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1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
DateFebruary 12–18
Edition6th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location
Los Angeles, USA
VenueThe Forum
Champions
Singles

United States Chris Evert
Doubles

United States Rosie Casals / United States Chris Evert




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The 1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Forum in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 12 through February 18, 1979.[1] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[2][3]




Contents





  • 1 Finals

    • 1.1 Singles


    • 1.2 Doubles



  • 2 Prize money


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Finals



Singles


United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4


  • It was Evert's 2nd singles title of the year and the 87th of her career.


Doubles


United States Rosie Casals / United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova / United States Anne Smith 6–4, 1–6, 6–3



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


See also


  • Evert–Navratilova rivalry


References




  1. ^ ab John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 325..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


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


  3. ^ "Evert's Win In L.A. Evens The score". Lakeland Ledger. AP. February 19, 1979. p. 4C.




External links


  • Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament edition details

  • International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details








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