1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament

The 1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 2 April through 8 April 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.

1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Date2 – 8 April
Edition7th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Björn Borg [1]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Borg's 3rd singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career.

Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Heinz Günthardt / Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "1979 Rotterdam Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Rotterdam Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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