1979 Colgate Series Championships
| 1979 Colgate Series Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 2–7, 1980 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | Colgate circuit |
| Draw | 8S / 4D |
| Prize money | 250,000 |
| Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor |
| Location | Landover, Maryland, U.S. |
| Venue | Capital Centre |
| Attendance | 50,112 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Martina Navratilova | |
| Doubles | |
| Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova | |
The 1979 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 2 through January 7, 1980.[1] Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2][3][4]
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–1
- It was Navratilova's 1st singles title of the year and the 35th of her career.
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert / Rosemary Casals 6–4, 6–3
Prize money
| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Singles [1] | $75,000 | $40,000 | $22,000 | $17,800 | $11,000 | $9,000 | $7,000 | $6,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles [1] | $30,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Doubles prize money is per team.
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