The 1979 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 10 through February 11, 1979. Björn Borg won his third consecutive singles title at the event and earned $150,000 first prize money.[2]

1979 Pepsi Grand Slam
DateFebruary 10–11
Edition4th
CategorySpecial event
Draw4S
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueMission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
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Final

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Singles

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  Björn Borg defeated   Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 41st of his career.

Prize money

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Event W F 3rd 4th
Singles [3] $150,000 $75,000 $45,000 $30,000

Draw

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Semifinals Final
              
  Jimmy Connors 6 6
  John McEnroe 3 4
  Jimmy Connors 2 3
  Björn Borg 6 6
  Björn Borg 6 6
  Guillermo Vilas 3 3

Third place match

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  John McEnroe defeated   Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1979 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ Curry Kirkpatrick (February 19, 1979). "Another Grand Slam is bid and made". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 50, no. 8. pp. 14–15.
  3. ^ "Borg crushes Connors for title". The News-Messenger. February 12, 1979. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. The clay-court victory won Borg $150,000, while Connors took $75,000 for second. McEnroe beat Vilas in straight sets for the $45,000 third prize. Vilas, beaten by Borg Saturday, picked up $30,000.
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