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1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date	5–11 November
Edition	2nd
Category	Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Filderstadt, West Germany
Venue	Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
	Tracy Austin
Doubles
	Billie Jean King ; Martina Navratilova

The 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the AAA^[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979.^[2] Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, successfully defending her 1978 title, after defeating world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the final. Austin was entitled to $20,000 first-prize money but elected to receive a Porsche 924 instead.^[2]^[1]

Finals

Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0

It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull / Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[2]	$20,000	$10,000	$4,500	$2,100	$1,100	$550

Notes

^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 160. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 338.