1979 Family Circle Cup
Appearance
1979 Family Circle Cup | |
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Date | April 10–15 |
Edition | 7th |
Category | Colgate Series (AAAA) |
Draw | 32S/16D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Hilton Head Island, U.S |
Venue | Sea Pines Plantation |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1979 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 15, 1979.[2] Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[1]
Finals
Singles
Tracy Austin defeated
Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
- It was Austin's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Rosie Casals /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Françoise Dürr /
Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5
Prize money
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [2] | $26,000 | $15,000 | $7,600 | $7,200 | $3,250 | $1,600 | $825 |
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Notes
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 143. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 328.