1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
# 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The 1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979. Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, successfully defending her 1978 title, after defeating world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the final. Austin was entitled to $20,000 first-prize money but elected to receive a Porsche 924 instead.

## Finals

### Singles

Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0

* It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

### Doubles

Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Wendy Turnbull / Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | $20,000 | $10,000 | $4,500 | $2,100 | $1,100 | $550 |
