WTA US Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Tracy Austin won the 1979 US Open, defeating Chris Evert 6-4 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 28 to September 10, 1979.

Champion
Tracy Austin
def. Chris Evert , 6-4 6-3
Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 10
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 10, 1979* F Tracy Austin 6-4 6-3 Chris Evert H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 9, 1979* SF Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Billie Jean King H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1979* SF Tracy Austin 7-5 7-5 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 7, 1979* QF Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-1 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1979* QF Tracy Austin 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1979* QF Chris Evert 7-5 6-2 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1979* QF Billie Jean King 6-3 7-6 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-3 3-6 6-0 Jeanne Duvall H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Kerry Reid 4-6 7-5 7-6 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Tracy Austin 6-4 6-1 7-6 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Greer Stevens H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Virginia Wade (w/o) Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Chris Evert 4-6 6-0 6-2 Sherry Acker H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Billie Jean King 6-3 6-0 Kathy May H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1979* R16 Sylvia Hanika 6-7 6-4 6-4 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Anne Smith 3-6 6-4 6-4 Barbara Potter H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Virginia Wade 6-1 7-6 Diane Morrison H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-1 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Kerry Reid 4-6 6-3 6-4 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Kathy May 7-5 6-2 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-1 Caroline Stoll H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Dianne Fromholtz 6-7 6-3 6-2 Leslie Allen H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-7 6-3 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Tracy Austin 6-3 6-0 Kate Latham H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Jeanne Duvall 6-4 3-6 6-2 Julie Harrington H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Regina Marsikova 4-6 6-2 6-3 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Kathy Jordan 6-2 6-1 Wendy White H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Sherry Acker 6-4 6-1 Kelly Henry H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Chris Evert 6-2 6-1 Renee Richards H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Greer Stevens 6-4 6-0 Terry Holladay H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Chris Evert 6-0 6-2 Joanne Russell H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Leslie Allen 7-6 6-4 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Sherry Acker 3-6 6-4 7-5 Lele Forood H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Tracy Austin 6-2 6-2 Andrea Jaeger H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Terry Holladay 6-3 4-6 6-3 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-3 Rayni Fox H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Renee Richards 6-2 2-6 6-4 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-3 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Diane Morrison 6-2 6-2 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Wendy White 4-6 3-1 (ret.) Florenta Mihai H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Kate Latham 6-4 6-7 6-2 Karen Susman H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-2 Anna Maria Fernandez H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Julie Harrington 6-2 6-2 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Caroline Stoll 7-6 6-4 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Janet Newberry H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Billie Jean King 6-0 6-3 Chris Oneil H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Kathy Jordan 5-7 6-3 6-1 Andrea Whitmore H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Greer Stevens 6-2 3-6 6-0 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-0 Alycia Moulton H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Laura Dupont 7-5 5-4 (ret.) Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Jeanne Duvall 6-2 6-0 Nancy Yeargin H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 7-6 6-2 Kathy Horvath H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-7 6-4 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Kathy May 6-1 6-2 Daniela Marzano H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Stacy Margolin 6-3 6-1 Tanya Harford H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Kerry Reid 6-4 6-0 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Sabina Simmonds 7-6 7-6 Trey Lewis H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Kelly Henry 7-6 4-1 (ret.) Betty Stove H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Barbara Jordan 7-5 6-4 Julie Anthony H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Barbara Potter 6-2 4-6 6-1 Sue Barker H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Mary Lou Piatek 6-3 6-2 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1979* R64 Anne Smith 6-2 6-4 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Wendy Turnbull 4-6 6-3 6-4 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tracy Austin 6-3 6-1 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Billie Jean King 6-3 7-5 Zenda Liess H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tanya Harford 7-6 6-1 Marita Redondo H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Rosalyn Fairbank 4-6 6-0 6-4 Marcie Louie H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jeanne Duvall 6-4 7-5 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-4 6-1 Beth Norton H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Hana Mandlikova 6-1 6-1 Francoise Durr H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Renee Richards 7-5 6-3 Mary Carillo H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Trey Lewis 7-6 5-7 6-4 Rene Blount H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Anne Smith 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kelly Henry 6-3 6-4 Emilse Raponi Longo H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Terry Holladay 6-2 6-3 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Evonne Goolagong 6-7 6-4 6-4 Kay Mcdaniel H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Sherry Acker 6-3 6-3 Dana Gilbert H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Chris Evert 6-0 6-0 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Mima Jausovec 6-7 6-2 6-2 Elly Appel H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Barbara Jordan 6-0 6-3 Susan Mascarin H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kathy May 7-6 6-1 Heather Ludloff H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-0 Betty Ann Grubb H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Alycia Moulton 7-5 4-6 6-3 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Virginia Wade 6-3 6-3 Paula Smith H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Florenta Mihai 6-3 7-5 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Barbara Potter 6-3 6-4 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2 Dianne Evers H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Diane Morrison 6-0 6-1 Linda Siegel H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Sylvia Hanika 1-6 6-3 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ilana Kloss 6-4 3-6 6-4 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kate Latham 6-4 6-2 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kerry Reid 6-1 6-2 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Leslie Allen 6-3 6-4 Sandy Collins H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Julie Harrington 6-4 6-1 Pam Shriver H2H Match data

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