Australian Open 1979

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WTA Grand Slam Grass Start: Dec 24, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Barbara Jordan

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Mary Sawyer 6 6

7 Janet Newberry 6 3 6

Judy Chaloner 2 6 1

4 Sharon Walsh Pete 6 6

Jutta Diesslin 1 4

Michele Gurdal 6 6

Keryn Pratt 1 4

8 Cynthia Doerner 5 7 6

Sue Saliba 7 6 3

3 Renata Tomanova 6 4 6

Pam Whytcross 4 6 1

5 Barbara Jordan 7 6

Anne Minter 5 1

2 Hana Mandlikova 6 7

Leanne Harrison Austin 4 5

Quarterfinal

Mary Sawyer 7 6

7 Janet Newberry 6 3

4 Sharon Walsh Pete 6 6

Michele Gurdal 0 3

3 Renata Tomanova 6 6

8 Cynthia Doerner 2 1

5 Barbara Jordan 6 6

2 Hana Mandlikova 2 2

Semifinal

4 Sharon Walsh Pete 7 6

Mary Sawyer 6 3

5 Barbara Jordan 5 6 6

3 Renata Tomanova 7 3 3

Final

5 Barbara Jordan 6 6

4 Sharon Walsh Pete 3 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Mary Sawyer	Virginia Ruzici	0-6	6-2	6-4
Naoko Sato	Elizabeth Little	7-5	6-4	·
Judy Chaloner	Linda Cassell	2-6	6-0	6-3
Janet Newberry	Dianne Evers	6-4	6-4	·
Sharon Walsh Pete	Marcella Mesker	6-7	6-2	6-4
Jutta Diesslin	Jenny Dimond	7-5	6-4	·
Keryn Pratt	Chris Newton	6-1	6-3	·
Michele Gurdal	Cathy Griffiths	6-4	4-6	6-1
Cynthia Doerner	Kym Ruddell	6-1	6-4	·
Sue Saliba	Susan Leo	4-6	6-4	6-1
Pam Whytcross	Mimi Wikstedt	5-7	6-3	6-2
Renata Tomanova	Nerida Gregory	7-6	7-5	·
Barbara Jordan	Kaye Hallam	6-3	6-2	·
Anne Minter	Brenda Catton	6-3	6-1	·
Leanne Harrison Austin	Bernadette Randall	4-6	6-2	6-3
Hana Mandlikova	Jenny Walker	6-1	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
BJ	Barbara Jordan	USA	Winner
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Final
MS	Mary Sawyer	AUS	Semifinal
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Semifinal
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Hana Mandlikova	AUS	Quarterfinal
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Quarterfinal
MG	Michele Gurdal	BEL	Quarterfinal
AM	Anne Minter	AUS	Round of 16
JC	Judy Chaloner	NZL	Round of 16
JD	Jutta Diesslin	FRG	Round of 16
KP	Keryn Pratt	AUS	Round of 16
LA	Leanne Harrison Austin	AUS	Round of 16
NS	Naoko Sato	JPN	Round of 16
PW	Pam Whytcross	AUS	Round of 16
SS	Sue Saliba	AUS	Round of 16
BR	Bernadette Randall	AUS	Round of 32
BC	Brenda Catton	AUS	Round of 32
CG	Cathy Griffiths	AUS	Round of 32
CN	Chris Newton	NZL	Round of 32
DE	Dianne Evers	AUS	Round of 32
EL	Elizabeth Little	AUS	Round of 32
JD	Jenny Dimond	AUS	Round of 32
JW	Jenny Walker	AUS	Round of 32
KH	Kaye Hallam	AUS	Round of 32
KR	Kym Ruddell	AUS	Round of 32
LC	Linda Cassell	AUS	Round of 32
	Marcella Mesker	NED	Round of 32
MW	Mimi Wikstedt	SWE	Round of 32
NG	Nerida Gregory	AUS	Round of 32
SL	Susan Leo	AUS	Round of 32
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 32