# Wimbledon 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:50/wimbledon?season=1979
Tour: WTA

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Wimbledon, United Kingdom
- Start date: 1979-06-25
- End date: 1979-07-09

## Champion
- Winner: Martina Navratilova
- Runner-up: Chris Evert
- Final score: 6-4 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Martina Navratilova d. Chris Evert 6-4 6-4

### SF
- Martina Navratilova d. Tracy Austin 7-5 6-1
- Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-2

### QF
- Evonne Goolagong d. Virginia Wade 6-4 6-0
- Tracy Austin d. Billie Jean King 6-4 6-7 6-2
- Martina Navratilova d. Dianne Fromholtz 2-6 6-3 6-0
- Chris Evert d. Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-4

### R16
- Virginia Wade d. Deborah Jevans 6-1 6-2
- Evonne Goolagong d. Kathy Jordan 7-6 6-7 6-1
- Martina Navratilova d. Greer Stevens 7-6 6-7 6-3
- Tracy Austin d. Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-4
- Chris Evert d. Laura Dupont 6-2 6-1
- Billie Jean King d. Hana Mandlikova 6-4 6-3
- Wendy Turnbull d. Kerry Reid 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Betty Stove 7-6 7-6

### R32
- Martina Navratilova d. Rosie Casals 6-3 6-3
- Greer Stevens d. Ruta Gerulaitis 6-3 6-2
- Virginia Wade d. Sylvia Hanika 6-3 7-6
- Kerry Reid d. Rayni Fox 6-3 6-1
- Evonne Goolagong d. Cynthia Doerner 7-5 6-2
- Tracy Austin d. Betty Ann Grubb 6-2 6-3
- Wendy Turnbull d. Mary Carillo 6-1 6-3
- Virginia Ruzici d. Mimi Wikstedt 6-3 6-0
- Hana Mandlikova d. Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-2
- Chris Evert d. Kathy May 6-4 6-3
- Deborah Jevans d. Amanda Tobin 3-6 7-5 6-2
- Betty Stove d. Kay Mcdaniel 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Marcella Mesker 7-5 6-4
- Kathy Jordan d. Hana Strachonova 6-2 6-2
- Billie Jean King d. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-2
- Laura Dupont d. Wendy White 7-5 6-3

### R64
- Diane Desfor d. Mima Jausovec 7-5 6-4
- Billie Jean King d. Linda Siegel 6-1 6-3
- Martina Navratilova d. Jo Durie 6-4 6-1
- Rosie Casals d. Francoise Durr 7-5 6-2
- Kerry Reid d. Carrie Meyer 6-1 6-2
- Cynthia Doerner d. Belinda Thompson 5-7 6-3 6-0
- Mary Carillo d. Betsy Nagelsen 6-0 6-2
- Wendy Turnbull d. Lele Forood 6-3 6-3
- Tracy Austin d. Brigette Cuypers 4-6 6-1 6-2
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Marjorie Blackwood 6-2 6-3
- Marcella Mesker d. Daniela Marzano 7-6 7-5
- Chris Evert d. Andrea Whitmore 6-1 6-2
- Regina Marsikova d. Anne Hobbs 6-3 5-7 9-7
- Betty Ann Grubb d. Ilana Kloss 7-5 3-6 6-4
- Ruta Gerulaitis d. Viviana Gonzalez 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Virginia Ruzici d. Sandy Collins 6-3 6-4
- Mimi Wikstedt d. Anne Smith 6-4 7-6
- Rayni Fox d. Mariana Simionescu 6-4 6-1
- Hana Mandlikova d. Anna Maria Fernandez 7-5 6-1
- Wendy White d. Stacy Margolin 6-1 3-6 9-7
- Amanda Tobin d. Ivanna Madruga 4-6 7-6 7-5
- Deborah Jevans d. Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-1 3-6 6-1
- Greer Stevens d. Glynis Coles 6-0 6-3
- Kathy Jordan d. Bettina Bunge 6-1 6-4
- Hana Strachonova d. Pam Teeguarden 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Sylvia Hanika d. Lea Antonoplis 7-5 7-6
- Laura Dupont d. Pam Shriver W/O
- Evonne Goolagong d. Sherry Acker 6-3 6-1
- Kathy May d. Alycia Moulton 6-1 7-5
- Kay Mcdaniel d. Marie Pinterova 7-6 6-2
- Virginia Wade d. Barbara Jordan 6-0 6-1
- Betty Stove d. Chris Oneil 6-3 6-1

### R128
- Pam Teeguarden d. Renata Tomanova 7-6 6-4
- Virginia Wade d. Mareen Louie Harper 6-0 6-4
- Billie Jean King d. Yvonne Vermaak 6-4 6-1
- Mary Carillo d. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-2 3-6 6-4
- Glynis Coles d. Marise Kruger 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Hana Mandlikova d. Diane Morrison 6-3 6-4
- Alycia Moulton d. Michelle Tyler 6-4 6-3
- Mimi Wikstedt d. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-2 7-6
- Sylvia Hanika d. Barbara Potter 6-4 6-3
- Stacy Margolin d. Joanne Russell 7-5 6-2
- Rosie Casals d. Heidi Eisterlehner 7-6 7-6
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Barbara Hallquist 6-3 6-2
- Sandy Collins d. Iva Budarova 6-2 6-2
- Pam Shriver d. Patricia Medrado 6-4 6-3
- Brigette Cuypers d. Elly Appel 6-4 6-1
- Cynthia Doerner d. Emilse Raponi Longo 6-2 6-4
- Daniela Marzano d. Kate Latham 3-6 7-5 6-4
- Chris Evert d. Marita Redondo 6-4 6-2
- Rayni Fox d. Gail Sherriff 6-4 6-2
- Betty Ann Grubb d. Dianne Evers 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Mima Jausovec d. Sabina Simmonds 6-2 6-2
- Ivanna Madruga d. Sue Barker 6-3 4-6 8-6
- Kay Mcdaniel d. Katja Ebbinghaus 7-5 4-6 6-1
- Betty Stove d. Jeanne Duvall 6-1 6-4
- Iris Riedel Kuhn d. Frederique Thibault 2-6 6-1 6-3
- Martina Navratilova d. Tanya Harford 4-6 6-2 6-1
- Anne Hobbs d. Lesley Charles 6-2 7-5
- Bettina Bunge d. Mariette Pakker 3-6 7-6 8-6
- Kerry Reid d. Rene Blount 6-1 6-0
- Ruta Gerulaitis d. Anthea Stewart 6-3 6-4
- Lele Forood d. Dana Gilbert 4-6 7-5 7-5
- Evonne Goolagong d. Marcie Louie 6-0 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 95
- Players: 96

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