1979 Louisville Open

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1979 Louisville Open
DateJuly 23–30
Edition10th
Category Grand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$175,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Venue Louisville Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen [2]
  1978  · Louisville Open

The 1979 Louisville Open, also known as the Louisville International Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was the tenth and final edition of the tournament and was scheduled from Monday, July 23 through Sunday, July 29, 1979, but due to intermittent rain throughout the week it ended one day late. Some matches were played on indoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The singles final was won by seventh-seeded John Alexander, last year's runner-up, who received $25,000 first prize money and earned 175 ranking points. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander defeated Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor 7–6, 6–7, 3–3, ret.

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart / Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen defeated Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

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References

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  2. "1979 Louisville – 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, 92–93. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.