# Washington Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:58/washington-open?season=1979
Tour: WTA

Tracy Austin won the 1979 Washington Open, defeating Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played January 1–7 on carpet courts in Washington, United States.

The Washington Open is a combined ATP and WTA event founded in 1969 and played in Washington, D.C.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Mubadala DC Open, DC Open, Citi Open, Washington DC Open
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Carpet
- Location: Washington, United States
- Start date: 1979-01-01
- End date: 1979-01-07

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## Champion
- Winner: Tracy Austin
- Runner-up: Martina Navratilova
- Final score: 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Tracy Austin def. Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Tracy Austin def. Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-3
- Martina Navratilova def. Dianne Fromholtz 6-4 6-3

### QF
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-2
- Tracy Austin def. Pam Shriver 6-3 1-6 6-2
- Martina Navratilova def. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-3 6-1
- Ilana Kloss def. Anne Smith 6-4 4-6 6-4

### R16
- Tracy Austin def. Diane Desfor 6-2 6-2
- Pam Shriver def. Hana Strachonova 6-2 7-5
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi def. Mima Jausovec 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Martina Navratilova def. Ruta Gerulaitis 6-4 6-3
- Ilana Kloss def. Rosie Casals 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Pam Teeguarden def. Renee Richards 6-2 6-4
- Anne Smith def. Janet Newberry 7-6 6-2
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Mareen Louie Harper 6-2 6-0

### R32
- Tracy Austin def. Barbara Hallquist 6-2 6-2
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Joanne Russell 6-2 2-1 RET
- Pam Teeguarden def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-0 6-4
- Martina Navratilova def. Lea Antonoplis 6-1 6-0
- Pam Shriver def. Francoise Durr 6-2 6-4
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi def. Jeanne Duvall 6-4 6-2
- Renee Richards def. Virginia Ruzici 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Rosie Casals def. Sharon Walsh Pete 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Ruta Gerulaitis def. Dana Gilbert 6-4 6-4
- Hana Strachonova def. Stephanie Tolleson 2-6 6-3 7-5
- Ilana Kloss def. Laura Dupont 7-6 2-6 6-4
- Mareen Louie Harper def. Viviana Gonzalez 6-4 7-6
- Anne Smith def. Betty Stove 6-7 7-5 6-3
- Mima Jausovec def. Nancy Ornstein 6-2 6-3
- Diane Desfor def. Julie Anthony 6-0 4-6 6-1
- Janet Newberry def. Caroline Stoll 6-2 6-2

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

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:58/washington-open?season=1979
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