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Melbourne 1979

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WTA WTA Tour Grass Start: Nov 26, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Hana Mandlikova

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Mimi Wikstedt
1 Evonne Goolagong
Rene Blount 6 6
Susan Leo 3 3
3 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6
Betty Ann Grubb 1 1
Hana Mandlikova 6 6
Ilana Kloss 1 3
6 Sue Barker 6 6
Anne Smith 3 4
4 Wendy Turnbull 6 6
Diane Morrison 2 1
7 Virginia Ruzici 7 4 6
Rosalyn Fairbank 5 6 1
2 Billie Jean King 6 2 6
Pam Shriver 4 6 2
Quarterfinal
Rene Blount 7 6
Mimi Wikstedt 5 0
Hana Mandlikova 6 6
3 Dianne Fromholtz 1 3
4 Wendy Turnbull 6 2 6
6 Sue Barker 4 6 3
7 Virginia Ruzici 7 6
2 Billie Jean King 6 0
Semifinal
Hana Mandlikova 6 6
Rene Blount 3 1
4 Wendy Turnbull 6 2 6
7 Virginia Ruzici 4 6 2
Final
Hana Mandlikova 6 6
4 Wendy Turnbull 3 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Evonne Goolagong Sharon Walsh Pete 6-2 2-6 6-2
Mimi Wikstedt Dianne Evers 6-0 6-2 ·
Rene Blount Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-2 ·
Susan Leo Kerry Reid 6-3 2-6 6-2
Dianne Fromholtz Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-1 ·
Betty Ann Grubb Naoko Sato 6-1 6-1 ·
Ilana Kloss Marcella Mesker 6-4 6-4 ·
Hana Mandlikova Roberta Mccallum 4-6 6-3 6-2
Sue Barker Diane Desfor 6-3 7-6 ·
Anne Smith Barbara Hallquist 7-6 4-6 6-3
Diane Morrison Chris Oneil 3-6 6-2 6-4
Wendy Turnbull Regina Marsikova 6-2 6-0 ·
Virginia Ruzici Cynthia Doerner 7-6 6-1 ·
Rosalyn Fairbank Sherry Acker 6-4 7-5 ·
Pam Shriver Janet Newberry 6-4 6-0 ·
Billie Jean King Rayni Fox 6-1 7-5 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Hana Mandlikova Hana Mandlikova AUS Winner
WT Wendy Turnbull AUS Final
RB Rene Blount USA Semifinal
Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici ROU Semifinal
Billie Jean King Billie Jean King USA Quarterfinal
Dianne Fromholtz Dianne Fromholtz AUS Quarterfinal
MW Mimi Wikstedt SWE Quarterfinal
Sue Barker Sue Barker GBR Quarterfinal
Anne Smith Anne Smith USA Round of 16
BG Betty Ann Grubb USA Round of 16
DM Diane Morrison USA Round of 16
Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong AUS Round of 16
Ilana Kloss Ilana Kloss RSA Round of 16
Pam Shriver Pam Shriver USA Round of 16
RF Rosalyn Fairbank USA Round of 16
SL Susan Leo AUS Round of 16
BH Barbara Hallquist USA Round of 32
BB Bettina Bunge GER Round of 32
CO Chris Oneil AUS Round of 32
CD Cynthia Doerner AUS Round of 32
DD Diane Desfor USA Round of 32
DE Dianne Evers AUS Round of 32
JN Janet Newberry USA Round of 32
Kerry Reid Kerry Reid AUS Round of 32
Marcella Mesker Marcella Mesker NED Round of 32
NS Naoko Sato JPN Round of 32
RF Rayni Fox USA Round of 32
RM Regina Marsikova CZE Round of 32
RT Renata Tomanova GER Round of 32
RM Roberta Mccallum USA Round of 32
SP Sharon Walsh Pete USA Round of 32
SA Sherry Acker USA Round of 32