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1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date 5–11 November
Edition 2nd
Category Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Filderstadt, West Germany
Venue Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova
← 1978 · Women's Stuttgart Open · 1980 →

The 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979. Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, successfully defending her 1978 title, after defeating world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the final. Austin was entitled to $20,000 first-prize money but elected to receive a Porsche 924 instead.

United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0

United States Billie Jean King / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Australia Wendy Turnbull / Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3


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