1979 US Indoor Championships
DateOctober 1–7
Edition71st
CategoryColgate Series (AAAA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationBloomington, United States
VenueMet Center
Attendance56,011[1]
Champions
Singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova

The 1979 US Indoor Championships, also known by its sponsored name Michelob Light Classic, was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the 71st edition of the tournament and was held from October 1 through October 7, 1979.[3] Fourth-seeded Evonne Goolagong won the singles title, her second at the event after 1973, and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[3][2]

Finals

Singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong defeated Australia Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Goolagong's 3rd singles title of the year and 82nd of her career.

Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 7–6(9–7)

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [3] $20,000 $10,000 $4,950 $4,650 $2,100 $1,100 $550

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.[2]

References

  1. ↑ M. Howard Gelfand (October 8, 1979). "Goolagong defeats Fromholtz for title". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  3. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 336.
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