Tennis tournament
The 1979 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 15, 1979.[2] Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[1]
Finals
Singles
Tracy Austin defeated 
Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
- It was Austin's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Rosie Casals / Martina Navratilova defeated 
Françoise Dürr / 
Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5
Prize money
| Event
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W
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F
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3rd
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4th
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QF
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Round of 16
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Round of 32
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| Singles [2]
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$26,000
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$15,000
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$7,600
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$7,200
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$3,250
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$1,600
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$825
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Notes
- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $150,000.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 139, 143. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 328.
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