1979 Colgate Series Championships

1979 Colgate Series Championships
DateJanuary 2–7, 1980
Edition3rd
CategoryColgate circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money250,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationLandover, Maryland, U.S.
VenueCapital Centre
Attendance50,112
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova
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The 1979 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 2 through January 7, 1980. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert / United States Rosemary Casals 6–4, 6–3

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles $75,000 $40,000 $22,000 $17,800 $11,000 $9,000 $7,000 $6,000
Doubles $30,000 $16,000 $10,000 $7,000 NA NA NA NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 502.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  3. ↑ Skip Myslenski (January 25, 1980). "Martina loves life as No. 1". Chicago Tribune. p. 1 (section 6). Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Barry Lorge (December 30, 1979). "Colgate Tennis Draws Spotlight With Cross-Country Move". The Washington Post.