1979 Wimbledon Championships
| 1979 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 June – 7 July |
| Edition | 93rd |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S/64D/48XD |
| Prize money | 277,066ドル |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Sweden Björn Borg | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Greer Stevens | |
| Boys' singles | |
| India Ramesh Krishnan | |
| Girls' singles | |
| United States Mary-Lou Piatek | |
The 1979 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1] [2] The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July. It was the 93rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.
This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.
Prize money
[edit ]The total prize money for 1979 championships was 277,066ドル. The winner of the men's title earned 20,000ドル while the women's singles champion earned 18,000ドル.[3] [4]
* per team
Champions
[edit ]Seniors
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4[5]
- It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
[edit ]United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4[6]
- It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
[edit ]United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2[7]
Women's doubles
[edit ]United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2[8]
- This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.
Mixed doubles
[edit ]South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Greer Stevens defeated South Africa Frew McMillan / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)[9]
Juniors
[edit ]Boys' singles
[edit ]India Ramesh Krishnan defeated United States Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2[10]
Girls' singles
[edit ]United States Mary-Lou Piatek defeated United States Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3[11]
Singles seeds
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]- Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
- United States John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to Tim Gullikson)
- United States Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
- United States Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Pat DuPré)
- United States Roscoe Tanner (final, lost to Björn Borg)
- Argentina Guillermo Vilas (second round, lost to Tim Wilkison)
- United States Arthur Ashe (first round, lost to Chris Kachel)
- Paraguay Víctor Pecci (third round, lost to Brad Drewett)
- United States Brian Gottfried (third round, lost to Brian Teacher)
- Poland Wojciech Fibak (first round, lost to Bruce Manson)
- Australia John Alexander (third round, lost to Gene Mayer)
- Spain José Higueras (second round, lost to John Sadri)
- Spain Manuel Orantes (second round, lost to Gilles Moretton)
- Argentina José Luis Clerc (fourth round, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
- United States Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
- Italy Corrado Barazzutti (first round, lost to Andrew Pattison)
Women's singles
[edit ]- United States Martina Navratilova (champion)
- United States Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
- United States Tracy Austin (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- Australia Dianne Fromholtz (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- United States Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin)
- Australia Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
- Australia Kerry Reid (fourth round, lost to Wendy Turnbull)
- Romania Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin)
- South Africa Greer Stevens (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- United Kingdom Sue Barker (first round, lost to Ivanna Madruga)
- Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (third round, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
- United States Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- Netherlands Betty Stöve (fourth round, lost to Dianne Fromholtz)
- United States Pam Shriver (second round, withdrew)
References
[edit ]- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 390, 391. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.