# US Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:66/us-open?season=1979
Tour: WTA

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: hard
- Location: New York, United States
- Start date: 1979-08-28
- End date: 1979-09-10

## Champion
- Winner: Tracy Austin
- Runner-up: Chris Evert
- Final score: 6-4 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Tracy Austin d. Chris Evert 6-4 6-3

### SF
- Chris Evert d. Billie Jean King 6-1 6-0
- Tracy Austin d. Martina Navratilova 7-5 7-5

### QF
- Martina Navratilova d. Kerry Reid 6-4 6-1
- Tracy Austin d. Sylvia Hanika 6-1 6-1
- Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-2
- Billie Jean King d. Virginia Wade 6-3 7-6

### R16
- Evonne Goolagong d. Jeanne Duvall 6-3 3-6 6-0
- Kerry Reid d. Anne Smith 4-6 7-5 7-6
- Tracy Austin d. Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-1 7-6
- Martina Navratilova d. Greer Stevens 6-2 6-2
- Virginia Wade d. Regina Marsikova W/O
- Chris Evert d. Sherry Acker 4-6 6-0 6-2
- Billie Jean King d. Kathy May 6-3 6-0
- Sylvia Hanika d. Dianne Fromholtz 6-7 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Anne Smith d. Barbara Potter 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Virginia Wade d. Diane Morrison 6-1 7-6
- Evonne Goolagong d. Sabina Simmonds 7-5 6-1
- Kerry Reid d. Mary Lou Piatek 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Kathy May d. Wendy Turnbull 7-5 6-2
- Martina Navratilova d. Caroline Stoll 6-3 6-1
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Leslie Allen 6-7 6-3 6-2
- Sylvia Hanika d. Laura Dupont 6-4 6-7 6-3
- Tracy Austin d. Kate Latham 6-3 6-0
- Jeanne Duvall d. Julie Harrington 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Regina Marsikova d. Barbara Jordan 4-6 6-2 6-3
- Kathy Jordan d. Wendy White 6-2 6-1
- Sherry Acker d. Kelly Henry 6-4 6-1
- Chris Evert d. Renee Richards 6-2 6-1
- Greer Stevens d. Terry Holladay 6-4 6-0
- Billie Jean King d. Stacy Margolin 6-3 6-3

### R64
- Chris Evert d. Joanne Russell 6-0 6-2
- Leslie Allen d. Ruta Gerulaitis 7-6 6-4
- Sherry Acker d. Lele Forood 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Tracy Austin d. Andrea Jaeger 6-2 6-2
- Terry Holladay d. Barbara Hallquist 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Evonne Goolagong d. Rayni Fox 6-2 6-3
- Renee Richards d. Yvonne Vermaak 6-2 2-6 6-4
- Regina Marsikova d. Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-3
- Diane Morrison d. Amanda Tobin 6-2 6-2
- Wendy White d. Florenta Mihai 4-6 3-1 RET
- Kate Latham d. Karen Susman 6-4 6-7 6-2
- Wendy Turnbull d. Anna Maria Fernandez 6-4 6-2
- Julie Harrington d. Mareen Louie Harper 6-2 6-2
- Caroline Stoll d. Hana Mandlikova 7-6 6-4
- Virginia Wade d. Janet Newberry 6-3 6-2
- Billie Jean King d. Chris Oneil 6-0 6-3
- Kathy Jordan d. Andrea Whitmore 5-7 6-3 6-1
- Greer Stevens d. Rosalyn Fairbank 6-2 3-6 6-0
- Martina Navratilova d. Alycia Moulton 6-4 6-0
- Laura Dupont d. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 7-5 5-4 RET
- Jeanne Duvall d. Nancy Yeargin 6-2 6-0
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Kathy Horvath 7-6 6-2
- Sylvia Hanika d. Lea Antonoplis 6-2 6-7 6-4
- Kathy May d. Daniela Marzano 6-1 6-2
- Stacy Margolin d. Tanya Harford 6-3 6-1
- Kerry Reid d. Anne Hobbs 6-4 6-0
- Sabina Simmonds d. Trey Lewis 7-6 7-6
- Kelly Henry d. Betty Stove 7-6 4-1 RET
- Barbara Jordan d. Julie Anthony 7-5 6-4
- Barbara Potter d. Sue Barker 6-2 4-6 6-1
- Mary Lou Piatek d. Ilana Kloss 6-3 6-2
- Anne Smith d. Renata Tomanova 6-2 6-4

### R128
- Wendy Turnbull d. Marie Pinterova 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Tracy Austin d. Ivanna Madruga 6-3 6-1
- Billie Jean King d. Zenda Liess 6-3 7-5
- Tanya Harford d. Marita Redondo 7-6 6-1
- Rosalyn Fairbank d. Marcie Louie 4-6 6-0 6-4
- Jeanne Duvall d. Bettina Bunge 6-4 7-5
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi d. Beth Norton 6-4 6-1
- Hana Mandlikova d. Francoise Durr 6-1 6-1
- Renee Richards d. Mary Carillo 7-5 6-3
- Trey Lewis d. Rene Blount 7-6 5-7 6-4
- Anne Smith d. Gail Sherriff 6-2 6-3
- Kelly Henry d. Emilse Raponi Longo 6-3 6-4
- Terry Holladay d. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-2 6-3
- Evonne Goolagong d. Kay Mcdaniel 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Sherry Acker d. Dana Gilbert 6-3 6-3
- Chris Evert d. Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-0 6-0
- Mima Jausovec d. Elly Appel 6-7 6-2 6-2
- Barbara Jordan d. Susan Mascarin 6-0 6-3
- Kathy May d. Heather Ludloff 7-6 6-1
- Kathy Jordan d. Betty Ann Grubb 6-4 6-0
- Alycia Moulton d. Brigette Cuypers 7-5 4-6 6-3
- Virginia Wade d. Paula Smith 6-3 6-3
- Florenta Mihai d. Mimi Wikstedt 6-3 7-5
- Barbara Potter d. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-4
- Dianne Fromholtz d. Dianne Evers 6-3 6-2
- Diane Morrison d. Linda Siegel 6-0 6-1
- Sylvia Hanika d. Betsy Nagelsen 1-6 6-3 6-2
- Ilana Kloss d. Cynthia Doerner 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Kate Latham d. Pam Teeguarden 6-4 6-2
- Kerry Reid d. Rosie Casals 6-1 6-2
- Leslie Allen d. Sandy Collins 6-3 6-4
- Julie Harrington d. Pam Shriver 6-4 6-1

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

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