Tennis tournament
1979 tennis event results
Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade , while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve .
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova defeated Stöve and Turnbull in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[ 1] It was the 10th Wimbledon title, 15th Grand Slam title for King, and the 2nd Wimbledon title, 5th Grand Slam title for Navratilova, in their respective doubles careers.
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References
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230 .
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