1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
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Tennis tournament
| 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 October |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | Grand Prix circuit (Four star) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | 175,000ドル |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | Hordern Pavilion |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| United States Vitas Gerulaitis [1] | |
| Doubles | |
| Australia Rod Frawley / Paraguay Francisco González [2] | |
The 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.[3]
Finals
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]United States Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
- It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 22nd of his career.
Doubles
[edit ]Australia Rod Frawley / Paraguay Francisco González defeated India Vijay Amritraj / United States Pat Du Pré by default
- It was Frawley's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was González's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
References
[edit ]- ^ "1979 Sydney Indoor – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Sydney Indoor – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
External links
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