1979 WTA Tour
Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won ten singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Avon Championships. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 20 November 1978 – 8 January 1980 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Avon Championships Circuit (11) Colgate Series (32) Non-tour events (5) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Martina Navratilova (10) |
| Most finals | Martina Navratilova (17) |
| Prize money leader | Martina Navratilova ($618,698) |
| Points leader | Martina Navratilova (15.748) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Martina Navratilova |
| Doubles team of the year | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
| Most improved player of the year | Sylvia Hanika |
| Newcomer of the year | Kathy Jordan |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Avon Championships Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the US) and the remaining world wide Colgate Series Circuit. The year 1979 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.