1979 Wimbledon Championships

Prize money

The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.

• per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

SWE Björn Borg defeated USA Roscoe Tanner, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

• It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe defeated USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Billie Jean King / USA Martina Navratilova defeated NED Betty Stöve / AUS Wendy Turnbull, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

• This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

RSA Bob Hewitt / RSA Greer Stevens defeated RSA Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

IND Ramesh Krishnan defeated USA Dave Siegler, 6–0, 6–2

Girls' singles

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

USA Mary-Lou Piatek defeated USA Alycia Moulton, 6–1, 6–3

Singles seeds

Men's singles

1. SWE Björn Borg (champion)
2. USA John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to Tim Gullikson)
3. USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
4. USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Pat DuPré)
5. USA Roscoe Tanner (final, lost to Björn Borg)
6. ARG Guillermo Vilas (second round, lost to Tim Wilkison)
7. USA Arthur Ashe (first round, lost to Chris Kachel)
8. PAR Víctor Pecci (third round, lost to Brad Drewett)
9. USA Brian Gottfried (third round, lost to Brian Teacher)
10. POL Wojciech Fibak (first round, lost to Bruce Manson)
11. AUS John Alexander (third round, lost to Gene Mayer)
12. ESP José Higueras (second round, lost to John Sadri)
13. ESP Manuel Orantes (second round, lost to Gilles Moretton)
14. ARG José Luis Clerc (fourth round, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
15. USA Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
16. ITA Corrado Barazzutti (first round, lost to Andrew Pattison)

Women's singles

1. USA Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. USA Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
3. AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
4. USA Tracy Austin (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
5. GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
6. AUS Dianne Fromholtz (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
7. USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin)
8. AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
9. AUS Kerry Reid (fourth round, lost to Wendy Turnbull)
10. ROM Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin)
11. RSA Greer Stevens (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
12. GBR Sue Barker (first round, lost to Ivanna Madruga)
13. TCH Regina Maršíková (third round, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
14. USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
15. NED Betty Stöve (fourth round, lost to Dianne Fromholtz)
16. USA Pam Shriver (second round, withdrew)

References

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