Tennis tournament
The 1979 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London , United Kingdom.[1] [2] Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.
This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1979 championships was £277,066. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.[3] [4]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Men's singles
£20,000
£10,000
£5,000
£2,500
£1,500
£760
£440
£265
Women's singles
£18,000
£8,750
£4,375
£2,000
£1,160
£585
£340
£200
Men's doubles *
£8,000
£4,000
£2,000
£1,000
£520
£170
£80
—
Women's doubles *
£6,930
£3,464
£1,600
£800
£364
£116
£54
—
Mixed doubles *
£4,200
£2,100
£1,000
£500
£250
£0
£0
—
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Björn Borg Roscoe Tanner , 6–7(4–7) , 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4[5]
It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Lloyd , 6–4, 6–4[6]
It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming John McEnroe Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez , 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2[7]
Women's doubles
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull , 5–7, 6–3, 6–2[8]
This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan 's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.
Mixed doubles
Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve , 7–5, 7–6(9–7) [9]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Ramesh Krishnan Dave Siegler , 6–0, 6–2[10]
Girls' singles
Mary-Lou Piatek Alycia Moulton , 6–1, 6–3[11]
Björn Borg
Martina Navratilova
Bob Hewitt / 
Ramesh Krishnan
