| 1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5–11 | 
| Edition | 8th | 
| Category | Virginia Slims circuit | 
| Draw | 32S / 16D | 
| Prize money | $125,000 | 
| Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | 
| Location | Philadelphia, USA | 
| Venue | The Palestra | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Wendy Turnbull | |
| Doubles | |
|  Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve | |
The 1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from March 5 through March 11, 1979.[1] Fourth-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.[2]
Finals
Singles
.svg.png.webp) Wendy Turnbull defeated
 Wendy Turnbull defeated  Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
 Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Turnbull's second title of the year and the fourth of her career.
Doubles
 Françoise Dürr /
 Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated
 Betty Stöve defeated  Renée Richards /
 Renée Richards /  Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–2
 Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–2
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | 
| Singles [1] | $24,000 | $12,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 | $1,600 | $900 | 
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References
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament edition details
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details Archived 2018-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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