Houston 1979

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Jan 15, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Martina Navratilova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Martina Navratilova 7 6

Marise Kruger 5 3

7 Virginia Ruzici 6 6

Stacy Margolin 6 6 6

Betty Ann Grubb 2 7 3

5 Dianne Fromholtz 7 6

Lesley Hunt 5 3

6 Rosie Casals 6 6

Kate Latham 2 3

3 Wendy Turnbull 6 6

Terry Holladay 1 4

Kathy Jordan 6 6

Mima Jausovec 1 2

2 Virginia Wade 7 6

Carrie Meyer 6 2

Quarterfinal

1 Martina Navratilova 1 6 6

7 Virginia Ruzici 6 4 2

5 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6

Stacy Margolin 3 3

3 Wendy Turnbull 7 4 6

6 Rosie Casals 5 6 3

2 Virginia Wade 6 6

Kathy Jordan 4 4

Semifinal

1 Martina Navratilova 7 6

5 Dianne Fromholtz 5 0

2 Virginia Wade 6 6

3 Wendy Turnbull 3 2

Final

1 Martina Navratilova 6 6

2 Virginia Wade 3 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Martina Navratilova	Renee Richards	6-3	6-4	·
Marise Kruger	Regina Marsikova	W/O
Virginia Ruzici	Yvonne Vermaak	6-4	6-2	·
Anne Smith	Greer Stevens	6-0	3-6	6-3
Betty Ann Grubb	Betty Stove	6-3	6-3	·
Stacy Margolin	Jeanne Duvall	6-4	6-0	·
Dianne Fromholtz	Caroline Stoll	7-5	6-2	·
Lesley Hunt	Marita Redondo	6-3	6-4	·
Kate Latham	Sue Barker	6-4	6-4	·
Rosie Casals	Francoise Durr	6-4	6-3	·
Terry Holladay	Linda Siegel	7-5	6-4	·
Wendy Turnbull	Janet Newberry	6-2	7-5	·
Mima Jausovec	Florenta Mihai	6-2	6-4	·
Kathy Jordan	Pam Shriver	6-1	6-7	6-3
Carrie Meyer	Brigette Cuypers	6-2	7-6	·
Virginia Wade	Barbara Jordan	7-5	6-1	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Martina Navratilova	USA	Winner
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Final
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Semifinal
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Semifinal
KJ	Kathy Jordan	USA	Quarterfinal
	Rosie Casals	USA	Quarterfinal
SM	Stacy Margolin	USA	Quarterfinal
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Quarterfinal
	Anne Smith	USA	Round of 16
BG	Betty Ann Grubb	USA	Round of 16
CM	Carrie Meyer	USA	Round of 16
KL	Kate Latham	USA	Round of 16
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 16
MK	Marise Kruger	RSA	Round of 16
MJ	Mima Jausovec	SLO	Round of 16
TH	Terry Holladay	USA	Round of 16
BJ	Barbara Jordan	USA	Round of 32
	Betty Stove	NED	Round of 32
BC	Brigette Cuypers	RSA	Round of 32
CS	Caroline Stoll	USA	Round of 32
FM	Florenta Mihai	ROU	Round of 32
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Round of 32
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Round of 32
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Round of 32
JD	Jeanne Duvall	USA	Round of 32
LS	Linda Siegel	USA	Round of 32
MR	Marita Redondo	USA	Round of 32
	Pam Shriver	USA	Round of 32
RM	Regina Marsikova	CZE	Round of 32
RR	Renee Richards	USA	Round of 32
	Sue Barker	GBR	Round of 32
YV	Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	Round of 32