# 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second Wimbledon singles title and second major singles title overall.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Navratilova (champion)
    02. Chris Evert Lloyd (final)
    03. Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals)
    04. Tracy Austin (semifinals)
    05. Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
    06. Dianne Fromholtz (quarterfinals)
    07. Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
    08. Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
    09. Kerry Reid (fourth round)
    10. Virginia Ruzici (fourth round)
    11. Greer Stevens (fourth round)
    12. Sue Barker (first round)
    13. Regina Maršíková (third round)
    14. Kathy Jordan (fourth round)
    15. Betty Stöve (fourth round)
    16. Pam Shriver (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Both Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Billie Jean King were given protected seedings above their actual rankings, as they were returning from almost year-long injury absences.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Tracy Austin | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Tracy Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Tracy Austin | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Billie Jean King | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Billie Jean King | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Wade | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Harford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | J Durie | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Casals | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | R Casals | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Eisterlehner | 6 | 6 | | | R Casals | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Dürr | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Stevens | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | V González | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | R Gerulaitis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cooper | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Gerulaitis | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Kruger | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 11 | G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | G Coles | 5 | 6 | 7 | WC | G Coles | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J DuVall | 1 | 4 | | 15 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C O'Neil | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | B Stöve | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K McDaniel | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | K McDaniel | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Ebbinghaus | 5 | 6 | 1 | | K McDaniel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Pinterová | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| | K Latham | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Fromholtz | 7 | 7 |
| | D Porzio | 3 | 7 | 6 | | D Porzio | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | M Mesker | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | M Mesker | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | M Blackwood | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 3 | 2 | | 6 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 4 | T Austin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| B Cuypers | 6 | 6 | | | B Cuypers | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E Vessies-Appel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | BA Stuart | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | I Kloss | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| BA Stuart | 4 | 6 | 6 | | BA Stuart | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| D Evers | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | V Ruzici | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | A Smith | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Wikstedt | 6 | 7 | | | M Wikstedt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Walsh | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Wikstedt | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| I Budařová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | S Collins | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | V Ruzici | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 13 | R Maršíková | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 7 | | A Hobbs | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Charles | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | R Maršíková | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | D Morrison | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A-M Fernandez | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Mandlíková | 4 | 3 |
| | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Simmonds | 2 | 2 | | M Jaušovec | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | D Desfor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | D Desfor | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | L Siegel | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 4 | 1 | 7 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie | 0 | 4 | | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Jordan | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Antonoplis | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | S Hanika | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Potter | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 |
| | I Riedel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | D Jevans | 1 | 2 |
| | F Thibault | 6 | 1 | 3 | | I Riedel | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | D Jevans | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | D Jevans | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Tobin | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Tobin | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Madruga | 6 | 4 | 8 | | I Madruga | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Barker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 14 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Pakker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | B Bunge | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | 14 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | H Strachoňová | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Strachoňová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 7 | 6 | | | P Teeguarden | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| | E Raponi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong Cawley | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | C Doerner | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | B Thompson | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Doerner | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong Cawley | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Acker | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie | 0 | 3 | | 3 | E Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 8 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood | 4 | 7 | 7 | | L Forood | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 8 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Carillo | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Nagelsen | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 2 | 6 | 4 | | M Carillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Carillo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Reid | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | M Simionescu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Lovera | 4 | 2 | | | R Fox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Fox | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Meyer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount | 1 | 0 | | 9 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 4 | 3 | 16 | P Shriver | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | L duPont | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L duPont | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Margolin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | W White | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Russell | 5 | 2 | | S Margolin | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W White | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L duPont | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | K Teacher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tyler | 4 | 3 | | A Moulton | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Teacher | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Q | A Whitmore | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Redondo | 4 | 2 | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |