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.

Schedule The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.

Key Grand Slam tournamentsTour finals Super Series Regular Series

January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Jan Australian Hardcourt Championships Hobart, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Guillermo Vilas6–4, 6–4 Mark Edmondson Phil Dent Allan Stone Terry Rocavert Chris Kachel Bob Giltinan Bob Carmichael Phil Dent Bob Giltinan8–6 Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac Benson & Hedges Open Auckland, New ZealandHard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Tim Wilkison6–3, 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 Warwick6–3, 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, US 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, US 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, US 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, US 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 Vladimír Zedník 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 Phil Dent Colin Dibley United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT) Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1 Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe Arthur Ashe Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried Tim Wilkison John McEnroe Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3 Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas

February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Feb Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S4 Björn Borg 6–2, 6–3 Jimmy Connors John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas 12 Feb Congoleum Classic Rancho Mirage, California, US 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, US 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 United Bank Classic Denver, Colorado, US 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 ClassicLagos, 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 U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S/24D 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 12 Mar Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US 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 Víctor Pecci Georges Goven Éric Deblicker Karl Meiler Klaus Eberhard 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans (WCT), Louisiana, US 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 Friendship TournamentSan 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 Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 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(7–1) Ross Case Phil Dent Ramazzotti Cup (WCT) Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Apr Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Víctor 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 Singles – Doubles 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 Egyptian Open 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 Víctor Pecci John Alexander José Luis Clerc Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4 Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy Bank of Oklahoma Classic Tulsa, Oklahoma, US 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, US 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, US 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 ClassicLas Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $250,000 – 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, US 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 May Nations Cup Düsseldorf, Germany Clay – $250,000 – S16/D8 2–1 Round robin (Section A) Round robin (Section B) 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 – $200,000 – 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 Singles – Doubles 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 May4 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $375,000 – 128S/64D/24XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 Víctor 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 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 Víctor 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, West 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 Amaya6–4, 7–5 Mark Edmondson Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley Tim Wilkison Hank Pfister Pat DuPré Bernard Mitton Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 Pat DuPré Marty Riessen 25 Jun2 Jul Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – $300,000 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Björn Borg 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Roscoe Tanner Jimmy Connors Pat DuPré 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

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