1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles

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1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
DateFebruary 12–18
Edition6th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Los Angeles, USA
Venue The Forum
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
  1978  · Virginia Slims of Los Angeles ·  1980  

The 1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament.

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It was played on indoor carpet courts at The Forum in Los Angeles, California in the United States.

It formed part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 12 through to February 18, 1979. [1]

Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money. [2] [3]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith 6–4, 1–6, 6–3

Prize money

EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $30,000$15,000$7,500$7,200$3,500$1,750$1,000

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References

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  2. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
  3. "Evert's Win In L.A. Evens The score". Lakeland Ledger . AP. February 19, 1979. p. 4C.