1979 Borden Classic
1979 Borden Classic | |
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Date | 15–21 October |
Edition | 1st |
Category | Colgate Series (Category A) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $35,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Kyoto, Japan |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1979 Borden Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts in Kyoto, Japan. The event was part of the Category A[a] of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. First-seeded Betsy Nagelsen won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Betsy Nagelsen defeated
Naoko Sato 6–3, 6–4
- It was Nagelsen's only singles title of the year and the 2nd and last of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Chen Chuan /
Yu Li-Qiao defeated
Sue Saliba /
Mary Sawyer 6–0, 7–6
- It was Chuan's only doubles title of her career. It was Li-Qiao's only doubles title of her career.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 139, 169. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 321.