SF US Open 1979

Tracy Austin def. Martina Navratilova

7-5 7-5

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 7-5 7-5 in the 1979 US Open semifinal on hard 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)2,3372,471
Current career W-L339–881,419–228
Current career earnings$2,092,380$21,626,089

Path

Tracy Austin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sylvia Hanika 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1979QF
Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1979R16
Kate Latham 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1979R32
Andrea Jaeger 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1979R64
Ivanna Madruga 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128

Tracy Austin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Evert 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1979F

Martina Navratilova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kerry Reid 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1979QF
Greer Stevens 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1979R16
Caroline Stoll 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1979R32
Alycia Moulton 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1979R64