1979 Island Holidays Classic

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1979 Island Holidays Classic
DateOctober 1–7
Edition6th
Category Grand Prix
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Saviano / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd [2]
  1978  · Hawaii Open ·  1980  

The 1979 Island Holidays Classic, also known as the Hawaii Open, was a men's tennis tournament played an outdoor hard courts in Maui, Hawaii, in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from October 1 through October 7, 1979. Seventh-seeded Bill Scanlon won his second consecutive singles title at the event. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon defeated Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Nick Saviano / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley / Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González 7–5, 6–4

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References

  1. "1979 Maui – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Maui – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 124. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.