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1979 Avon Championships of Washington
Date	January 1–7
Edition	8th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Washington D.C., U.S.
Venue	GWU Charles Smith Center Capital Centre
Champions
Singles
Tracy Austin
Doubles
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici
← 1978 · Virginia Slims of Washington · 1982 →

The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 1 through January 7, 1979. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2

• It was Tracy's first singles title of the year and the fourth of her career.

Doubles

Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Renée Richards / Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Prize money

References

1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321–322.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 183. ISBN 978-0354090681.
3. Alexandre Sokolovski. "January 7, 1979: The day Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships". Tennis Majors.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament edition details
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details Archived 2018-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

• 1979 WTA Tour
• Virginia Slims of Washington
• 1979 in sports in Washington, D.C.
• 1979 in American tennis