WTA
1979 season
96 tour-level events.
Leaders
Titles
Wins
- 1Martina Navratilova89-12
- 2Chris Evert87-13
- 3Tracy Austin79-11
- 4Wendy Turnbull63-27
- 5Dianne Fromholtz61-28
Win % (20+ matches)
- 1Martina Navratilova88%
- 2Tracy Austin88%
- 3Chris Evert87%
- 4Evonne Goolagong85%
- 5Billie Jean King73%
Biggest titles
All 96 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1979 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 64 draw | Chris Evert d. Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-0 | |
| Jun 25, 1979 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 96 draw | Martina Navratilova d. Chris Evert 6-4 6-4 | |
| Aug 28, 1979 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 96 draw | Tracy Austin d. Chris Evert 6-4 6-3 | |
| Dec 24, 1979 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass · 32 draw | Barbara Jordan d. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 6-3 |
Leaderboard
64 players with 20+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina NavratilovaUSA | 101 | 89-12 | 88.1% | 10 / 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 13-4 |
| 2 | Chris EvertUSA | 100 | 87-13 | 87.0% | 7 / 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-2 |
| 3 | Tracy AustinUSA | 90 | 79-11 | 87.8% | 7 / 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-3 |
| 4 | Wendy TurnbullAUS | 90 | 63-27 | 70.0% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 17-8 |
| 5 | Dianne FromholtzAUS | 89 | 61-28 | 68.5% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 12-12 |
| 6 | Sue BarkerGBR | 87 | 60-27 | 69.0% | 4 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 12-14 |
| 7 | Evonne GoolagongAUS | 62 | 53-9 | 85.5% | 4 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-3 |
| 8 | Kerry ReidAUS | 74 | 52-22 | 70.3% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 16-6 |
| 9 | Virginia RuziciROU | 78 | 52-26 | 66.7% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 15-10 |
| 10 | Virginia WadeGBR | 79 | 51-28 | 64.6% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| 11 | Regina MarsikovaCZE | 64 | 41-23 | 64.1% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 11-9 |
| 12 | Hana MandlikovaAUS | 54 | 39-15 | 72.2% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 10-3 |
| 13 | Billie Jean KingUSA | 49 | 36-13 | 73.5% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 8-8 |
| 14 | Mima JausovecSLO | 62 | 33-29 | 53.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-11 |
| 15 | Betty StoveNED | 53 | 28-25 | 52.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 6-8 |
| 16 | Anne SmithUSA | 56 | 28-28 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 17 | Sylvia HanikaGER | 44 | 27-17 | 61.4% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-5 |
| 18 | Greer StevensRSA | 46 | 26-20 | 56.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 19 | Ann Kiyomura HayashiUSA | 48 | 26-22 | 54.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 12-9 |
| 20 | Kathy JordanUSA | 39 | 26-13 | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-3 |
| 21 | Betty Ann GrubbUSA | 51 | 25-26 | 49.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| 22 | Mary CarilloUSA | 37 | 24-13 | 64.9% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 23 | Kate LathamUSA | 48 | 24-24 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-7 |
| 24 | Renata TomanovaGER | 47 | 21-26 | 44.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 25 | Laura DupontUSA | 41 | 21-20 | 51.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-5 |
| 26 | Sabina SimmondsITA | 32 | 20-12 | 62.5% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 27 | Caroline StollUSA | 38 | 19-19 | 50.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 28 | Rosie CasalsUSA | 45 | 19-26 | 42.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| 29 | Betsy NagelsenUSA | 39 | 19-20 | 48.7% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| 30 | Corinne MolesworthGBR | 27 | 19-8 | 70.4% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 31 | Diane MorrisonUSA | 30 | 18-12 | 60.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 32 | Jo DurieGBR | 27 | 18-9 | 66.7% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-1 |
| 33 | Renee RichardsUSA | 41 | 17-24 | 41.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| 34 | Marise KrugerRSA | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 35 | Rosalyn FairbankUSA | 27 | 17-10 | 63.0% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 36 | Yvonne VermaakRSA | 41 | 17-24 | 41.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 37 | Terry HolladayUSA | 35 | 17-18 | 48.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 38 | Pam ShriverUSA | 31 | 16-15 | 51.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-8 |
| 39 | Bettina BungeGER | 36 | 16-20 | 44.4% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 40 | Petra Delhees JauchSUI | 23 | 15-8 | 65.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 41 | Diane DesforUSA | 38 | 15-23 | 39.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-5 |
| 42 | Iva BudarovaTCH | 28 | 15-13 | 53.6% | 3 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 43 | Brigette CuypersRSA | 27 | 15-12 | 55.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-5 |
| 44 | Ilana KlossRSA | 41 | 15-26 | 36.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 45 | Stacy MargolinUSA | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 46 | Cynthia DoernerAUS | 26 | 14-12 | 53.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 47 | Kathy MayUSA | 26 | 14-12 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-2 |
| 48 | Sherry AckerUSA | 34 | 13-21 | 38.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 49 | Pam TeeguardenUSA | 32 | 13-19 | 40.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| 50 | Barbara JordanUSA | 34 | 13-21 | 38.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-5 |