1979 Daihatsu Challenge
Tennis tournament
1979 Daihatsu Challenge | ||||
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Date | 20–25 November | |||
Edition | 2nd | |||
Category | Colgate Series (AAA) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $100,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | Brighton, England | |||
Venue | Brighton Centre | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Martina Navratilova | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith | ||||
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The 1979 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 November through 25 November 1979.[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1]
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3
- It was Navratilova's 10th singles title of the year and the 34th of her career.
Doubles
Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith defeated Ilana Kloss / Laura duPont 6–2, 6–1
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [2] | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,500 | $2,100 | $1,100 | $550 |
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Notes
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 139, 161–162. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 339.
External links
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details