1979 WTA Tour

1979 WTA Tour

Martina Navratilova ended the year with 11 titles
Details
Duration	20 November 1978 – 8 January 1980
Edition	9th
Tournaments	57
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate Series (32) Non-Tour Events (5)
Achievements
Most tournament titles	Martina Navratilova (11)
Most tournament finals	Martina Navratilova (17)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova ($618,698)
Points leader	Martina Navratilova (15.748)
Awards
Player of the year	Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team of the year	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Most improved player of the year	Sylvia Hanika
Newcomer of the year	Kathy Jordan
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The year 1979 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.^[1][2]

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1979, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1979 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1979 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.^[1]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships

Virginia Slims Circuit

Colgate Series

Non-Tour Events

Team events

November (1978)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
20 November	Colgate International Christchurch, New Zealand Colgate Series $35,000 – Grass - 48S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Regina Maršíková 6-2, 6–1	Sylvia Hanika	Lea Antonoplis Mimi Wikstedt	Anne Hobbs Naoko Sato Jane Stratton Lesley Hunt
		Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–5	Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika

December (1978)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 December	Toyota Classic Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $75,000 – Grass - 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 6–1, 1–6, 6-4	Kerry Melville	Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull	Regina Maršíková Lesley Hunt Hana Mandlíková Lesley Hunt
		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 4-6, 6–2	Judy Chaloner Anne Hobbs
11 December	Adelaide International Adelaid International, Australia Colgate Series $50,000 – Grass - 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kerry Melville 7–5, 6-7, 6–1	Beth Norton	Hana Mandlíková Ilana Kloss	Lesley Hunt Anne Hobbs Chris O'Neil Birgitte Hermansen
		Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh 6–2, 6–2	Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger
18 December	New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 6–2, 7–5	Wendy Turnbull
		Lesley Hunt Sharon Walsh 6–2, 6–1	Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger
25 December 1 January	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris O'Neil 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Betsy Nagelsen	Diane Evers Christine Matison	Sue Barker Dorte Ekner Mary Sawyer Renáta Tomanová
		Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová 7-5, 6–2	Naoko Sato Pam Whytcross

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 January	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Dianne Fromholtz Ilana Kloss	Ann Kiyomura Pam Teeguarden Anne Smith Pam Shriver
		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 4-6, 6–2, 6–4	Renee Richards Sharon Walsh
8 January	Virginia Slims of Oakland Oakland, California, USA Virginia Slims $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–5	Chris Evert	Ann Kiyomura Dianne Fromholtz	Kathy May Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici Marita Redondo
		Chris Evert Rosie Casals 3-6, 6–4, 6–3	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve
15 January	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, USA Virginia Slims $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6-2	Virginia Wade	Dianne Fromholtz Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Ruzici Stacy Margolin Rosie Casals Kathy Jordan
		Martina Navratilova Janet Newberry 4-6, 6–4, 6–2	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve
22 January	Virginia Slims of Hollywood Hollywood, California, USA Virginia Slims $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Greer Stevens 6–4, 2–6, 6-4	Dianne Fromholtz	Marise Kruger Virginia Wade	Carrie Meyer Terry Holladay Sue Barker Virginia Ruzici
		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–2, 2-6, 6–2	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
29 January	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6-4	Tracy Austin	Kerry Melville Greer Stevens	Anne Smith Marise Kruger Mima Jaušovec Sue Barker
		Rosie Casals Betty-Ann Stuart 3–6, 7-5, 7-5	Ilana Kloss Greer Stevens

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 February	Virginia Slims of Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–1, 3-6, 6–1	Renee Richards
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7-6, 4-6, 6–4	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
12 February	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA Virginia Slims $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–3, 6-4	Martina Navratilova	Tracy Austin Greer Stevens	Barbara Potter Ann Kiyomura Wendy Turnbull Virginia Ruzici
		Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 1-6, 6-3	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith
19 February	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 1–6, 7-6	Virginia Ruzici	Martina Navratilova Rosie Casals	Anne Smith Mima Jaušovec Ann Kiyomura Dianne Fromholtz
		Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
26 February	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/14D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Chris Evert	Tracy Austin Virginia Wade	Stacy Margolin Renáta Tomanová Dianne Fromholtz Sue Barker
		Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 7–6, 6–2	Rosie Casals Chris Evert

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 March	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/1D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 6-3, 6-2	Virginia Wade	Rosie Casals Sue Barker	Terry Holladay Pam Shriver Greer Stevens Kathy Teacher
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6-4, 6–2	Renee Richards Virginia Wade
12 March	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, Massachusetts, USA Virginia Slims $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 6–2, 7–6	Sue Barker	Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull	Chris Evert Greer Stevens Kerry Melville Marita Redondo
		Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
19 March	Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3-6, 6-2	Tracy Austin	Sue Barker Dianne Fromholtz	Round Robin Greer Stevens Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull Chris Evert
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–6, 7-6	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
26 March	WTA La Costa Classic Carlsbad, United States Non-tour event $35,000 - Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kerry Melville 7-6, 3-6, 6–2	Sue Barker
		Marcie Louie Regina Maršíková 6-2, 2-6, 6-4	Mareen Louie Marita Redondo

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 April	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 8D Doubles Draw	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7-5, 7-6	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Kerry Melville / Wendy Turnbull Lesley Hunt / Sharon Walsh	Sherry Acker / Mary Carillo Virginia Wade / Janet Newberry Rosie Casals / Anne Smith Carrie Meyer / Pam Teeguarden
	Clairol Crown Carlsbad, United States Non-tour event Grass	Chris Evert 3-6, 6–3, 6–1	Dianne Fromholtz
9 April	Family Circle Cup Amelia Island, United States Colgate Series $150,000 – Clay – 30S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 7–6, 7–6	Kerry Melville	Martina Navratilova Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Mima Jaušovec Lele Forood Betty Stöve Laura DuPont
		Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 6-4, 7-5	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
30 April	Federation Cup Madrid, Spain Clay – 32 teams knockout	United States 3-0	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union	France   Switzerland  Great Britain  Netherlands

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $100,000 – Clay Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 6–4, 1–6, 6-3	Sylvia Hanika	Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Ivanna Madruga Virginia Ruzici Dianne Fromholtz Iris Riedel-Kuhn
		Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Melville
14 May	Bancroft Trophy Vienna, Austria Colgate Series $75,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–1, 6-1	Caroline Stoll	Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici	Yvonne Vermaak Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull Dianne Fromholtz
		Marise Kruger Dianne Fromholtz 3-6, 6–4, 6–1	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart
21 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $100,000 – Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Caroline Stoll 7–6, 6–0	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika Renáta Tomanová Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 7-5	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Melville
28 May 4 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $375,000 - Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/32D/28X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0	Wendy Turnbull	Dianne Fromholtz Regina Maršíková	Ruta Gerulaitis Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková Renata Tomanová
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
		Wendy Turnbull Bob Hewitt 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Virginia Ruzici Ion Ţiriac

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 June	Kentish Times Beckenham, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–3	Laura DuPont
		Jo Durie Debbie Jevans	Elizabeth Little Nicole Pratt
11 June	Crossley Carpets Trophy Chichester, United Kingdom Colgate Series $35,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–1, 6–4	Sue Barker	Billie Jean King Tanya Harford	Martina Navratilova Pam Teeguarden Kate Latham Pam Shriver
		Greer Stevens Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 1–6, 7–5	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
18 June	Colgate International Eastbourne, United Kingdom Colgate Series $75,000 – Grass - 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 7–5, 5–7, 13-11	Martina Navratilova	Tracy Austin Virginia Wade	Wendy Turnbull Ilana Kloss Bettina Bunge Kerry Melville
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–2	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart
25 June 2 July	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Chris Evert	Tracy Austin Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Dianne Fromholtz Billie Jean King Virginia Wade Wendy Turnbull
		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 7–5, 7–6(9–7)	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
16 July	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 2–6, 7-5, 6–3	Sylvia Hanika
		Helena Anliot Diane Evers 6–0, 6-4	Virginia Ruzici Elly Vessies
30 July	Wells Fargo Open Wells Fargo, California, USA Colgate Series $75,000 – Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 6–4, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Wade Kathy Jordan	Anne Smith Kerry Melville Marita Redondo Ann Kiyomura
		Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 3-6, 6–4, 6-2	Ann Kiyomura Betty-Ann Stuart

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 August	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Colgate Series $100,000 – Clay - 48S/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Renee Richards Regina Maršíková	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici Anne Smith Jeanne Duvall
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6-1, 6–0	Penny Johnson Paula Smith
13 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Laura DuPont 6–4, 6-7, 6–1	Brigitte Cuypers	Diane Desfor Pam Teeguarden	Chris O'Neil Lea Antonoplis Kay McDaniel Mary Carillo
		Lea Antonoplis Diane Evers 2-6, 6–1, 6–3	Chris O'Neil Mimi Wikstedt
	Central Fidelity Banks Richmond, Virginia, USA Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6-3	Kathy Jordan	Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade	Anne Smith Kerry Melville Kate Latham Greer Stevens
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–4	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
20 August	Volvo Tennis Cup Mahwah, New Jersey, USA Colgate Series $75,000 – Clay Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–7, 6-4, 6–1	Tracy Austin	Betty Stöve Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Ivanna Madruga Terry Holladay Regina Maršíková
		Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 7-6, 2–6, 6–4	Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková
27 August 3 September	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $300,000 - Hard – 96S/32D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–4	Chris Evert	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade Sylvia Hanika Kerry Melville
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 6–3	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 September	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $150,000 – Hard - 32S	Billie Jean King 6–4, 7–5	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Ann Kiyomura Dianne Fromholtz	Terry Holladay Kerry Melville Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
	Greater Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sue Barker 6–3, 6–1	Renee Richards
		Sue Barker Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6-2	Bunny Bruning Jane Stratton
24 September	Davidson's Classic Atlanta, United States Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–4	Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Tracy Austin	Virginia Wade Marise Kruger Dianne Fromholtz Chris Evert
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4	Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 October	US Indoors Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–4	Dianne Fromholtz	Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin	Ann Kiyomura Billie Jean King Virginia Wade Kerry Melville
		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7-6	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
8 October	Thunderbird Classic Phoenix, United States Colgate Series $100,000 – Hard - 32S/16S Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-1, 6–3	Chris Evert	Kate Latham Wendy Turnbull	Laura DuPont Kerry Melville Caroline Stoll Ann Kiyomura
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 7–6	Rosie Casals Chris Evert
15 October	Borden Classic Kyoto, Japan Colgate Series $35,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Betsy Nagelsen 6-3, 6–4	Naoko Sato
		Chen Chuan Yu Li-Qiao 6–0, 7-6	Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer
22 October	Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida, USA Colgate Series $100,000 – Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–0, 6–3	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert Tracy Austin	Virginia Ruzici Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull Kerry Melville
		Anne Smith Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 4–6, 7-5	Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart
	Hit Union Japan Open Kyoto, Japan Colgate Series $35,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Betsy Nagelsen 6-1, 3–6, 6-3	Naoko Sato
		Betsy Nagelsen Penny Johnson 3-6, 6–4, 7-6	Chen Chuan Yu Li-Qiao
29 October	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Colgate Series $35,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6-3, 6–7, 7-5	Betty Stöve
		Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 7-5, 7–6	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss
	Wightman Cup London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Team event	United States 7-0 Chris Evert 7-5, 6-2 Kathy Jordan 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 Tracy Austin 6-1, 6-4 Tracy Austin 6-4, 6-2 Chris Evert 6-1, 6-1	Great Britain Sue Barker Anne Hobbs Virginia Wade Sue Barker Virginia Wade
		Tracy Austin / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 6-1 Chris Evert / Rosie Casals 6-0, 6-1	Jo Durie / Deborah Jevans Sue Barker / Virginia Wade

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 November	Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Colgate Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–0	Martina Navratilova	Mima Jaušovec Chris Evert	Kerry Melville Nina Bohm Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull
		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6-3	Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve
12 November	Emeron Cup Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Grass	Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–1	Martina Navratilova
19 November	Diahatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom Colgate Series $75,000 – Carpet (i) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3	Chris Evert	Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika	Ilana Kloss Glynis Coles Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici
		Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith 6–2, 6-1	Ilana Kloss Laura DuPont
26 November	Toyota Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6-2	Wendy Turnbull	Rene Blount Virginia Ruzici	Mimi Wikstedt Dianne Fromholtz Sue Barker Billie Jean King
		Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–3	Dianne Fromholtz Anne Smith

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 December	Building Society NSW Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sue Barker 6–0, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank	Diane Desfor Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Betty-Ann Stuart
		Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King 7–5, 6-4	Pam Shriver Sue Barker
10 December	Berri Fruit Juices Adelaide, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 2–2 ret.	Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Betty-Ann Stuart	Pam Shriver Susan Leo Roberta McCallum Diane Desfor
		Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici 2-6, 6–4, 6-4	Pam Shriver Sue Barker
17 December	Nabisco NSW Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $50,000 – Grass - 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 3–6, 6-3	Bettina Bunge
		Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist 4-6, 6–2, 6-2	Barbara Jordan Kym Ruddell
24 December 31 December	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $350,000 - Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–3	Sharon Walsh	Mary Sawyer Renáta Tomanová	Janet Newberry Michele Gurdal Cynthia Doerner Hana Mandlíková
		Judy Connor Chaloner Diane Evers Brown 6–1, 3–6, 6–0	Leanne Harrison Marcella Mesker

January (1980)

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 January	Colgate Series Championships Washington DC, USA Colgate Series championships $250,000 – Grass Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1	Tracy Austin	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	Round Robin Dianne Fromholtz Evonne Goolagong Cawley Regina Maršíková Kerry Melville
		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert

Rankings

Below are the 1979 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1979) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[3]
No	Player Name	Points	1978	Change
1	Martina Navratilova (TCH)	15.748	1	=
2	Chris Evert (USA)	14.111	2	=
3	Tracy Austin (USA)	14.004	6	+3
4	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)	11.814	3	-1
5	Billie Jean King (USA)	8.857	5	=
6	Dianne Fromholtz (AUS)	8.375	10	+4
7	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	8.214	7	=
8	Virginia Wade (GBR)	7.959	4	-4
9	Kerry Melville (AUS)	6.645	9	+1
10	Sue Barker (GBR)	6.618	24	+14
11	Kathy Jordan (USA)	6.555	NR	NR
12	Greer Stevens (RSA)	6.336	17	+5
13	Virginia Ruzici (ROU)	6.149	12	-1
14	Regina Maršíková (TCH)	6.013	14	=
15	Ann Kiyomura (USA)	5.457	39	+24
16	Sylvia Hanika (FRG)	5.010	35	+19
17	Hana Mandlíková (TCH)	4.952	45	+28
18	Caroline Stoll (USA)	4.951	26	+8
19	Kathy May (USA)	4.768	15	-4
20	Mima Jaušovec (YUG)	4.270	19	-1

References

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website

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