Das Finale
1979

The Final

M. Navrátilová (CSK) 2 0
T. Austin (USA) 6 6

Winner

T. Austin

Prize Money

100.000$

Winner's Car

PORSCHE 924 | Turbo

Recipe for success
ladies’ choice
Dissatisfied - Martina Navrátilová (left) is visibly disappointed at being defeated in the final against Tracy Austin (right).
A fighter — Tracy Austin.
Runner-up Martina Navrátilová at the victory ceremony.
Another Porsche: (from right to left) Porsche chairman Dr Ernst Fuhrmann, promotor Dieter Fischer, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Prof Dr Ferry Porsche celebrate the tournament winner Tracy Austin.
Tournament winner Tracy Austin is lavished with presents which she can immediately stow away in a new Porsche.

More about the year 1979

The hot tip comes from Hajo Friedrichs, the Head of Sport at the state ZDF television channel — why not concentrate on the women and make the weaker sex stronger? Dieter Fischer consults the tournament patron Prof Dr “Ferry” Porsche and decides in favour of simplicity — women only. And the ladies don’t need to be asked twice. The female world elite duly make their way to sleepy Filderstadt. Up for grabs as the main prize is a Porsche 924 Turbo — who could possible say no? Tracy Austin, the winner of the previous tournament, also enters the fray in the battle for the win and the car. And is again victorious — after winning the final against Martina, the young American is able to call a second Porsche her own.

The Tournament

    1st Round
    2nd Round
    Quarter final
    Semi final
    Final
5 7 6 M. Navrátilo... (CSK)
7 5 2 S. Hanika (FRG)
7 1 7 B. Nagelsen (USA)
6 6 6 T. Harford (RSA)
0 6 5 I. Budařová (TCH)
6 2 7 I. Kloss (RSA)
4 2 P. Teeguarden (USA)
6 6 K. Reid (AUS)
6 6 B. King (USA)
3 3 H. Anliot (SWE)
6 5 6 N. Bohm (SWE)
2 7 1 A. Kiyomura (USA)
6 7 S. Margolin (USA)
2 6 B. Stöve (NED)
6 6 M. Jaušovec (YUG)
3 4 V. Ruzici (ROU)
7 7 R. Maršíková (TCH)
5 6 R. Blount (USA)
6 7 L. Du Pont (USA)
4 6 T. Holladay (USA)
0 1 I. Riedel (FRG)
6 6 H. Mandlíková (TCH)
3 3 L. Allen (USA)
6 6 T. Austin (USA)
6 6 W. Turnbull (AUS)
4 4 B. Potter (USA)
4 2 S. Walsh (USA)
6 6 B. Bunge (FRG)
2 0 R. Tomanová (FRG)
6 6 A. Smith (USA)
1 2 M. Redondo (USA)
6 6 C. Evert-Lloyd (USA)
6 7 M. Navrátilo... (CSK)
0 5 T. Harford (RSA)
1 1 I. Kloss (RSA)
6 6 K. Reid (AUS)
6 6 2 B. King (USA)
3 7 6 N. Bohm (SWE)
1 6 6 S. Margolin (USA)
6 3 7 M. Jaušovec (YUG)
6 6 R. Maršíková (TCH)
4 4 L. Du Pont (USA)
4 7 4 H. Mandlíková (TCH)
6 5 6 T. Austin (USA)
6 6 W. Turnbull (AUS)
3 3 B. Bunge (FRG)
1 0 A. Smith (USA)
6 0 C. Evert-Lloyd (USA)
w.o. M. Navrátilo... (CSK)
w.o. T. Harford (RSA)
6 3 1 N. Bohm (SWE)
2 6 6 M. Jaušovec (YUG)
6 4 R. Maršíková (TCH)
7 6 T. Austin (USA)
2 1 W. Turnbull (AUS)
6 6 C. Evert-LLOYD (USA)
7 6 M. Navrátilo... (CSK)
5 2 M. Jaušovec (YUG)
6 7 T. Austin (USA)
3 5 C. Evert-LLOYD (USA)
2 0 M. Navrátilo... (CSK)
6 6 T. Austin (USA)
Das Siegerfahrzeug

The Winners' car PORSCHE 924 Turbo

Facts

Colour — Mexico Beige
Top Speed — 225 km/h
Power — 170 PS
Cubic Capacity — 1984 cm3
PORSCHE 924  Turbo