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![National Championships Tennis 1979 Scheveningen Marianne van der Torre in action during the semi-finals against Elly Vessies Date: 17 August 1979 Location: Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland Keywords: sport, tennis, competitions Personal name: Torre, Marianne National Championships Tennis 1979 Scheveningen Marianne van der Torre in action during the semi-finals against Elly Vessies Date: 17 August 1979 Location: Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland Keywords: sport, tennis, competitions Personal name: Torre, Marianne](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AR6EG7/national-championships-tennis-1979-scheveningen-marianne-van-der-torre-in-action-during-the-semi-finals-against-elly-vessies-date-17-august-1979-location-scheveningen-zuid-holland-keywords-sport-tennis-competitions-personal-name-torre-marianne-van-der-2AR6EG7.jpg)
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![National Championships Tennis 1979 Scheveningen Frits Don in action Date: 16 August 1979 Location: Scheveningen, South-Holland Keywords: sport, tennis Personname: Don, Frits Stock Photo - Alamy National Championships Tennis 1979 Scheveningen Frits Don in action Date: 16 August 1979 Location: Scheveningen, South-Holland Keywords: sport, tennis Personname: Don, Frits Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AR4YGJ/national-championships-tennis-1979-scheveningen-frits-don-in-action-date-16-august-1979-location-scheveningen-south-holland-keywords-sport-tennis-personname-don-frits-2AR4YGJ.jpg)
National Championships Tennis 1979 Scheveningen Frits Don in action Date: 16 August 1979 Location: Scheveningen, South-Holland Keywords: sport, tennis Personname: Don, Frits Stock Photo - Alamy
![January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships %%page%% - Tennis Majors Tennis: The day Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships %%page%% - Tennis Majors Tennis: The day Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova](https://assets.tennismajors.com/uploads/2021/01/Tracy-Austin-01_07-OTD.jpg)
January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships %%page%% - Tennis Majors Tennis: The day Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova
![On This Day in US Open History: August 30, 1979 - Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event On This Day in US Open History: August 30, 1979 - Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event](https://photo-assets.usopen.org/images/pics/large/f_ThisDay0830.jpg)