Chicago 1979

← 1978 1980 →

WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Jan 29, 1979 Draw: 32 32 matches

Champion: Martina Navratilova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Betty Stove 3 2

Yvonne Vermaak 4 3

Marise Kruger 6 4 6

4 Wendy Turnbull 4 6 2

Greer Stevens 6 6

6 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 4 3

Mima Jausovec 7 7

Sharon Walsh Pete 5 5

5 Kerry Reid 2 7 7

Pam Teeguarden 6 5 6

8 Virginia Ruzici 1 3

2 Tracy Austin 6 6

Mary Lou Piatek 0 2

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Greer Stevens 6 6

Marise Kruger 0 4

5 Kerry Reid 4 6 6

Mima Jausovec 6 2 4

2 Tracy Austin 5 6 6

Sue Barker 7 3 3

Semifinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Greer Stevens 3 2

2 Tracy Austin 1 6 6

5 Kerry Reid 6 4 4

Final

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

2 Tracy Austin 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Stacy Margolin	7-6	6-4	·
Betty Stove	Betsy Nagelsen	6-4	6-3	·
Anne Smith	Ilana Kloss	6-2	7-5	·
Yvonne Vermaak	Carrie Meyer	6-3	6-4	·
Wendy Turnbull	Rosie Casals	6-2	5-7	6-0
Marise Kruger	Anthea Stewart	6-2	6-1	·
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	Pam Shriver	6-2	4-6	6-3
Greer Stevens	Caroline Stoll	6-3	6-2	·
Sharon Walsh Pete	Diane Desfor	5-7	7-6	7-6
Mima Jausovec	Virginia Wade	7-5	6-4	·
Pam Teeguarden	Isabel Fernandez De Soto	6-2	7-6	·
Kerry Reid	Ruta Gerulaitis	4-6	7-5	6-2
Sue Barker	Kate Latham	6-3	6-1	·
Virginia Ruzici	Marita Redondo	6-4	6-2	·
Mary Lou Piatek	Sherry Acker	6-4	6-7	6-3
Tracy Austin	Renee Richards	4-6	6-1	6-1

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Winner
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Bronze
	Tracy Austin	USA	Final
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Bronze
	Anne Smith	USA	Quarterfinal
MK	Marise Kruger	RSA	Quarterfinal
MJ	Mima Jausovec	SLO	Quarterfinal
	Sue Barker	GBR	Quarterfinal
AH	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	USA	Round of 16
	Betty Stove	NED	Round of 16
MP	Mary Lou Piatek	USA	Round of 16
	Pam Teeguarden	USA	Round of 16
SP	Sharon Walsh Pete	USA	Round of 16
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 16
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Round of 16
YV	Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	Round of 16
AS	Anthea Stewart	GBR	Round of 32
BN	Betsy Nagelsen	USA	Round of 32
CS	Caroline Stoll	USA	Round of 32
CM	Carrie Meyer	USA	Round of 32
DD	Diane Desfor	USA	Round of 32
	Ilana Kloss	RSA	Round of 32
IS	Isabel Fernandez De Soto	COL	Round of 32
KL	Kate Latham	USA	Round of 32
MR	Marita Redondo	USA	Round of 32
	Pam Shriver	USA	Round of 32
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 32
	Rosie Casals	USA	Round of 32
RG	Ruta Gerulaitis	USA	Round of 32
SA	Sherry Acker	USA	Round of 32
SM	Stacy Margolin	USA	Round of 32
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Kerry Reid	Greer Stevens	6-4