1979 Central Fidelity Banks International

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1979 Central Fidelity Banks International
Date August 13–19
Edition 1st
Category Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Richmond
Venue Robins Center
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull

The 1979 Central Fidelity Banks International was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1]

Winners

Women's Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Kathy Jordan 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 7th title of the year and the 31st of her career.

Women's Doubles

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Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $20,000 $10,000 $5,300 $2,300 $1,200 $600

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.[1]

References

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External links

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