1979 Wimbledon Championships
| 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 | |
| Sweden Björn Borg | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Greer Stevens | |
| Boys' singles | |
| India Ramesh Krishnan | |
| Girls' singles | |
| United States Mary-Lou Piatek | |
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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.
This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.
Prize money
[edit | edit source]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 | — |
| Women's doubles * | £6,930 | £3,464 | £1,600 | £800 | £364 | £116 | £54 | — |
| Mixed doubles * | £4,200 | £2,100 | £1,000 | £500 | £250 | £0 | £0 | — |
* per team
Champions
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States 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
[edit | edit source]United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States 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
[edit | edit source]United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2[7]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2[8]
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- 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
[edit | edit source]South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Greer Stevens defeated South Africa Frew McMillan / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)[9]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]India Ramesh Krishnan defeated United States Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2[10]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]United States Mary-Lou Piatek defeated United States Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3[11]
Singles seeds
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