1979 US Indoor Championships
Tennis tournament
1979 US Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | October 1–7 | |||
Edition | 71st | |||
Category | Colgate Series (AAAA) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $100,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
Location | Bloomington, United States | |||
Venue | Met Center | |||
Attendance | 56,011[1] | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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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[a] 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
Evonne Goolagong defeated
Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4
- It was Goolagong's 3rd singles title of the year and 82nd of her career.
Doubles
Billie Jean King /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Betty Stöve /
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 |
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See also
- 1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships – men's tournament
Notes
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.[2]
References
- ^ M. Howard Gelfand (October 8, 1979). "Goolagong defeats Fromholtz for title". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 336.
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
- WTA tournament details