1979 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.

1979 Grand Prix circuit
McEnroe won the 1979 Grand Prix Circuit
Details
Duration1 January – 24 December
Edition10th
Tournaments91
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Grand Prix (71)
World Championship Tennis (8)
Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles John McEnroe (10)
Most tournament finals Björn Borg (13)
Prize money leader John McEnroe
Points leader John McEnroe
Awards
Player of the year Björn Borg
Comeback
player of the year
Arthur Ashe
1978
1980

Schedule

The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a precursor of the ATP Tour).

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Jan Australian Hardcourt Championships
Hobart, Australia
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–4
Mark Edmondson Phil Dent
Allan Stone
Terry Rocavert
Chris Kachel
Bob Giltinan
Bob Carmichael
Phil Dent
Bob Giltinan
8–6
Guillermo Vilas
Ion Țiriac
Benson & Hedges Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tim Wilkison
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Peter Feigl Andrew Jarrett
Richard Lewis
Rod Frawley
Ramesh Krishnan
Charlie Fancutt
Kim Warwick
Bernard Mitton
Kim Warwick
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith
Braniff Airways World Doubles Championship (WCT)
London, England
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Ilie Năstase
Sherwood Stewart
15 Jan First National Classic
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Harold Solomon
7–5, 6–4
Marty Riessen Andrew Pattison
Peter Fleming
Ferdi Taygan
Tom Gorman
John Sadri
Roscoe Tanner
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–4
Anand Amritraj
Cliff Drysdale
Birmingham WCT
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Eddie Dibbs Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas
Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase
Dick Stockton
Buster Mottram
Dick Stockton
Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Ilie Năstase
Tom Okker
22 Jan US Pro Indoor (WCT)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
Vitas Gerulaitis
Geoff Masters
John McEnroe
Harold Solomon
Brian Gottfried
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
29 Jan Fairfield Bay Classic
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–2
Butch Walts John James
Bill Scanlon
John Sadri
Hank Pfister
Colin Dibley
Johan Kriek
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vladimir Zednik
5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Phil Dent
Colin Dibley
United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT)
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–1
Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe
Arthur Ashe
Pat Du Pré
Ilie Năstase
Brian Gottfried
Tim Wilkison
John McEnroe
Brian Gottfried
6–4, 6–3
Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Feb Pepsi Grand Slam
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Clay – $300,000 – S4
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–3
Jimmy Connors John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas
12 Feb Congoleum Classic
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–2
Brian Gottfried Eliot Teltscher
Harold Solomon
Jimmy Connors
Colin Dibley
Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker
Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer
6–4, 7–6
Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Johan Kriek
7–6, 6–2
Richard Meyer Ilie Năstase
Manuel Orantes
Rick Fisher
Randy Crawford
Ferdi Taygan
Noel Phillips
Ilie Năstase
Steve Krulevitz
7–6, 6–3
John James
Keith Richardson
19 Feb WCT Tournament of Champions
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Hard – $200,000 – 6S
Jimmy Connors
6–5, 6–0, 6–4
Vitas Gerulaitis
Round Robin
Peter Fleming
Ilie Năstase
Adriano Panatta
Manuel Orantes
United Bank Classic
Denver, Colorado, USA
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–1
Victor Amaya Arthur Ashe
Dick Stockton
Bernard Mitton
Buster Mottram
Tomáš Šmíd
Francisco González
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
7–6, 6–3
Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker
26 Feb Lagos, Nigeria
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Hans Kary
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Peter Feigl Jan Kodeš
Ismail El Shafei
Peter Pearson
David Imonitie
Patrice Dominguez
Karl Meiler
Bruce Kleege
Joel Bailey
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Ismail El Shafei
Peter Feigl
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Arthur Ashe Vitas Gerulaitis
Roscoe Tanner
Sandy Mayer
Victor Amaya
John Alexander
Gene Mayer
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–4
Frew McMillan
Dick Stockton

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Mar Washington Indoor
Washington, D.C., USA
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–4
Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen
Arthur Ashe
Eddie Dibbs
Andrew Pattison
Jeff Borowiak
Victor Amaya
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
Bob Carmichael
Brian Teacher
19 Mar Lorraine Open
Nancy, France
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Yannick Noah
6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Jean-Louis Haillet Patrice Dominguez
Balázs Taróczy
Corrado Barazzutti
Victor Pecci
Georges Goven
Eric Deblicker
Karl Meiler
Klaus Eberhard
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Robin Drysdale
Andrew Jarrett
New Orleans (WCT), Louisiana, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
Roscoe Tanner Ferdi Taygan
Björn Borg
Tom Gullikson
Raymond Moore
Tomáš Šmíd
Brian Gottfried
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–3
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
San José, Costa Rica
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Bernard Mitton
6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Tom Gorman Butch Walts
George Hardie
Guillermo Vilas
Mike Shore
Sashi Menon
Bruce Kleege
Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Anand Amritraj
Colin Dibley
26 Mar Dayton, Ohio, USA
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Butch Walts
6–3, 6–4
Marty Riessen Tom Gorman
Tim Gullikson
Kim Warwick
Eliot Teltscher
Victor Amaya
Sherwood Stewart
Bruce Manson
Cliff Drysdale
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Ross Case
Phil Dent
Ramazzotti Cup (WCT)
Milan, Italy
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–3
John Alexander Adriano Panatta
Vitas Gerulaitis
Björn Borg
Gene Mayer
Andrew Pattison
Tomáš Šmíd
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–3
José Luis Clerc
Tomáš Šmíd
Stuttgart Indoor
Stuttgart, Germany
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Wojciech Fibak
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Guillermo Vilas Heinz Günthardt
Vijay Amritraj
Stanislav Birner
Ulrich Pinner
Brian Teacher
Pavel Složil
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Bob Carmichael
Brian Teacher

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Apr Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Victor Pecci
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
John Alexander Corrado Barazzutti
Jean-François Caujolle
Patrick Proisy
Tomáš Šmíd
Carlos Kirmayr
Balázs Taróczy
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–4, 6–2
John McEnroe Peter Fleming
Vijay Amritraj
Johan Kriek
Raúl Ramírez
Wojciech Fibak
Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–4
Heinz Günthardt
Bernard Mitton
9 Apr Cairo, Egypt
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Peter Feigl
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Carlos Kirmayr Peter McNamara
Stan Smith
Georges Goven
Ismail El Shafei
Patrick Proisy
Vijay Amritraj
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Monte Carlo Open (WCT)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Vitas Gerulaitis Victor Pecci
John Alexander
José Luis Clerc
Yannick Noah
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4
Victor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Eddie Dibbs Butch Walts
Eliot Teltscher
Tim Wilkison
Billy Martin
Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol
Eliot Teltscher
Francisco González
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Colin Dibley
Tom Gullikson
16 Apr Houston (WCT), Texas, USA
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D
José Higueras
6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Gene Mayer Manuel Orantes
Roscoe Tanner
Ricardo Ycaza
Hans Gildemeister
Eddie Dibbs
Corrado Barazzutti
Sherwood Stewart
Gene Mayer
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
John Alexander
Geoff Masters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
José Luis Clerc
6–2, 6–1
Deon Joubert Patrice Dominguez
Peter McNamara
Heinz Günthardt
David Schneider
Andrew Pattison
Carlos Kirmayr
Heinz Günthardt
Colin Dowdeswell
6–3, 7–6
Raymond Moore
Ilie Năstase
San Jose, California, USA
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
7–6, 7–6
Peter Fleming Butch Walts
Nick Saviano
Bill Scanlon
Bruce Manson
Hank Pfister
Ferdi Taygan
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–3, 6–4
Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe
23 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–2
Jimmy Connors Gene Mayer
John McEnroe
Tim Gullikson
Adriano Panatta
Johan Kriek
Roscoe Tanner
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Adriano Panatta
Raúl Ramírez
30 Apr Dallas WCT
Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S8
John McEnroe
7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
Björn Borg Jimmy Connors
Vitas Gerulaitis
Gene Mayer
John Alexander
Brian Gottfried
Geoff Masters

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May Nations Cup
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay – $250,000 – S16/D8
 Australia
2–1
 Italy Round Robin (Section A)
 Argentina
 Spain
 Great Britain
Round Robin (Section B)
 United States
 West Germany
 Mexico
14 May Alitalia Florence Open
Florence, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Karl Meiler Jean-François Caujolle
Pascal Portes
Arthur Ashe
Pavel Složil
Buster Mottram
Yannick Noah
Adriano Panatta
Paolo Bertolucci
6–4, 6–3
Ivan Lendl
Pavel Složil
German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
José Higueras
3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
Harold Solomon Eliot Teltscher
Ulrich Pinner
José Luis Clerc
Eddie Dibbs
Tomáš Šmíd
Wojciech Fibak
Tomáš Šmíd
Jan Kodeš
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Mark Edmondson
John Marks
21 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Guillermo Vilas Gene Mayer
Eddie Dibbs
Adriano Panatta
Terry Moor
Harold Solomon
Gianni Ocleppo
Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Fleming
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
José Luis Clerc
Ilie Năstase
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Manuel Orantes
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Wojciech Fibak Jiří Hřebec
Andrés Gómez
Werner Zirngibl
Iván Molina
Jan Kodeš
Peter Elter
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
7–6, 7–5
Jürgen Fassbender
Jean-Louis Haillet
28 May
4 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $375,000 – 128S/64D/24XD
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Victor Pecci Vitas Gerulaitis
Jimmy Connors
Hans Gildemeister
José Higueras
Guillermo Vilas
Eddie Dibbs
Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Ross Case
Phil Dent
Wendy Turnbull
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Virginia Ruzici
Ion Țiriac

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Jun Belgian International Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd
Bernard Boileau
Werner Zirngibl
Ulrich Pinner
Stefan Simonsson
Andreas Maurer
Billy Martin
Peter McNamara
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Carlos Kirmayr
Balázs Taróczy
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D
John McEnroe
6–7, 6–1, 6–1
Victor Pecci Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
Robert Lutz
Dick Stockton
Nick Saviano
Sandy Mayer
Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
6–4, 6–4
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
18 Jun Berlin Open
Berlin, Germany
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Peter McNamara
6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2
Patrice Dominguez Fernando Luna
Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
Carlos Kirmayr
Klaus Eberhard
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Carlos Kirmayr
6–2, 6–1
Jorge Andrew
Stanislav Birner
Surbiton, United Kingdom
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Victor Amaya
6–4, 7–5
Mark Edmondson Brian Gottfried
Colin Dibley
Tim Wilkison
Hank Pfister
Pat Du Pré
Bernard Mitton
Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
6–3, 6–7, 8–6
Pat Du Pré
Marty Riessen
25 Jun
2 Jul
Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass – $300,000 – 128S/64D/48XD
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Björn Borg
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Roscoe Tanner Jimmy Connors
Pat Du Pré
Tom Okker
Bill Scanlon
Adriano Panatta
Tim Gullikson
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Greer Stevens
Bob Hewitt
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jul Forest Hills WCT
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Clay – $200,000 – S16/D8
Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 6–1
Harold Solomon Victor Pecci
Wojciech Fibak
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer
Swiss Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Ulrich Pinner
6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Peter McNamara Ismail El Shafei
José Luis Clerc
Pascal Portes
Heinz Günthardt
Tom Okker
Patrick Proisy
John Marks
Mark Edmondson
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Ion Ţiriac
Guillermo Vilas
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Teacher
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Stan Smith Hank Pfister
Tim Wilkison
Tim Gullikson
Geoff Masters
Robert Lutz
Chris Kachel
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
6–4, 7–6
John James
Chris Kachel
16 Jul Washington, D.C., USA
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 7–6
Victor Pecci José Luis Clerc
Eddie Dibbs
Geoff Masters
Hans Gildemeister
José Higueras
Eliot Teltscher
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–1, 7–5
Balázs Taróczy Kjell Johansson
Patrick Proisy
Billy Martin
Heinz Günthardt
Mark Edmondson
Per Hjertquist
Bob Hewitt
Heinz Günthardt
6–2, 6–2
Mark Edmondson
John Marks
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Ulrich Pinner Rolf Gehring
Colin Dowdeswell
Wojciech Fibak
Željko Franulović
Peter McNamara
Pavel Hutka
Frew McMillan
Colin Dowdeswell
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Wojciech Fibak
Pavel Složil
23 Jul Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Tomáš Šmíd Ulrich Pinner
Jan Kodeš
Jean-Louis Haillet
Buster Mottram
Peter McNamara
Louk Sanders
Balázs Taróczy
Tom Okker
6–1, 6–3
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D64
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Pavel Složil Heinz Günthardt
Christophe Freyss
Željko Franulović
Wojciech Fibak
Chris Lewis
Antonio Muñoz
Heinz Günthardt
Željko Franulović
6–2, 6–4
Dick Crealy
Antonio Zugarelli
Louisville International Classic
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
John Alexander
7–6, 6–7, 3–3, ret.
Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
José Luis Clerc
Harold Solomon
Deon Joubert
Ross Case
Eddie Dibbs
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Vijay Amritraj
Raúl Ramírez
30 Jul Volvo International
North Conway, New Hampshire, USA
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Harold Solomon
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
José Higueras Eddie Dibbs
Guillermo Vilas
Balázs Taróczy
José Luis Clerc
Victor Pecci
Corrado Barazzutti
Guillermo Vilas
Ion Țiriac
6–4, 7–6
John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
John Lloyd Jay Lapidus
Vitas Gerulaitis
Chris Kachel
Fred McNair
Anand Amritraj
Emilio Montaño
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–3
Fritz Buehning
Bruce Nichols
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Marty Riessen
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Pat Du Pré Brad Drewett
Vincent Van Patten
Kevin Curren
Victor Amaya
Rick Fisher
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–4
Victor Amaya
Eric Friedler

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug Columbus, Ohio, USA
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Gottfried
6–3, 6–0
Eddie Dibbs Bernard Mitton
Ilie Năstase
Terry Moor
Francisco González
Tom Gullikson
Vijay Amritraj
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Guillermo Vilas José Higueras
John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl
Corrado Barazzutti
José Luis Clerc
Manuel Orantes
John McEnroe
Gene Mayer
6–4, 7–6
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
13 Aug Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Stan Smith
7–6, 7–5
Ilie Năstase Gene Malin
Robert Lutz
Ramesh Krishnan
John Yuill
Chris Kachel
Francisco González
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–4
Francisco González
Fred McNair
Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–3
John McEnroe Ivan Lendl
Vitas Gerulaitis
Gene Mayer
Phil Dent
Paul Kronk
Wojciech Fibak
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Heinz Günthardt
Bob Hewitt
English Leather Grand Prix
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–0, 6–1
Mike Cahill Johan Kriek
Tim Gullikson
Anand Amritraj
Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson
Bill Maze
Mike Cahill
Steve Krulevitz
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Anand Amritraj
Colin Dibley
20 Aug U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
José Higueras
6–3, 6–1
Hans Gildemeister Tomáš Šmíd
Manuel Orantes
Vijay Amritraj
Pavel Složil
Johan Kriek
Ivan Lendl
Kim Warwick / Syd Ball vs Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil
Not Played
Mason, Ohio, USA
Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D
Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–2
Roscoe Tanner Bernard Mitton
Pat Du Pré
Ilie Năstase
Tom Gorman
Stan Smith
Harold Solomon
Brian Gottfried
Ilie Năstase
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
27 Aug
3 Sep
US Open
Flushing Meadow, New York, USA
Grand Slam
Hard – $300,000 – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
John McEnroe
7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Vitas Gerulaitis Roscoe Tanner
Jimmy Connors
Björn Borg
Johan Kriek
Eddie Dibbs
Pat Du Pré
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–2, 6–4
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
Greer Stevens
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 7–5
Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Sep Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Eliot Teltscher
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
John Alexander Terry Moor
Eric Friedler
Terry Rocavert
Russell Simpson
Kevin Curren
David Schneider
Ilie Năstase
Raymond Moore
6–4, 6–2
Steve Docherty
Eliot Teltscher
Woodlands Doubles
Woodlands, Texas, USA
Hard – $150,000 – S32/D32
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Bob Carmichael
Tim Gullikson
S Mayer / G Mayer
Marks / Edmondson
Fibak / Okker
Case / Dent
Amaya / Pfister
McMillan / Hewitt
17 Sep Jack Kramer Open
Los Angeles, California, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–4
John McEnroe Eliot Teltscher
Victor Amaya
Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
Vince Van Patten
Roscoe Tanner
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen
6–4, 6–4
Wojciech Fibak
Frew McMillan
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram
Adriano Panatta
Per Hjertquist
Louk Sanders
Carlos Kirmayr
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
7–5, 7–6
Ismail El Shafei
John Feaver
24 Sep Madrid, Spain
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
Yannick Noah
6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Manuel Orantes José Higueras
José Luis Clerc
Keith Richardson
Gabriel Urpí
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
Cássio Motta
Carlos Kirmayr
7–6, 6–4
Robin Drysdale
John Feaver
San Francisco, California, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D
John McEnroe
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson
Pat Du Pré
Butch Walts
Hank Pfister
Raymond Moore
Billy Martin
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–4
Wojciech Fibak
Frew McMillan

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Oct Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux, France
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Yannick Noah
6–0, 6–7, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Harold Solomon Carlos Kirmayr
Angél Giménez
Eric Deblicker
Eliot Teltscher
Terry Moor
Patrick Proisy
Patrice Dominguez
Denis Naegelen
6–4, 6–4
Bernard Fritz
Iván Molina
Island Holidays Classic
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Bill Scanlon
6–1, 6–1
Peter Fleming Victor Amaya
Tom Gorman
Vince Van Patten
Trey Waltke
Bruce Manson
Rod Frawley
Nick Saviano
John Lloyd
7–5, 6–4
Rod Frawley
Francisco González
8 Oct Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Hans Gildemeister
6–4, 6–3, 6–1
Eddie Dibbs Raúl Ramírez
Harold Solomon
Manuel Orantes
Adriano Panatta
Tomáš Šmíd
Carlos Kirmayr
Adriano Panatta
Paolo Bertolucci
6–4, 6–3
Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
Tel Aviv Open
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tom Okker
6–4, 6–3
Per Hjertquist Colin Dibley
Stefan Simonsson
Richard Lewis
Andreas Maurer
David Schneider
Shlomo Glickstein
Tom Okker
Ilie Năstase
7–5, 6–4
Mike Cahill
Colin Dibley
South Pacific Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Phil Dent
7–6, 6–2, 6–3
Ross Case Mark Edmondson
Ken Rosewall
Matt Mitchell
Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
Tom Gorman
Geoff Masters
Ross Case
7–6, 6–2
John James
Chris Kachel
15 Oct Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Gottfried
7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Johan Kriek Yannick Noah
Eddie Dibbs
Björn Borg
Ivan Lendl
Raúl Ramírez
Pascal Portes
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Sydney Indoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Vitas Gerulaitis
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Guillermo Vilas Francisco González
Kim Warwick
John Newcombe
Dale Collings
Phil Dent
Peter Feigl
Francisco González
Rod Frawley
Walkover
Vijay Amritraj
Pat Du Pré
22 Oct Tokyo Outdoor
Tokyo, Japan
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Terry Moor
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Pat Du Pré John Sadri
Buster Mottram
Jun Kamiwazumi
Kim Warwick
Rod Frawley
Chris Delaney
Colin Dibley
Pat Du Pré
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Rod Frawley
Francisco González
Vienna, Austria
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Stan Smith
6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Wojciech Fibak Ivan Lendl
Gene Mayer
Corrado Barazzutti
Mark Cox
Željko Franulović
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
29 Oct Cologne, Germany
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Gene Mayer
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Wojciech Fibak Nick Saviano
Heinz Günthardt
Željko Franulović
Bruce Manson
Stan Smith
Eliot Teltscher
Stan Smith
Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–4
Heinz Günthardt
Pavel Složil
Bercy
Paris, France
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Harold Solomon
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Corrado Barazzutti Vince Van Patten
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Jean-Louis Haillet
Pascal Portes
Jean-François Caujolle
Gilles Moretton
Jean-Louis Haillet
7–6, 7–6
John Lloyd
Tony Lloyd
Tokyo Indoor
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 64S/32D
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–2
Jimmy Connors John Sadri
Vitas Gerulaitis
Robert Lutz
Vijay Amritraj
Yannick Noah
Tim Gullikson
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 7–6
Mike Cahill
Terry Moor

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Nov Hong Kong
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–3, 6–1
Pat Du Pré Buster Mottram
Roscoe Tanner
Butch Walts
John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
Mark Edmondson
Pat Du Pré
Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–4
Steve Denton
Mark Turpin
Quito, Ecuador
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Victor Pecci
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
José Higueras Andrés Gómez
José Luis Clerc
João Soares
Iván Molina
Hans Gildemeister
Jaime Fillol
Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D
John McEnroe
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Gene Mayer Wojciech Fibak
Brian Gottfried
Nick Saviano
Peter Fleming
Tim Gullikson
Harold Solomon
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–4
Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker
12 Nov Bogotá, Colombia
Clay (i) – $50,000 – S32/D12
Victor Pecci
6–3, 6–4
Jairo Velasco, Sr. Reinhart Probst
Raúl Viver
José Higueras
Roger Guedes
Alejandro Cortes
Thomaz Koch
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Emilio Montaño
6–2, 6–4
Bruce Nichols
Charles Owens
Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Pat Du Pré Kim Warwick
Bill Scanlon
Roscoe Tanner
Jürgen Fassbender
Mark Edmondson
Stefan Simonsson
John Marks
Mark Edmondson
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Pat Du Pré
Robert Lutz
Wembley Championships
London, England
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Harold Solomon Gianni Ocleppo
Hank Pfister
Wojciech Fibak
Ferdi Taygan
Stan Smith
Tim Gullikson
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–2, 6–3
Tomáš Šmíd
Stan Smith
19 Nov Bologna, Italy
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Butch Walts
6–3, 6–2
Gianni Ocleppo John McEnroe
Mark Cox
Stanislav Birner
Bernard Fritz
Corrado Barazzutti
Fritz Buehning
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–1
Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan
Indian Open
Bombay, India
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Vijay Amritraj
6–1, 7–5
Peter Elter Wolfgang Popp
Louk Sanders
Ernie Ewert
Jean-Louis Haillet
Tony Graham
Kim Warwick
Jim Delaney
Chris Delaney
7–6, 6–2
Thomas Fürst
Wolfgang Popp
South American Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–2, 6–2
José Luis Clerc Eddie Dibbs
Ivan Lendl
Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
Terry Moor
José Higueras
Sherwood Stewart
Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 7–5
Marcos Hocevar
João Soares
26 Nov Santiago International Classic
Santiago, Chile
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Hans Gildemeister
7–5, 5–7, 6–4
José Higueras Pedro Rebolledo
Jaime Fillol
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Juan Nunez
Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Acuña
José Higueras / Jairo Velasco, Sr. vs Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol
Suspended
South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Andrew Pattison
2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Victor Pecci Ferdi Taygan
José Luis Clerc
Bernard Mitton
Terry Moor
Heinz Günthardt
Rolf Gehring
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Mike Cahill
Buster Mottram

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Dec WCT Challenge Cup
Montreal, Canada
Carpet (i) – S8
Björn Borg
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Jimmy Connors Tim Gullikson
Hans Gildemeister
Round Robin
Johan Kriek
Pat Du Pré
Ilie Năstase
Peter Fleming
10 Dec South Australian Open
Adelaide, Australia
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Kim Warwick
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Bernard Mitton Tony Roche
John Alexander
Dale Collings
Geoff Masters
Chris Delaney
Matt Mitchell
Chris Kachel
Colin Dibley
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
John Alexander
Phil Dent
17 Dec New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Phil Dent
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Hank Pfister Guillermo Vilas
John James
Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
Balázs Taróczy
Sherwood Stewart
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–3
Steve Docherty
Christopher Lewis
24 Dec
31 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–3, 6–2
John Sadri Victor Amaya
Colin Dibley
Phil Dent
Peter Rennert
Rod Frawley
Mark Edmondson
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–2
Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher

January 1980

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jan 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
New York, USA
Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D
SinglesDoubles
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–2
Vitas Gerulaitis Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Round Robin
Harold Solomon
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
José Higueras
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker

Points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Grand Slam $300,000+ $275,000+ $250,000+ $225,000+ $200,000+ $175,000+ $150,000+ $125,000+ $100,000+ $75,000+ $50,000+
Winner350 (70)300 (60)275 (55)250 (50)225 (45)200 (40)175 (35)150 (30)125 (25)100 (20)75 (15)50 (10)
Runner-up245 (49)210 (42)192 (38)175 (35)157 (31)140 (28)122 (24)104 (20)87 (17)70 (14)52 (10)35 (7)
Semifinalist140 (28)120 (24)110 (22)100 (20)90 (18)80 (16)70 (14)60 (12)50 (10)40 (8)30 (6)20 (4)
Quarterfinalist70 (14)60 (12)55 (11)50 (10)45 (9)40 (8)35 (7)30 (6)25 (5)20 (4)15 (3)10 (2)
Fourth round35 (7)30 (6)27 (6)25 (5)22 (5)20 (4)17 (3)14 (3)12 (2)10 (2)7 (–)5 (–)
Third round17 (3)15 (–)13 (–)12 (–)11 (–)10 (–)9 (–)7 (–)6 (–)5 (–)– (–)– (–)
Second round9 (–)– (–)– (–)6 (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)– (–)

Grand Prix Standings

1- John McEnroe (USA)

2. Björn Borg (Sue)

3. Jimmy Connors (USA)

4. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)

5. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)

6. Roscoe Tanner (USA)

7. José Higueras (Spain)

8. Harold Solomon (USA)

9. Eddie Dibbs (USA)

10. Víctor Pecci (Par)

[2][3]

ATP rankings

As of 1 January 1979
Rk Name
1  Jimmy Connors (USA)
2  Björn Borg (SWE)
3  Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
4  John McEnroe (USA)
5  Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6  Eddie Dibbs (USA)
7  Brian Gottfried (USA)
8  Raúl Ramírez (MEX)
9  Harold Solomon (USA)
10  Corrado Barazzutti (ITA)
11  Roscoe Tanner (USA)
12  Manuel Orantes (ESP)
13  Arthur Ashe (USA)
14  José Higueras (ESP)
15  José Luis Clerc (ARG)
16  Ilie Năstase (ROU)
17  Sandy Mayer (USA)
18  Tim Gullikson (USA)
19  Dick Stockton (USA)
20  Balázs Taróczy (HUN)
Year-end rankings 1979 (January 1980)
Rk Name Points Average High Low Change
1  Björn Borg (SWE) 1497 93.56 +1
2  Jimmy Connors (USA) 1366 91.07 –1
3  John McEnroe (USA) 1614 84.95 +1
4  Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) 1166 64.78 +1
5  Roscoe Tanner (USA) 1139 59.95 +6
6  Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 1199 52.13 –3
7  Arthur Ashe (USA) 535 44.58 +6
8  Harold Solomon (USA) 815 40.75 +1
9  José Higueras (ESP) 853 40.62 +5
10  Eddie Dibbs (USA) 750 39.47 –4
11  Victor Pecci (PAR) 748 35.62 +35
12  Gene Mayer (USA) 742 32.26 +52
13  Peter Fleming (USA) 663 31.57 +13
14  Hans Gildemeister (CHI) 406 31.23 +13
15  Wojciech Fibak (POL) 652 29.64 +6
16  José Luis Clerc (ARG) 629 27.35 –1
17  Brian Gottfried (USA) 650 27.08 –10
18  Pat Du Pré (USA) 643 23.81 +15
19  Manuel Orantes (ESP) 375 23.44 –7
20  Ivan Lendl (TCH) 416 21.89 +54

*Due to the date of the Australian Open, the official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 7th, 1980 rather than the last rankings released in 1979.

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1979:

See also

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. Grand Prix tennis circuit
  3. http://www.tenniscom.com/setlectura/grandprix.htm

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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