1979 European Indoor Championships

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1979 European Indoor Championships
Date29 October – 4 November
Edition4th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $75,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Cologne, West Germany
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith [2]
  1978  · Cologne Grand Prix ·  1980  

The 1979 European Indoor Championships, also known as the Cologne Grand Prix, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Cologne, West Germany that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 29 October through 4 November 1979. First-seeded Gene Mayer won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer defeated Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith defeated Flag of Switzerland.svg Heinz Günthardt / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil 6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. "1979 Cologne – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Cologne – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).