1979 Florida Federal Open
Tennis tournament
1979 Florida Federal Open | ||||
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Date | October 22–28 | |||
Edition | 7th | |||
Category | Colgate Series (AAA) | |||
Draw | 32S/16D | |||
Prize money | $100,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | Oldsmar, United States | |||
Venue | East Lake Woodlands Country Club | |||
Attendance | 41,903 | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1979 Florida Federal Open was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, Florida in the United States. The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from October 22 through October 28, 1979.[2] Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the title, defeating defending champion Virginia Wade in the final, and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1]
Finals
Singles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated
Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–3
- It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th title of the year and the 81st of her career.
Doubles
Anne Smith /
Virginia Ruzici defeated
Ilana Kloss /
Betty-Ann Stuart 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [2] | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,500 | $2,100 | $1,100 | $550 |
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Notes
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 158–159. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 337.
External links
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament event details