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1979 Avon Championships of California
1979 Avon Championships of California
Date	January 8–14
Edition	8th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Oakland, USA
Venue	Oakland Coliseum
Champions
Singles
	Martina Navratilova
Doubles
	Chris Evert / Rosie Casals

The 1979 Avon Championships of California, also known as the Avon Championships of Oakland, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 8 through January 14, 1979.^[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 7–5, 7–5

It was Navratilova's 1st singles title of the year and the 25th of her career.

Doubles

Chris Evert / Rosie Casals defeated Tracy Austin / Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

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	$900

References

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