1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival
| 1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 19–25 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | Grand Prix (WCT) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $175,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Venue | New Orleans Municipal Auditorium[1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 John McEnroe[2] | |
| Doubles | |
| Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[3] | |
The 1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis series of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through March 25, 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and earned $30,200 first-prize money.[4][5]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] John McEnroe defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
- It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Doubles
[edit] Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 6–1, 6–3
- It was Fleming's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was McEnroe's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 10th of his career.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Connors tops Sadri in Orleans". The Shreveport Times. UPI. March 20, 1979. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
The tournament was being played in New Orleans Municipal Auditorium [...]
- ^ "1979 New Orleans – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 New Orleans – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Results matter to McEnroe". The Daily Advertiser. AP. March 26, 1979. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 27, 181. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.