1979 Nice International Open

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1979 Nice International Open
Date2–8 April
Edition8th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Nice, France
Venue Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Paraguay.svg Víctor Pecci [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee [2]
  1978  · Open de Nice Côte d'Azur ·  1980  

The 1979 Nice International Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 April until 8 April 1979. Fifth-seeded Víctor Pecci won the title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Paraguay.svg Víctor Pecci defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander 6–3, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 3–6, 6–2

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