1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Appearance
1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament | |
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Date | 2–8 April |
Edition | 7th |
Category | Grand Prix circuit |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $175,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Doubles | |
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2] |
The 1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 2 April through 8 April 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2
- It was Borg's 3rd singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Heinz Günthardt / Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–4
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- ATP tournament profile
- ITF tournament details