1979 Italian Indoor Open

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1979 Italian Indoor Open
Date19–25 November
Edition5th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Bologna, Italy
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [2]
  1978  · Bologna Indoor ·  1980  

The 1979 Italian Indoor Open, also known as the Bologna Open or Bologna Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit and took place in Bologna, Italy. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. Fourth-seeded Butch Walts won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts defeated Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning / Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan 6–1, 6–1

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References

  1. "1979 Bologna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Bologna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 127. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.