1979 Milan Indoor

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1979 Milan Indoor
Date26 March – 1 April
Edition2nd
Category Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $200,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Milan, Italy
Venue Palazzo dello Sport
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [2]
  1978  · Milan Indoor ·  1980  

The 1979 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 26 March through 1 April 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Clerc / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 6–3

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References

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  2. "1979 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 181. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.