1979 Australian Open – Women's singles
Women's singles | |
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1979 Australian Open | |
Champion | Barbara Jordan |
Runner-up | Sharon Walsh |
Score | 6–3, 6–3 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q ) |
Seeds | 7 |
Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1979 Australian Open.
This was Jordan's first tour-level title; the next time that a woman would score her first tour win at a Grand Slam event would not come until Jeļena Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open.[1]
This was the last time where two first time Slam finalists meet each other until the 2004 French Open.[2]
Until the 2017 French Open, this would be the last Grand Slam event that none of the former Grand Slam champions would reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. They are ordered by the round in which they were knocked out.
- Virginia Ruzici (First round)
- Hana Mandlíková (Quarterfinalist)
- Renáta Tomanová (Semifinalist)
- Sharon Walsh (Finalist)
- Barbara Jordan (Champion)
- n/a
- Janet Newberry (Quarterfinalist)
- Cynthia Doerner (Quarterfinalist)
Note: The sixth seed withdrew and was replaced by Cathy Griffiths.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Mary Sawyer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Janet Newberry | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Sawyer | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Michele Gurdal | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sharon Walsh | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Cynthia Doerner | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Renáta Tomanová | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Barbara Jordan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hana Mandlíková | 2 | 2 |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | V Ruzici | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Sawyer | 0 | 6 | 6 | M Sawyer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Sato | 7 | 6 | N Sato | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Little | 5 | 4 | M Sawyer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Cassell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | J Newberry | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Chaloner | 2 | 6 | 6 | J Chaloner | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Evers | 6 | 6 | 7 | J Newberry | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | J Newberry | 4 | 4 | M Sawyer | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Walsh | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Mesker | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Dimond | 5 | 4 | J Diesslin | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Diesslin | 7 | 6 | 4 | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Pratt | 6 | 6 | M Gurdal | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Newton | 1 | 3 | K Pratt | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurdal | 6 | 4 | 6 | M Gurdal | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | C Griffiths | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Section 2
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K Ruddell | 1 | 4 | 8 | C Doerner | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Leo | 6 | 4 | 1 | S Saliba | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Saliba | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | C Doerner | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Whytcross | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Wikstedt | 7 | 3 | 2 | P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Gregory | 6 | 5 | 3 | R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Tomanová | 7 | 7 | 3 | R Tomanová | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Jordan | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Hallam | 3 | 2 | 5 | B Jordan | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Catton | 3 | 1 | Q | A Minter | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Minter | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Randall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | H Mandlíková | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Harrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | L Harrison | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Walker | 6 | 6 | 2 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Jelena Ostapenko beats Simona Halep to win French Open". ESPN.com. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
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(help) - ^ "Myskina wins French to make history". The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2017.