{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1979|Wimbledon Championships| | date = 25 June – 7 July | edition = 93rd | category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] | draw = 128S/64D/48XD | prize_money = £277,066 | surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] | location = Church Road<br>SW19, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom | venue = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] | champms = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] | champws = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] | champmd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] | champwd = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]}} | champxd = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Greer Stevens]] | champbs = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramesh Krishnan]] | champgs = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary-Lou Daniels|Mary-Lou Piatek]] }}
The '''1979 Wimbledon Championships''' was a [[tennis]] tournament that took place on the outdoor [[grass court]]s at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London]], United Kingdom.<ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=422, 432}}</ref><ref name=barrett>{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships|year=2001|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=0007117078|pages=390, 391}}</ref> The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July. It was the 93rd staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the second [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of 1979.
This edition was the first to introduce the [[Tennis scoring system#Scoring a tiebreak game|tiebreak]] with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.
==Prize money== The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.<ref name=little2013>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|pages=327–334|edition=23}}</ref><ref name="Prizemoney">{{cite web|title=About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 128 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Men's singles''' |£20,000 |£10,000 |£5,000 |£2,500 |£1,500 |£760 |£440 |£265 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Women's singles''' |£18,000 |£8,750 |£4,375 |£2,000 |£1,160 |£585 |£340 |£200 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Men's doubles *''' |£8,000 |£4,000 |£2,000 |£1,000 |£520 |£170 |£80 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Women's doubles *''' |£6,930 |£3,464 |£1,600 |£800 |£364 |£116 |£54 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Mixed doubles *''' |£4,200 |£2,100 |£1,000 |£500 |£250 |£0 |£0 |{{n/a}} |} <sub>* per team</sub>
==Champions==
===Seniors===
====Men's singles==== {{main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]], 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4<ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> *It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.
====Women's singles==== {{main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert Lloyd]], 6–4, 6–4<ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> *It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.
====Men's doubles==== {{main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]]''' / {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[John McEnroe]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]], 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2<ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Women's doubles==== {{main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Billie Jean King]]''' / {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]]''' defeated {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]], 5–7, 6–3, 6–2<ref name="womensd">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> *This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing [[Elizabeth Ryan]]'s record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.
====Mixed doubles==== {{main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles}} {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Bob Hewitt]]''' / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Greer Stevens]]''' defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]], 7–5, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup><ref name="mixedd">{{cite web|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
===Juniors===
====Boys' singles==== {{Main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles}} {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Ramesh Krishnan]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Siegler]], 6–0, 6–2<ref name="boyss">{{cite web|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
====Girls' singles==== {{Main|1979 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Mary-Lou Daniels|Mary-Lou Piatek]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alycia Moulton]], 6–1, 6–3<ref name="girlss">{{cite web|title=Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
==Singles seeds== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}
===Men's singles=== # {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Tim Gullikson]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] ''(first round, lost to [[Pat DuPré]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] ''(final, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] ''(second round, lost to [[Tim Wilkison]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] ''(first round, lost to [[Chris Kachel]])'' # {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} [[Víctor Pecci]] ''(third round, lost to [[Brad Drewett]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] ''(third round, lost to [[Brian Teacher]])'' # {{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] ''(first round, lost to [[Bruce Manson]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]] ''(third round, lost to [[Gene Mayer]])'' # {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras]] ''(second round, lost to [[John Sadri]])'' # {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes]] ''(second round, lost to [[Gilles Moretton]])'' # {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Roscoe Tanner]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Roscoe Tanner]])'' # {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti]] ''(first round, lost to [[Andrew Pattison]])'' {{Col-2}}
===Women's singles=== # {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert Lloyd]] ''(final, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert Lloyd]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Austin]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])'' # {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dianne Fromholtz]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Tracy Austin]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert Lloyd]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville|Kerry Reid]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Wendy Turnbull]])'' # {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Virginia Ruzici]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Tracy Austin]])'' # {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Greer Stevens]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])'' # {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sue Barker]] ''(first round, lost to [[Ivanna Madruga]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Regina Maršíková]] ''(third round, lost to [[Hana Mandlíková]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Jordan]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])'' # {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Dianne Fromholtz]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] ''(second round, withdrew)'' {{Col-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]
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