1979 WTA German Open

The 1979 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the 1979 Colgate Series and was held from 21 May through 27 May 1979. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and the first women's only edition.^[a] Caroline Stoll won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.^[2][3]

1979 WTA German Open
Date	21–27 May
Edition	11th
Category	Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	West Berlin, West Germany
Venue	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Caroline Stoll[1]
Doubles
Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull

Finals

Singles

Caroline Stoll defeated Regina Maršíková 7–6^(7–4), 6–0

Doubles

Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull defeated Evonne Goolagong / Kerry Reid 6–2, 7–5

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [2]	$20,000	$10,000	$5,400	$2,300	$1,200	$600

Notes

1. From the first edition of the tournament in which the women participated (1896) until the women's only 1979 WTA German Open in Berlin the women's events were played together with the men at the German Championships in Hamburg.