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Tennis tournament
1979 Volvo Tennis Cup
Date20–26 August
Edition2nd
CategoryColgate Series (AA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationMahwah, United States
VenueRamapo College
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert
Doubles
United States Tracy Austin / Netherlands Betty Stöve
← 1978 · WTA New Jersey · 1980 →

The 1979 Volvo Tennis Cup was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States. The event was part of the AA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September through 26 September 1979. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Tracy Austin 6–7, 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Evert's 8th singles title of the year and the 93rd of her career.

Doubles

United States Tracy Austin / Netherlands Betty Stöve defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 7–6, 2–6, 6–4

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, 334.

External links

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