1979 Bank of Oklahoma Classic

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1979 Bank of Oklahoma Classic
DateApril 9–15
Edition2nd
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
VenueShadow Mountain Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher / Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González [2]
  1978  · Tulsa Grand Prix Tennis Tournament ·  1980  

The 1979 Bank of Oklahoma Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Shadow Mountain Racquet Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament was held from April 9 through April 15, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and earned $8,750 first-prize money. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors defeated Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 6–7, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher / Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson 6–7, 7–5, 6–3

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