1979 Avon Championships

The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 1979 WTA Tour.^[1] It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States.^[1]^[3]

First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.^[4]

Finals

Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1979 Avon Championships" (PDF). WTATour.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Martina claims battle and war". Sarasota Journal. March 26, 1979. p. 3C – via Google News Archive.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 183–185, 187. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 525.

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Non-Tour Events	Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)