# Sydney International 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1979
Tour: WTA

Hana Mandlikova won the 1979 Sydney International, defeating Bettina Bunge 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on grass courts in Sydney, Australia, from December 17 to December 23, 1979. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Grass
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Start date: 1979-12-17
- End date: 1979-12-23

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## Champion
- Winner: Hana Mandlikova
- Runner-up: Bettina Bunge
- Final score: 6-3 3-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Hana Mandlikova def. Bettina Bunge 6-3 3-6 6-3

### SF
- Bettina Bunge def. Renata Tomanova 6-3 6-3
- Hana Mandlikova def. Sue Barker 6-3 7-6(8-6)

### QF
- Sue Barker def. Janet Newberry 6-1 6-2
- Renata Tomanova def. Leanne Harrison Austin 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Hana Mandlikova def. Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 6-4
- Bettina Bunge def. Diane Morrison 6-4 6-4

### R16
- Hana Mandlikova def. Roberta Mccallum 6-4 6-2
- Sue Barker def. Kym Ruddell 6-4 6-1
- Renata Tomanova def. Dianne Evers 6-3 6-3
- Bettina Bunge def. Mimi Wikstedt 6-2 6-1
- Rosalyn Fairbank def. Petra Delhees Jauch 6-1 6-3
- Janet Newberry def. Barbara Jordan 7-6(3) 6-4
- Diane Morrison def. Sue Saliba 6-3 6-3
- Leanne Harrison Austin def. Anne Hobbs 7-6(7) 6-3

### R32
- Anne Hobbs def. Elizabeth Little 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Sue Saliba def. Marcella Mesker 6-4 6-2
- Bettina Bunge def. Jenny Dimond 6-1 6-3
- Petra Delhees Jauch def. Diane Desfor 6-4 5-7 6-2
- Leanne Harrison Austin def. Karen Gulley 6- 0 3-6 6-3
- Kym Ruddell def. Jill Davis 6-4 6-3
- Hana Mandlikova def. Judy Chaloner 6-2 6-3
- Barbara Jordan def. Chris Oneil 6-1 2-6 7-5
- Roberta Mccallum def. Susan Leo 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Janet Newberry def. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-4 6-1
- Sue Barker def. Cynthia Doerner 3-6 6-3 6-0
- Rosalyn Fairbank def. Brenda Perry 6-1 6-1
- Mimi Wikstedt def. Brenda Catton 6-3 5-7 6-2
- Diane Morrison def. Pam Whytcross 6-3 6-1
- Dianne Evers def. Barbara Hallquist 6-2 4-6 6-2
- Renata Tomanova def. Rene Blount 6-1 3-6 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1979
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