1979 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1979. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Australian Open
Men's singles
Guillermo Vilas defeated 
John Sadri, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2[1]
- • It was Vilas' 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Women's singles
Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh, 6–3, 6–3[2]
- • It was Jordan's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles
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Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 6–2[3]
- • It was McNamara's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was McNamee's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers defeated Leanne Harrison / 
Marcella Mesker, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0[4]
- • It was Connor's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was Evers's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Mixed doubles
French Open
Men's singles
Björn Borg defeated 
Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
- It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0
- It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.
Men's doubles
Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer defeated Ross Case / Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated 
Françoise Dürr / 
Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Mixed doubles
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Virginia Ruzici / Ion Țiriac, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4[5]
- It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4[6]
- It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried / 
Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2[7]
Women's doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2[8]
- This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.
Mixed doubles
Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens defeated Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)[9]
US Open
Men's singles
John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 [10]
- It was McEnroe's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Tracy Austin defeated Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 [11]
- It was Austin's 1st career Grand Slam title. Austin also became the youngest-ever US Open champion, aged 16 years and 9 months.
Men's doubles
John McEnroe / Peter Fleming defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4
Women's doubles
Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3 [11]
Mixed doubles
Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt defeated Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–5 [11]
| Semifinals 5–8 October | Final 14–16 December | |||||||
| Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| AME | United States | 4 | ||||||
| San Francisco, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
| EAS | Australia | 1 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
| Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
| EUR-A |  Italy | 0 | ||||||
| EUR-B |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | ||||||
| EUR-A | Italy | 4 | ||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
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.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines
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| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Korea
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Indonesia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "1979 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1979 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1979 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1979 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "1979 US Open – Men's singles draw". Association fo Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- 1 2 3 "WTA – 1979 Tournaments – US Open" (PDF). WTA.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine