1979 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1979 Wimbledon Championships
Date	25 June – 7 July
Edition	93rd
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/48XD
Prize money	£277,066
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Björn Borg
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
Mixed Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens
Boys' Singles
Ramesh Krishnan
Girls' Singles
Mary-Lou Piatek

This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.[3][4]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's Singles	£20,000	£10,000	£5,000	£2,500	£1,500	£760	£440	£265
Women's Singles	£18,000	£8,750	£4,375	£2,000	£1,160	£585	£340	£200
Men's Doubles *	£8,000	£4,000	£2,000	£1,000	£520	£170	£80	N/A
Women's Doubles *	£6,930	£3,464	£1,600	£800	£364	£116	£54	N/A
Mixed Doubles *	£4,200	£2,100	£1,000	£500	£250	£0	£0	N/A

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Champions

Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated 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

Martina Navratilova defeated 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

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2[7]

Women's Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Betty Stöve / 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

Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens defeated Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6^(9–7)[9]

Boys' Singles

Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2[10]

Girls' Singles

Mary-Lou Piatek defeated Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3[11]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Björn Borg (Champion) John McEnroe (Fourth round, lost to Tim Gullikson) Jimmy Connors (Semifinals, lost to Björn Borg) Vitas Gerulaitis (First round, lost to Pat DuPré) Roscoe Tanner (Final, lost to Björn Borg) Guillermo Vilas (Second round, lost to Tim Wilkison) Arthur Ashe (First round, lost to Chris Kachel) Víctor Pecci (Third round, lost to Brad Drewett) Brian Gottfried (Third round, lost to Brian Teacher) Wojciech Fibak (First round, lost to Bruce Manson) John Alexander (Third round, lost to Gene Mayer) José Higueras (Second round, lost to John Sadri) Manuel Orantes (Second round, lost to Gilles Moretton) José Luis Clerc (Fourth round, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Tim Gullikson (Quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Corrado Barazzutti (First round, lost to Andrew Pattison)

Women's singles Martina Navratilova (Champion) Chris Evert Lloyd (Final, lost to Martina Navratilova) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) Tracy Austin (Semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Virginia Wade (Quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) Dianne Fromholtz (Quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Billie Jean King (Quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin) Wendy Turnbull (Quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) Kerry Reid (Fourth round, lost to Wendy Turnbull) Virginia Ruzici (Fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin) Greer Stevens (Fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova) Sue Barker (First round, lost to Ivanna Madruga) Regina Maršíková (Third round, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Kathy Jordan (Fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) Betty Stöve (Fourth round, lost to Dianne Fromholtz) Pam Shriver (Second round, withdrew)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 390, 391. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website