1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles



Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

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.

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild Card
 * LL = Lucky Loser
 * r. = retired