# 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.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion)
* Kerry Reid (third round)
* Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final)
* Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
* Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan (second round)
* Stacy Margolin (second round)
* 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mima Jaušovec | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mima Jaušovec | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Renée Richards | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Ruzici | 5 | 1 | | | Renée Richards | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Renée Richards | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | 5 | Regina Maršíková | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jeanne DuVall | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | |