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Tennis tournament
1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy
Date11–17 June
Edition9th
CategoryColgate Series (AA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChichester, England
VenueOaklands Park
Champions
Singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Doubles
South Africa Greer Stevens / Australia Wendy Turnbull
← 1978 · Chichester Tennis Tournament · 1980 →

The 1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy, also known as the Chichester International, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Oaklands Park in Chichester in England. The event was part of the AA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 June through 17 June 1979. Fifth-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $14,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

United States Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated United Kingdom Sue Barker 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Goolagong Cawley's 2nd singles title of the year and the 81st of her career.

Doubles

South Africa Greer Stevens / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova 6–3, 1–6, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $14,000 $7,000 $3,400 $1,800 $900 $450

Notes

  1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $75,000.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 168. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 330–331.

External links

1979 WTA Tour « 1978 1980 »
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