–6, 7–6^(7–4)

It was Turnbull's first title of the year and the third of her career.

Doubles

Wendy Turnbull / Betty Stöve defeated Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura 6–4, 7–6

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[1]	$30,000	$15,000	$7,500	$7,200	$3,500	$1,750	$1,000

References

1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321,325.
↑ 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 »

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