The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
Details | |
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Duration | 1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979 |
Edition | 10th |
Tournaments | 91 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Björn Borg (12) |
Most tournament finals | Björn Borg (13) |
Prize money leader | John McEnroe |
Points leader | John McEnroe |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Björn Borg |
Comeback player of the year | Arthur Ashe |
←
1978
1980 → |
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Dec |
WCT Challenge Cup Montreal, Canada Carpet (i) – S8 |
Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors |
Tim Gullikson Hans Gildemeister |
Round robin
Johan Kriek Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Peter Fleming |
17 Dec |
New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D |
Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
Hank Pfister |
Guillermo Vilas John James |
Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Balázs Taróczy Sherwood Stewart |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–3 |
Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis | ||||
24 Dec 31 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
John Sadri |
Victor Amaya Colin Dibley |
Phil Dent Peter Rennert Rod Frawley Mark Edmondson |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–2 |
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jan |
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2 |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Jimmy Connors John McEnroe |
Round robin
Harold Solomon Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner José Higueras |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. [1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows:
Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 6 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
1- John McEnroe (USA)
2. Björn Borg (Sue)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
5. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
7. José Higueras (Spain)
8. Harold Solomon (USA)
9. Eddie Dibbs (USA)
10. Víctor Pecci (Par)
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 7th, 1980.
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1979:
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
Details | |
---|---|
Duration | 1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979 |
Edition | 10th |
Tournaments | 91 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Björn Borg (12) |
Most tournament finals | Björn Borg (13) |
Prize money leader | John McEnroe |
Points leader | John McEnroe |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Björn Borg |
Comeback player of the year | Arthur Ashe |
←
1978
1980 → |
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 Dec |
WCT Challenge Cup Montreal, Canada Carpet (i) – S8 |
Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors |
Tim Gullikson Hans Gildemeister |
Round robin
Johan Kriek Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Peter Fleming |
17 Dec |
New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D |
Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
Hank Pfister |
Guillermo Vilas John James |
Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Balázs Taróczy Sherwood Stewart |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–3 |
Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis | ||||
24 Dec 31 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
John Sadri |
Victor Amaya Colin Dibley |
Phil Dent Peter Rennert Rod Frawley Mark Edmondson |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–2 |
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jan |
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2 |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Jimmy Connors John McEnroe |
Round robin
Harold Solomon Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner José Higueras |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. [1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows:
Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 6 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
1- John McEnroe (USA)
2. Björn Borg (Sue)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
5. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
7. José Higueras (Spain)
8. Harold Solomon (USA)
9. Eddie Dibbs (USA)
10. Víctor Pecci (Par)
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 7th, 1980.
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1979: