Detroit 1979

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Feb 19, 1979 Draw: 32 32 matches

Champion: Wendy Turnbull

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

Kate Latham 3 4

8 Anne Smith 1 7 6

Marita Redondo 6 5 0

Mima Jausovec 6 6

3 Greer Stevens 2 2

5 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Marcie Louie 1 2

6 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6 6 6

Renee Richards 7 3 4

Rosie Casals 6 3 7

4 Virginia Wade 4 6 6

7 Virginia Ruzici 6 6

Carrie Meyer 4 4

2 Dianne Fromholtz 6 4 6

Sue Barker 1 6 2

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

8 Anne Smith 2 1

5 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Mima Jausovec 2 2

Rosie Casals 0 6 6

6 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6 4 4

7 Virginia Ruzici 6 4 6

2 Dianne Fromholtz 1 6 4

Semifinal

5 Wendy Turnbull 6 1 6

1 Martina Navratilova 4 6 4

7 Virginia Ruzici 6 4 6

Rosie Casals 4 6 3

Final

5 Wendy Turnbull 7 1 7

7 Virginia Ruzici 5 6 6

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Rene Blount	6-1	6-1	·
Kate Latham	Kay Mcdaniel	6-3	6-0	·
Anne Smith	Jeanne Duvall	6-4	1-6	6-4
Marita Redondo	Leslie Allen	7-6	6-3	·
Greer Stevens	Terry Holladay	6-4	6-1	·
Mima Jausovec	Nina Bohm	6-1	3-6	6-2
Wendy Turnbull	Regina Marsikova	6-3	6-2	·
Marcie Louie	Betty Stove	3-6	6-4	6-4
Renee Richards	Hana Mandlikova	7-5	6-3	·
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	Betty Ann Grubb	4-6	6-2	6-4
Rosie Casals	Barbara Jordan	6-4	6-4	·
Virginia Wade	Diane Desfor	6-2	7-5	·
Carrie Meyer	Pam Teeguarden	6-4	6-4	·
Virginia Ruzici	Iva Budarova	7-6	6-1	·
Sue Barker	Barbara Potter	3-6	7-5	7-6
Dianne Fromholtz	Renata Tomanova	6-2	6-4	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Winner
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Bronze
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Final
	Rosie Casals	USA	Bronze
AH	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	USA	Quarterfinal
	Anne Smith	USA	Quarterfinal
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Quarterfinal
MJ	Mima Jausovec	SLO	Quarterfinal
CM	Carrie Meyer	USA	Round of 16
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Round of 16
KL	Kate Latham	USA	Round of 16
ML	Marcie Louie	USA	Round of 16
MR	Marita Redondo	USA	Round of 16
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 16
	Sue Barker	GBR	Round of 16
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Round of 16
BJ	Barbara Jordan	USA	Round of 32
BP	Barbara Potter	USA	Round of 32
BG	Betty Ann Grubb	USA	Round of 32
	Betty Stove	NED	Round of 32
DD	Diane Desfor	USA	Round of 32
	Hana Mandlikova	AUS	Round of 32
IB	Iva Budarova	TCH	Round of 32
JD	Jeanne Duvall	USA	Round of 32
KM	Kay Mcdaniel	USA	Round of 32
LA	Leslie Allen	USA	Round of 32
NB	Nina Bohm	SWE	Round of 32
	Pam Teeguarden	USA	Round of 32
RM	Regina Marsikova	CZE	Round of 32
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Round of 32
RB	Rene Blount	USA	Round of 32
TH	Terry Holladay	USA	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Martina Navratilova	Rosie Casals	6-2