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1979 French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 1979 French Open

Chris Evert defeated Wendy Turnbull in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open. It was her third French Open singles title and her ninth major singles title overall. Evert extended her win streak at the event to 18 matches, having won the title on her last two appearances in 1974 and 1975.

Virginia Ruzici was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dianne Fromholtz.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. USA Chris Evert (champion)
  2. GBR Virginia Wade (second round)
  3. AUS Dianne Fromholtz (semifinals)
  4. AUS Wendy Turnbull (finalist)
  5. ROU Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
  6. GBR Sue Barker (second round)
  7. TCH Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
  8. NED Betty Stöve (third round)
  9. YUG Mima Jaušovec (second round)
  10. USA Kathy May-Teacher (second round)
  11. USA Rosie Casals (first round)
  12. RSA Marise Kruger (second round)
  13. USA Anne Smith (third round)
  14. RSA Ilana Kloss (second round)
  15. n/a
  16. USA Marita Redondo (first round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Chris Evert | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Wendy Turnbull | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=0 | RD2-team1=USA Chris Evert | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Dianne Fromholtz | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-team3=AUS Wendy Turnbull | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team4=TCH Regina Maršíková | RD2-seed4=7 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=4 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD1-team1=USA Chris Evert | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=USA Ruta Gerulaitis | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-team3=AUS Dianne Fromholtz | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team4=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-team5=TCH Hana Mandlíková | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=AUS Wendy Turnbull | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=TCH Regina Maršíková | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=TCH Renáta Tomanová | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Evert | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=USA Gerulaitis | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=USA Evert | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=ARG Madruga | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=USA Gerulaitis | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=NED Stöve | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=USA Evert | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=USA duPont | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=ARG Madruga | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=YUG Jaušovec | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-team05=RSA Kloss | RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team06=USA Gerulaitis | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-team07=FRA Simon | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=NED Stöve | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Evert | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=USA Latham | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=USA duPont | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Jordan | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=ARG Madruga | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Hunt | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=YUG Jaušovec | RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team08=FRA Chevalier | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-team09=RSA Kloss | RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team10=FRA Fuchs | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=0 | RD1-team11=USA Gerulaitis | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS O'Neil | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=0 | RD1-team13=FRA Simon | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Stoll | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=3 | RD1-team15=NED Stöve | RD1-seed15=8 | RD1-team16=ARG González | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Fromholtz | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=ROU Ruzici | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=AUS Fromholtz | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=FRG Bunge | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=TCH Budařová | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ROU Ruzici | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD2-team01=AUS Fromholtz | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=ARG Raponi | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=FRG Bunge | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Kruger | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-score04-3=5 | RD2-team05=TCH Budařová | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Walsh | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=GBR Hobbs | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ROU Ruzici | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Fromholtz | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=USA Fox | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=ARG Raponi | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Doerner | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRG Bunge | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA McDaniel | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-team07=RSA Kruger | RD1-seed07=12 | RD1-team08=USA Blount | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=7 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=0 | RD1-team09=TCH Budařová | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Liess | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=USA Walsh | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Thibault | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=GBR Hobbs | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=RSA Vermaak | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=3 | RD1-team15=ROU Ruzici | RD1-seed15=5 | RD1-team16=SUI Delhees | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3

Section 3

| RD4-team01=TCH Mandlíková | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Turnbull | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=TCH Mandlíková | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Stuart | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=USA Allen | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Turnbull | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=GBR Barker | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team02=TCH Mandlíková | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=1 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=USA Stuart | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=TCH Strachoňová | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=1 | RD2-team05=USA Allen | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=NED Vessies | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=USA DuVall | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Turnbull | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=GBR Barker | RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team02=FRG Eisterlehner | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=7 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=TCH Mandlíková | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=ROU Simionescu | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-team05=USA Stuart | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=ARG Villagrán | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=8 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=TCH Strachoňová | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Casals | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-team09=USA Allen | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Redondo | RD1-seed10=16 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-team11=NED Vessies | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Newberry | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=USA DuVall | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRG Hanika | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=AUS Turnbull | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=USA Smith | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=TCH Tomanová | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=USA Smith | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=ROU Romanov | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=TCH Tomanová | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=USA Forood | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=USA Acker | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Smith | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=USA May-Teacher | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team06=ROU Romanov | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=TCH Tomanová | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Wade | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=2 | RD1-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team02=USA Teeguarden | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=0 | RD1-team03=USA Forood | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Siegel | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=USA Acker | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Desfor | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=USA Smith | RD1-seed07=13 | RD1-team08=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-team09=USA May-Teacher | RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team10=ITA Porzio | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=0 | RD1-team11=ROU Romanov | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Stratton | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-team13=TCH Tomanová | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Beillan | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=GBR Wade | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=FRA Lovera | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=7 | RD1-score16-1=5 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score16-2=6

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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