1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert Lloyd
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her second Wimbledon singles title and second major singles title overall.

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Both Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Billie Jean King were given protected seedings above their actual rankings, as they were returning from almost year-long injury absences.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	2	6	6
	6	Dianne Fromholtz	6	3	0
								1	Martina Navratilova	7	6
								4	Tracy Austin	5	1
	4	Tracy Austin	6	6	6
	7	Billie Jean King	4	7	2
															1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
															2	Chris Evert Lloyd	4	4
	5	Virginia Wade	4	0
	3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3	2
								2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6
	8	Wendy Turnbull	3	4
	2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Navratilova	4	6	6
	Q	T Harford	6	2	1			1	M Navratilova	6	6
								WC	J Durie	4	1
															1	M Navratilova	6	6
		R Casals	7	7												R Casals	3	3
		H Eisterlehner	6	6					R Casals	7	6
									F Dürr	5	2
																						1	M Navratilova	7	6	6
																						11	G Stevens	6	7	3
									V González	6	3	1
		R Gerulaitis	6	6					R Gerulaitis	3	6	6
	WC	A Cooper	3	4												R Gerulaitis	3	2
		M Kruger	7	4	5										11	G Stevens	6	6
	WC	G Coles	5	6	7			WC	G Coles	0	3
								11	G Stevens	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	B Stöve	6	6
		J DuVall	1	4				15	B Stöve	6	6
									C O'Neil	3	1
															15	B Stöve	2	6	6
		K McDaniel	7	4	6											K McDaniel	6	3	2
		K Ebbinghaus	5	6	1				K McDaniel	7	6
									M Pinterová	6	2
																						15	B Stöve	6	6
		K Latham	6	5	4																	6	D Fromholtz	7	7
		D Porzio	3	7	6				D Porzio	6	5
								Q	M Mesker	7	7
															Q	M Mesker	5	4
															6	D Fromholtz	7	6
								Q	M Blackwood	2	3
		B Hallquist	3	2				6	D Fromholtz	6	6
	6	D Fromholtz	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	T Austin	4	6	6
		B Cuypers	6	6					B Cuypers	6	1	2
		E Vessies-Appel	4	1											4	T Austin	6	6
																BA Stuart	2	3
									I Kloss	5	6	4
		BA Stuart	4	6	6				BA Stuart	7	3	6
		D Evers	6	4	1																	4	T Austin	6	6
																						10	V Ruzici	2	4
									A Smith	4	6
		M Wikstedt	6	7					M Wikstedt	6	7
		S Walsh	2	6												M Wikstedt	3	0
		I Budařová	2	2											10	V Ruzici	6	6
		S Collins	6	6					S Collins	3	4
								10	V Ruzici	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	R Maršíková	6	5	9
		A Hobbs	6	7					A Hobbs	3	7	7
	Q	L Charles	2	5											13	R Maršíková	3	2
	Q	D Morrison	3	4												H Mandlíková	6	6
		H Mandlíková	6	6					H Mandlíková	7	6
									A-M Fernandez	5	1
																							H Mandlíková	4	3
		M Jaušovec	6	6																		7	BJ King	6	6
	Q	S Simmonds	2	2					M Jaušovec	5	4
									D Desfor	7	6
																D Desfor	3	2
															7	BJ King	6	6
									L Siegel	1	3
		Y Vermaak	4	1				7	BJ King	6	6
	7	BJ King	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Wade	6	6
		M Louie	0	4				5	V Wade	6	6
									B Jordan	0	1
															5	V Wade	6	7
																S Hanika	3	6
									L Antonoplis	5	6
		S Hanika	6	6					S Hanika	7	7
		B Potter	4	3																		5	V Wade	6	6
		I Riedel	2	6	6																	WC	D Jevans	1	2
		F Thibault	6	1	3				I Riedel	1	6	1
								WC	D Jevans	6	3	6
															WC	D Jevans	3	7	6
																A Tobin	6	5	2
									A Tobin	4	7	7
		I Madruga	6	4	8				I Madruga	6	6	5
	12	S Barker	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	K Jordan	6	6
	Q	M Pakker	6	6	6				B Bunge	1	4
		B Bunge	3	7	8										14	K Jordan	6	6
																H Strachoňová	2	2
									H Strachoňová	2	6	7
		P Teeguarden	7	6					P Teeguarden	6	4	5
		R Tomanová	6	4																		14	K Jordan	6	7	1
		E Raponi	2	4																		3	E Goolagong Cawley	7	6	6
		C Doerner	6	6					C Doerner	5	6	6
								WC	B Thompson	7	3	0
																C Doerner	5	2
															3	E Goolagong Cawley	7	6
									S Acker	3	1
		M Louie	0	3				3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
	3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	W Turnbull	6	6
		L Forood	4	7	7				L Forood	3	3
		D Gilbert	6	5	5										8	W Turnbull	6	6
																M Carillo	1	3
									E Nagelsen	0	2
		A Kiyomura	2	6	4				M Carillo	6	6
	WC	M Carillo	6	3	6																	8	W Turnbull	6	4	6
																						9	K Reid	3	6	3
									M Simionescu	4	1
		G Lovera	4	2					R Fox	6	6
		R Fox	6	6												R Fox	3	1
															9	K Reid	6	6
									C Meyer	1	2
		R Blount	1	0				9	K Reid	6	6
	9	K Reid	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	P Shriver	6	6
		P Medrado	4	3				16	P Shriver	w/o
									L duPont
																L duPont	7	6
		S Margolin	7	6												W White	5	3
		J Russell	5	2					S Margolin	1	6	7
									W White	6	3	9
																							L duPont	2	1
																						2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
									K Teacher	6	7
		M Tyler	4	3					A Moulton	1	5
		A Moulton	6	6												K Teacher	4	3
															2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
								Q	A Whitmore	1	2
		M Redondo	4	2				2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
	2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation