1979 Avon Championships of Florida

Tennis tournament

Date

January 22–28

Edition

3rd

Category

Virginia Slims circuit

Draw

32S/16D

Prize money

$150,000

Surface

Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor

Location

Hollywood, USA

Venue

Sportatorium

Attendance

28,800

Champions

Singles

Greer Stevens

Doubles

Tracy Austin /

Betty Stöve

← 1978 ·

Virginia Slims of Hollywood

The 1979 Avon Championships of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the third and final edition of the tournament and was held from January 22 through January 28, 1979.^[1] Greer Stevens, seeded 15th, won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Greer Stevens defeated Dianne Fromholtz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

It was Stevens' 1st singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.

Doubles

Tracy Austin / Betty Stöve defeated Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[1]	$24,000	$12,000	$6,500	$6,200	$3,000	$1,600	$600

References

^ ^a ^b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 323–324.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.