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An asterisk (*) denotes a tournament title for Chris.
Court surface and seedings listed where available.
Number in [brackets] denotes opponent’s tournament seeding.
Number in (parens) denotes number of points earned by the loser of a tiebreak.
Tournament titles: 8
Match Record: 92-15
Avon Championships of Oakland (Jan. 8-14; Oakland, CA, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Barbara Jordan 6-3, 6-1; 2R def. Renee Richards 6-4, 6-4; QF def. Marita Redondo [7] 7-5, 6-3; SF def. Dianne Fromholtz [4] 7-6, 6-0; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 7-5, 7-5
Avon Championships of Florida (Jan. 22-28; Hollywood, FL, indoor, seeded 1): 1R lost to Greer Stevens 6-2, 6-3
* Avon Championships of Seattle (Feb. 5-11; Seattle, WA, indoor, seeded 1): 1R def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-2, 6-2; 2R def. Peanut Louie 6-1, 6-0; QF def. Kathy Jordan 6-2, 6-2; SF def. Kerry Melville Reid [4] 6-1, 6-2; F def. Renee Richards 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
* Avon Championships of Los Angeles (Feb. 12-18; Inglewood, CA, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Regina Marsikova 6-3, 6-2; 2R def. Jeanne Duvall 6-1, 6-0; QF def. Virginia Ruzici 6-4, 6-4; SF def. Greer Stevens [4] 6-1, 6-1; F def. Martina Navratilova [1] 6-3, 6-4
Avon Championships of Dallas (Feb. 26-Mar. 4; Dallas, TX, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Wendy Barlow 6-2, 6-1; 2R def. Leslie Allen 6-4, 6-0; 3R def. Ilana Kloss 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Sue Barker 6-4, 6-4; SF def. Virginia Wade [5] 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-4, 6-4
Avon Championships of Boston (Mar. 12-18; Boston, MA, indoor, seeded 1): 1R def. Pam Teeguarden 6-2, 6-2; 2R def. Kathy May Teacher 6-3, 6-0; QF lost to Sue Barker 6-3, 6-1
Avon Championships finals (Mar. 19-25; New York, NY): RR def. Sue Barker 6-3, 6-4; RR. lost to Tracy Austin 6-3, 6-1 and Dianne Fromholtz 6-2, 6-3
* Clairol Crown Championships (Mar. 31-Apr. 1; Carlsbad, CA, hard): SF def. Tracy Austin 6-1, 7-5; F def. Dianne Fromholtz 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Federation Cup (Apr. 30-May 6; Madrid, Spain, clay): 2R def. Sylvia Hanika, West Germany 6-4, 6-2; QF Brigitte Simon, France 6-0, 6-0; SF def. Olga Morozova, USSR 6-4, 8-6; F def. Dianne Fromholtz, Australia 2-6, 6-3, 8-6
Italian Open (May 7-13; Rome, Italy, clay, seeded 1): 2R def. JoAnne Russell 6-1, 6-2; 3R def. Janet Newberry 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Ivanna Madruga 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; SF lost to Tracy Austin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4)
* Bancroft Trophy (May 14-20; Vienna, Austria, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Frederique Thibault 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Zenda Leiss 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-0, 6-4; SF def. Regina Marsikova 6-1, 6-4; F def. Caroline Stoll 6-1, 6-1
* French Open (May 28-June 10; Paris, France, seeded 1): 2R def. Kate Latham 6-1, 6-0; 3R def. Laura DuPont 6-3, 6-3; 4R def. Ivanna Madruga 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; QF def. Ruta Gerulaitis 6-0. 6-4; SF def. Dianne Fromholtz [3] 6-1, 6-3; F def. Wendy Turnbull [4] 6-2, 6-0
* Eastbourne International (June 17-24; Eastbourne, England, grass, seeded 2): 1R def. Carrie Meyer 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Anne Smith 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0; 3R def. Betty Stove 6-2, 6-2; QF def. Kerry Melville Reid 6-3, 6-4; SF def. Virginia Wade [4] 6-3, 6-2; F def. Martina Navratilova [1] 7-5, 5-7, 13-11
All-England Championships (June 25-July 7; Wimbledon, England; seeded 2): 1R def. Marita Redondo 6-4, 6-2; 2R def. Andrea Whitmore 6-1, 6-2; 3R def. Kathy May Teacher 6-4, 6-3; 4R def. Laura DuPont 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Wendy Turnbull [8] 6-3, 6-4; SF def. Evonne Goolagong Cawley [3] 6-3, 6-2; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-4, 6-4
* United States Clay Court Championships (Aug. 6-12; Indianapolis, IN, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Paula Smith 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Wendy White 6-2, 7-5; 3R def. Renata Tomanova 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; QF def. Mima Jausovec 6-7, 6-2, 6-3; SF def. Renee Richards 6-1, 6-0; F def. Evonne Goolagong Cawley [3] 6-4, 6-3
* Volvo Women’s Masters (Aug. 20-26; Mahwah, NJ, hard, seeded 1): 1R def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-1, 6-2; 2R def. Mima Jausovec 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2; QF def. Sue Barker [8] 6-2, 6-2; SF def. Betty Stove 6-2, 6-0; F def. Tracy Austin [2] 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-1
United States Open Championships (Aug. 27-Sept. 9; Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY, hard, seeded 1): 1R def. Iris Riedel 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. JoAnne Russell 6-0, 6-2; 3R def. Renee Richards 6-2, 6-1; 4R def. Sherry Acker 4-6. 6-0, 6-2; QF def. Evonne Goolagong [5] 7-5, 6-2; SF def. Billie Jean King [9] 6-1, 6-0; F lost to Tracy Austin [3] 6-4, 6-3
Davison’s Classic (Sept. 24-30; Atlanta, GA, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Caroline Stoll 6-2, 6-0; 2R def. Greer Stevens 6-1, 6-1; QF lost to Wendy Turnbull [8] 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Phoenix Thunderbird Classic (Oct. 8-14; Phoenix, AZ, hard, seeded 2): 1R def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-1, 6-1; 2R def. Mima Jausovec 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Ann Kiyomura 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Wendy Turnbull [4] 6-4, 6-2; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-1, 6-3
Florida Federal Open (Oct 22-28; Oldsmar, FL, hard, seeded 1): 1R def. Peanut Louie 6-1, 6-2; 2R def. Yvonne Vermaak 7-6 (3), 6-0; QF def. Virginia Ruzici [8] 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; SF defaulted to Virginia Wade [5] with tonsillitis
Wightman Cup (Nov. 1-4; Palm Beach, FL, clay): def. Sue Barker 7-5, 6-2; def. Virginia Wade 6-1, 6-1. U.S. def. Great Britain 7-0.
Porsche Grand Prix (Nov. 5-11; Stuttgart/Filderstadt, West Germany, indoors, seeded 2): 1R def. Marita Redondo 6-1, 6-2; 2R def. Anne Smith 6-1, 6-0; QF Wendy Turnbull 6-2, 6-1; SF lost to Tracy Austin [3] 6-3, 7-5
Daihatsu Challenge Cup (Nov. 19-25; Brighton, England, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Brigitte Simon 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Terry Holladay 6-3, 6-1; QF def. Virginia Ruzici 6-4, 6-1; SF def. Sylvia Hanika 6-4, 7-5; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-3, 6-3
Colgate Series Championships (Jan. 2-7, 1980; Landover, MD, indoor): RR def. Dianne Fromholtz 6-1, 6-4; RR. lost to Tracy Austin 6-1, 6-3; Group playoff def. Regina Marsikova 6-3, 6-0; SF lost to Tracy Austin 6-3, 6-0. Third-place match: def. Wendy Turnbull 6-1, 6-1. [Counts as the final 1979 tournament despite dates.]