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 % (40+ 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
27 players with 40+ 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 | Betty Ann GrubbUSA | 51 | 25-26 | 49.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| 21 | Kate LathamUSA | 48 | 24-24 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-7 |
| 22 | Renata TomanovaGER | 47 | 21-26 | 44.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 23 | Laura DupontUSA | 41 | 21-20 | 51.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-5 |
| 24 | Rosie CasalsUSA | 45 | 19-26 | 42.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| 25 | Renee RichardsUSA | 41 | 17-24 | 41.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| 26 | Yvonne VermaakRSA | 41 | 17-24 | 41.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 27 | Ilana KlossRSA | 41 | 15-26 | 36.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |