1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Runner-upAustralia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title beating third-seed Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final for a first-prize of $20,000.[1] It was Evert-Lloyd's fifth title at the U.S. Clay Courts and followed an absence of three years during which World Team Tennis commitments clashed with the event.[2]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion)
  2. Australia Kerry Reid (third round)
  3. Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final)
  4. Romania Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
  5. Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
  6. United States Kathy Jordan (second round)
  7. United States Stacy Margolin (second round)
  8. United States Caroline Stoll (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6 6
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 7 2 3
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6  
  United States Renée Richards 1 0  
4 Romania Virginia Ruzici 5 1  
  United States Renée Richards 7 6  
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6  
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4 3  
  United States Anne Smith 4 6 3
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 3 6
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4 6 7
5 Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 6 3 5
5 Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 6 6  
  United States Jeanne DuVall 2 3  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States C Evert-Lloyd 6 6  
  United States P Smith 1 0   1 United States C Evert-Lloyd 6 7  
  United States W White 2 5  
1 United States C Evert-Lloyd 4 6 6
  Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 1 2
  United States B Jordan 2 6 1
  United States L Forood 3 6 1   Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 4 6
  Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 2 6 1 United States C Evert-Lloyd 6 6 6
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 7 2 3
  United States B Hallquist 2 2  
  United States S Acker 6 6     United States S Acker 6 6  
  Sweden M Wikstedt 3 4     United States S Acker 1 2  
  United States R Blount 1 2     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6  
6 United States K Jordan 1 2  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Romania V Ruzici 7 6  
  United States P Louie 0 1   Q United States J Portman 5 1  
Q United States J Portman 6 6   4 Romania V Ruzici 6 7 6
  United States J Russell 4 7 6   United States J Russell 7 6 2
  United States R Gerulaitis 6 6 4   United States J Russell 6 3 6
  United States M-L Piatek 3 6 2
4 Romania V Ruzici 5 1  
Q Australia K Hallam 6 6     United States R Richards 7 6  
Q United States L Doherty 3 1   Q Australia K Hallam 7 6  
  United States L Siegel 5 1  
Q Australia K Hallam 2 0  
  United States R Richards 6 6  
  United States R Richards 6 6  
LL Australia S Saliba 2 0   7 United States S Margolin 2 2  
7 United States S Margolin 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States C Stoll 6 6  
  New Zealand J Chaloner 0 2   8 United States C Stoll 6 6  
  Australia D Evers 3 2  
8 United States C Stoll 6 6 2
  United States A Smith 3 7 6
  Argentina I Madruga 6 5 3
  Australia C O'Neil 5 3     United States A Smith 3 7 6
  United States A Smith 7 6     United States A Smith 4 6 3
  United States M Carillo 2 6 2 3 Australia E Goolagong Cawley 6 3 6
  United States L duPont 6 4 6   United States L duPont 2 3  
  United States D Gilbert 6 6  
  United States D Gilbert 2 1  
3 Australia E Goolagong Cawley 6 6  
  United States B Nagelsen 0 1  
Q United States T Lewis 2 0   3 Australia E Goolagong Cawley 6 6  
3 Australia E Goolagong Cawley 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 6  
  United States K Latham 4 6 6   United States K Latham 1 3  
  United States J Newberry 6 2 3 5 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 7  
  Argentina E Raponi 4 6  
  United States Z Liess 2 3  
  Argentina E Raponi 6 5 6   Argentina E Raponi 6 6  
  United States L Allen 2 7 1 5 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 6  
  United States J DuVall 2 3  
  United States J DuVall 6 7  
  Argentina V González 6 7     Argentina V González 4 5  
  United States N Yeargin 2 5     United States J DuVall w/o    
  United States L Tuero 2 6 2 2 Australia K Reid      
  United States D Desfor 6 2 6   United States D Desfor 6 7 3
2 Australia K Reid 7 5 6

References

  1. ^ Benner, Bill (August 12, 1979). "Clay Play Nets Big Pay For Chris". The Indianapolis Star. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Evert-Lloyd win Clay Court championship". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, MO. Associated Press. August 10, 1980.