1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament

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1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Bjorn Borg (1979) cropped.jpg
Date2–8 April
Edition7th
Category Grand Prix circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [2]
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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. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1979 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1979 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 26–27, 181. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
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