1979 Wells Fargo Open
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| 1979 Wells Fargo Open | |
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| Date | July 30 – August 5 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | Colgate Series (AA) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $75,000 |
| Surface | Hard (Sporteze) / indoor |
| Location | San Diego, California U.S. |
| Venue | San Diego Sports Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| United States Tracy Austin | |
| Doubles | |
| United States Rosie Casals / United States Martina Navratilova | |
The 1979 Wells Fargo Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of the Colgate Series of the 1979 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from July 30 through August 5, 1979. First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $14,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2
- It was Austin's 4th singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Rosie Casals / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Ann Kiyomura / United States Betty-Ann Stuart 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Prize money
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles [2] | $14,000 | $7,000 | $3,800 | $3,400 | $1,800 | $950 | $450 |
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