1979 Australian Open – Women's singles
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1979 Australian Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champion | Barbara Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Sharon Walsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draw | 32 (4 Q ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1979 tennis event results
Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open. It was her first major title and first tour-level title overall.[1]
Chris O'Neil was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.
This was only the second women's singles final not to feature an Australian player, the first being in 1935. This was also the first all-American final at the tournament.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. They are ordered by the round in which they were knocked out.
- Virginia Ruzici (first round)
- Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
- Renáta Tomanová (semifinals)
- Sharon Walsh (finalist)
- Barbara Jordan (champion)
- n/a
- Janet Newberry (quarterfinals)
- Cynthia Doerner (quarterfinals)
Note: The sixth seed withdrew and was replaced by Cathy Griffiths.
Qualifying
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Mary Sawyer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Janet Newberry | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Sawyer | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Michèle Gurdal | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Cynthia Doerner | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Renáta Tomanová | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hana Mandlíková | 2 | 2 |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | V Ruzici | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Sawyer | 0 | 6 | 6 | M Sawyer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Sato | 7 | 6 | N Sato | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Little | 5 | 4 | M Sawyer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Cassell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | J Newberry | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Chaloner | 2 | 6 | 6 | J Chaloner | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Evers | 6 | 6 | 7 | J Newberry | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | J Newberry | 4 | 4 | M Sawyer | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Walsh | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Mesker | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Dimond | 5 | 4 | J Diesslin | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Diesslin | 7 | 6 | 4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Pratt | 6 | 6 | M Gurdal | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Newton | 1 | 3 | K Pratt | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurdal | 6 | 4 | 6 | M Gurdal | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | C Griffiths | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K Ruddell | 1 | 4 | 8 | C Doerner | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Leo | 6 | 4 | 1 | S Saliba | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Saliba | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | C Doerner | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Whytcross | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Wikstedt | 7 | 3 | 2 | P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Gregory | 6 | 5 | 3 | R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Tomanová | 7 | 7 | 3 | R Tomanová | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Jordan | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Hallam | 3 | 2 | 5 | B Jordan | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Catton | 3 | 1 | Q | A Minter | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Minter | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Randall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | H Mandlíková | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Harrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | L Harrison | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Walker | 4 | 1 | 2 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 |
References
External links
- 1979 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |
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