1979 French Open
| 1979 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 May – 10 June |
| Edition | 78 |
| Category | 49th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Prize money | 375,000ドル |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Sweden Björn Borg [1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Chris Evert [2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Gene Mayer / United States Sandy Mayer [3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull [2] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Australia Wendy Turnbull / Australia Bob Hewitt [2] | |
The 1979 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 83rd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.[4] [5]
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Sweden Björn Borg defeated Paraguay Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 [1]
- It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title.
Women's singles
[edit ]United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Australia Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0 [2]
- It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.
Men's doubles
[edit ]United States Gene Mayer / United States Sandy Mayer defeated Australia Ross Case / United States Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [3]
Women's doubles
[edit ]Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 [2]
Mixed doubles
[edit ]Australia Wendy Turnbull / South Africa Bob Hewitt defeated Romania Virginia Ruzici / Romania Ion Țiriac, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 [2]
Prize money
[edit ]Total prize money for the event was FF2,050,012.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Singles". ATP.
- ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1979 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ a b "Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Doubles". ATP.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). World of Tennis 1980. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362020120.
