1979 Daihatsu Challenge

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1979 Daihatsu Challenge
Date 20–25 November
Edition 2nd
Category Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Brighton, England
Venue The Brighton Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Ann Kiyomura / United States Anne Smith

The 1979 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AAA[lower-alpha 1] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 November through 25 November 1979.[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1]

Winners

Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 10th title of the year and the 34th of her career.

Doubles

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United States Ann Kiyomura / United States Anne Smith defeated South Africa Ilana Kloss / United States Laura duPont 6–2, 6–1

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $20,000 $10,000 $4,500 $2,100 $1,100 $550

Notes

  1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.[1]

References

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