WTA Wimbledon 1979 Draw & Results

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Martina Navratilova won the 1979 Wimbledon, defeating Chris Evert 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 25–July 9 on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Chris Evert , 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jun 25 — Jul 9
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

95 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Martina Navratilova DEF 6-4 6-4 Chris Evert 2× CH H2H Match data Jul 9, 1979* F
SF (2)
Martina Navratilova DEF 7-5 6-1 Tracy Austin H2H Match data Jul 8, 1979* SF
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-3 6-2 Evonne Goolagong CH H2H Match data Jul 8, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Evonne Goolagong CH 6-4 6-0 Virginia Wade CH H2H Match data Jul 6, 1979* QF
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-7 6-2 Billie Jean King 4× CH H2H Match data Jul 6, 1979* QF
Martina Navratilova DEF 2-6 6-3 6-0 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data Jul 6, 1979* QF
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-3 6-4 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data Jul 6, 1979* QF
R16 (8)
Virginia Wade CH 6-1 6-2 Deborah Jevans H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Evonne Goolagong CH 7-6 6-7 6-1 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Martina Navratilova DEF 7-6 6-7 6-3 Greer Stevens H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Tracy Austin 6-2 6-4 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-2 6-1 Laura Dupont H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Billie Jean King 4× CH 6-4 6-3 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Wendy Turnbull 6-3 4-6 6-3 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Dianne Fromholtz 7-6 7-6 Betty Stove H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
Martina Navratilova DEF 6-3 6-3 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Greer Stevens 6-3 6-2 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Virginia Wade CH 6-3 7-6 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Kerry Reid 6-3 6-1 Rayni Fox H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Evonne Goolagong CH 7-5 6-2 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Tracy Austin 6-2 6-3 Betty Ann Grubb H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-3 Mary Carillo H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-0 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Hana Mandlikova 6-3 6-2 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-4 6-3 Kathy May H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Deborah Jevans 3-6 7-5 6-2 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Betty Stove 2-6 6-3 6-2 Kay Mcdaniel H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Dianne Fromholtz 7-5 6-4 Marcella Mesker H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Kathy Jordan 6-2 6-2 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Billie Jean King 4× CH 6-3 6-2 Diane Desfor H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Laura Dupont 7-5 6-3 Wendy White H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Diane Desfor 7-5 6-4 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Billie Jean King 4× CH 6-1 6-3 Linda Siegel H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Martina Navratilova DEF 6-4 6-1 Jo Durie H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Rosie Casals 7-5 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Kerry Reid 6-1 6-2 Carrie Meyer H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Cynthia Doerner 5-7 6-3 6-0 Belinda Thompson H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Mary Carillo 6-0 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-3 Lele Forood H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Tracy Austin 4-6 6-1 6-2 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-3 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Marcella Mesker 7-6 7-5 Daniela Marzano H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-1 6-2 Andrea Whitmore H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Regina Marsikova 6-3 5-7 9-7 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Betty Ann Grubb 7-5 3-6 6-4 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Ruta Gerulaitis 3-6 6-3 6-1 Viviana Gonzalez H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-4 Sandy Collins H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Mimi Wikstedt 6-4 7-6 Anne Smith H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Rayni Fox 6-4 6-1 Mariana Simionescu H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Hana Mandlikova 7-5 6-1 Anna Maria Fernandez H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Wendy White 6-1 3-6 9-7 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Amanda Tobin 4-6 7-6 7-5 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Deborah Jevans 6-1 3-6 6-1 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Greer Stevens 6-0 6-3 Glynis Coles H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Kathy Jordan 6-1 6-4 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Hana Strachonova 2-6 6-4 7-5 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Sylvia Hanika 7-5 7-6 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Laura Dupont (w/o) Pam Shriver H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Evonne Goolagong CH 6-3 6-1 Sherry Acker H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Kathy May 6-1 7-5 Alycia Moulton H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Kay Mcdaniel 7-6 6-2 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Virginia Wade CH 6-0 6-1 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Betty Stove 6-3 6-1 Chris Oneil H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
R128 (32)
Pam Teeguarden 7-6 6-4 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Virginia Wade CH 6-0 6-4 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Billie Jean King 4× CH 6-4 6-1 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Mary Carillo 6-2 3-6 6-4 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Glynis Coles 5-7 6-4 7-5 Marise Kruger H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Hana Mandlikova 6-3 6-4 Diane Morrison H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Alycia Moulton 6-4 6-3 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Mimi Wikstedt 6-2 7-6 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-3 Barbara Potter H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Stacy Margolin 7-5 6-2 Joanne Russell H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Rosie Casals 7-6 7-6 Heidi Eisterlehner H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Sandy Collins 6-2 6-2 Iva Budarova H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Pam Shriver 6-4 6-3 Patricia Medrado H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Brigette Cuypers 6-4 6-1 Elly Appel H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Cynthia Doerner 6-2 6-4 Emilse Raponi Longo H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Daniela Marzano 3-6 7-5 6-4 Kate Latham H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Chris Evert 2× CH 6-4 6-2 Marita Redondo H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Rayni Fox 6-4 6-2 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Betty Ann Grubb 4-6 6-4 6-1 Dianne Evers H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-2 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Ivanna Madruga 6-3 4-6 8-6 Sue Barker H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kay Mcdaniel 7-5 4-6 6-1 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Betty Stove 6-1 6-4 Jeanne Duvall H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Iris Riedel Kuhn 2-6 6-1 6-3 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Martina Navratilova DEF 4-6 6-2 6-1 Tanya Harford H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Anne Hobbs 6-2 7-5 Lesley Charles H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Bettina Bunge 3-6 7-6 8-6 Mariette Pakker H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Kerry Reid 6-1 6-0 Rene Blount H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Ruta Gerulaitis 6-3 6-4 Anthea Stewart H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Lele Forood 4-6 7-5 7-5 Dana Gilbert H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Evonne Goolagong CH 6-0 6-3 Marcie Louie H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?
The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Linda Noskova, who defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Martina Navratilova has won 9 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Wimbledon played?
The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877. The first women's singles edition was held in 1884.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?
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