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Tennis tournament
1979 Florida Federal Open
DateOctober 22–28
Edition7th
CategoryColgate Series (AAA)
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationOldsmar, United States
VenueEast Lake Woodlands Country Club
Attendance41,903
Champions
Singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Doubles
United States Anne Smith / Romania Virginia Ruzici
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The 1979 Florida Federal Open was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, Florida in the United States. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from October 22 through October 28, 1979. Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the title, defeating defending champion Virginia Wade in the final, and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–3

  • It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th title of the year and the 81st of her career.

Doubles

United States Anne Smith / Romania Virginia Ruzici defeated South Africa Ilana Kloss / United States Betty-Ann Stuart 7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $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.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 158–159. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 337.

External links

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