BR Minneapolis 1979

Tracy Austin def. Martina Navratilova

7-5

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 7-5 in the 1979 Minneapolis bronze medal match on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldTracy AustinMartina Navratilova
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 12, 1962Oct 18, 1956
Age1622
Height165 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3502,442
Current career W-L339–881,419–228
Current career earnings$2,092,380$21,626,089

Path

Tracy Austin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kerry Reid 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 1979QF
Stacy Margolin 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 1979R16
Barbara Potter 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 1979R32

Tracy Austin's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Martina Navratilova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 3-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 1979QF
Mary Carillo 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 1979R16
Dana Gilbert 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 1979R32