1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title beating third-seed Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final for a first-prize of $20,000. It was Evert-Lloyd's fifth title at the U.S. Clay Courts and followed an absence of three years during which World Team Tennis commitments clashed with the event.

Women's singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	48
Seeds	8

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion)
2. Kerry Reid (third round)
3. Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final)
4. Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
5. Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
6. Kathy Jordan (second round)
7. Stacy Margolin (second round)
8. Caroline Stoll (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6	6
		Mima Jaušovec	7	2	3
								1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6
									Renée Richards	1	0
	4	Virginia Ruzici	5	1
		Renée Richards	7	6
															1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6
															3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	4	3
		Anne Smith	4	6	3
	3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	3	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	4	6	7
								5	Regina Maršíková	6	3	5
	5	Regina Maršíková	6	6
		Jeanne DuVall	2	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
		P Smith	1	0				1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	7
									W White	2	5
															1	C Evert-Lloyd	4	6	6
																R Tomanová	6	1	2
									B Jordan	2	6	1
		L Forood	3	6	1				R Tomanová	6	4	6
		R Tomanová	6	2	6																	1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6	6
																							M Jaušovec	7	2	3
									B Hallquist	2	2
		S Acker	6	6					S Acker	6	6
		M Wikstedt	3	4												S Acker	1	2
		R Blount	1	2												M Jaušovec	6	6
		M Jaušovec	6	6					M Jaušovec	6	6
								6	K Jordan	1	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Ruzici	7	6
		P Louie	0	1				Q	J Portman	5	1
	Q	J Portman	6	6											4	V Ruzici	6	7	6
		J Russell	4	7	6											J Russell	7	6	2
		R Gerulaitis	6	6	4				J Russell	6	3	6
									M-L Piatek	3	6	2
																						4	V Ruzici	5	1
	Q	K Hallam	6	6																			R Richards	7	6
	Q	L Doherty	3	1				Q	K Hallam	7	6
									L Siegel	5	1
															Q	K Hallam	2	0
																R Richards	6	6
									R Richards	6	6
	LL	S Saliba	2	0				7	S Margolin	2	2
	7	S Margolin	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Stoll	6	6
		J Chaloner	0	2				8	C Stoll	6	6
									D Evers	3	2
															8	C Stoll	6	6	2
																A Smith	3	7	6
									I Madruga	6	5	3
		C O'Neil	5	3					A Smith	3	7	6
		A Smith	7	6																			A Smith	4	6	3
		M Carillo	2	6	2																	3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	3	6
		L duPont	6	4	6				L duPont	2	3
									D Gilbert	6	6
																D Gilbert	2	1
															3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
									B Nagelsen	0	1
	Q	T Lewis	2	0				3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
	3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	R Maršíková	6	6
		K Latham	4	6	6				K Latham	1	3
		J Newberry	6	2	3										5	R Maršíková	6	7
																E Raponi	4	6
									Z Liess	2	3
		E Raponi	6	5	6				E Raponi	6	6
		L Allen	2	7	1																	5	R Maršíková	6	6
																							J DuVall	2	3
									J DuVall	6	7
		V González	6	7					V González	4	5
		N Yeargin	2	5												J DuVall	w/o
		L Tuero	2	6	2										2	K Reid
		D Desfor	6	2	6				D Desfor	6	7	3
								2	K Reid	7	5	6

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1979". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 18, 2016.