1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title beating third-seed Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final for a first-prize of $20,000.^[1] It was Evert-Lloyd's fifth title at the U.S. Clay Courts and followed an absence of three years during which World Team Tennis commitments clashed with the event.^[2]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Chris Evert-Lloyd (Champion) Kerry Reid (Third Round) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Final) Virginia Ruzici (Quarterfinals)

Regina Maršíková (Semifinals) Kathy Jordan (Second Round) Stacy Margolin (Second Round) Caroline Stoll (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6	6
		Mima Jaušovec	7	2	3
								1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6
									Renée Richards	1	0
	4	Virginia Ruzici	5	1
		Renée Richards	7	6
															1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6
															3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	4	3
		Anne Smith	4	6	3
	3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	3	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	4	6	7
								5	Regina Maršíková	6	3	5
	5	Regina Maršíková	6	6
		Jeanne Duvall	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	P Smith	1	0				1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	7
								W White	2	5
														1	C Evert-Lloyd	4	6	6
															R Tomanová	6	1	2
								B Jordan	2	6	1
	L Forood	3	6	1				R Tomanová	6	4	6
	R Tomanová	6	2	6																	1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6	6
																						M Jaušovec	7	2	3
								B Hallquist	2	2
	S Acker	6	6					S Acker	6	6
	M Wikstedt	3	4												S Acker	1	2
	R Blount	1	2												M Jaušovec	6	6
	M Jaušovec	6	6					M Jaušovec	6	6
							6	K Jordan	1	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	V Ruzici	7	6
	P Louie	0	1				Q	J Portman	5	1
Q	J Portman	6	6											4	V Ruzici	6	7	6
	J Russell	4	7	6											J Russell	7	6	2
	R Gerulaitis	6	6	4				J Russell	6	3	6
								M-L Piatek	3	6	2
																					4	V Ruzici	5	1
Q	K Hallam	6	6																			R Richards	7	6
Q	L Doherty	3	1				Q	K Hallam	7	6
								L Siegel	5	1
														Q	K Hallam	2	0
															R Richards	6	6
								R Richards	6	6
LL	S Saliba	2	0				7	S Margolin	2	2
7	S Margolin	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	C Stoll	6	6
	J Chaloner	0	2				8	C Stoll	6	6
								D Evers	3	2
														8	C Stoll	6	6	2
															A Smith	3	7	6
								I Madruga	6	5	3
	C O'Neil	5	3					A Smith	3	7	6
	A Smith	7	6																			A Smith	4	6	3
	M Carillo	2	6	2																	3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	3	6
	L duPont	6	4	6				L duPont	2	3
								D Gilbert	6	6
															D Gilbert	2	1
														3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
								B Nagelsen	0	1
Q	T Lewis	2	0				3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	R Maršíková	6	6
	K Latham	4	6	6				K Latham	1	3
	J Newberry	6	2	3										5	R Maršíková	6	7
															E Rapponi	4	6
								Z Liess	2	3
	E Rapponi	6	5	6				E Rapponi	6	6
	L Allen	2	7	1																	5	R Maršíková	6	6
																						J Duvall	2	3
								J Duvall	6	7
	V Gonzalez	6	7					V Gonzalez	4	5
	N Yeargin	2	5												J Duvall	w/o
	L Tuero	2	6	2										2	K Reid
	D Desfor	6	2	6				D Desfor	6	7	3
							2	K Reid	7	5	6

References

1. ↑ Benner, Bill (Aug 12, 1979). "Clay Play Nets Big Pay For Chris". The Indianapolis Star. p. 28. 
2. ↑ "Evert-Lloyd win Clay Court championship". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, MO. Associated Press. Aug 10, 1980. 

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1979". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-18.