The 1979 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix, while the women's took part of the 1979 WTA Tour and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The women's tournament was held from 2 November through 5 November 1979 while the men's tournament was held from 5 November through 11 November 1979.[4]
1979 Stockholm Open | |
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Date | 2–5 November (women's) 5–11 November (men's) |
Edition | 11th |
Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Venue | Kungliga tennishallen[1] |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Finals
editMen's singles
editJohn McEnroe defeated Gene Mayer, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
editBillie Jean King defeated Betty Stöve, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Men's doubles
editPeter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Tom Okker / Wojciech Fibak, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
editBetty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss, 7–5, 7–6
References
edit- ^ "Stockholm: where tennis royalty has found regular success". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 19 October 2020.
- ^ "1979 Stockholm Open – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Stockholm Open – 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. 110, 169. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
External links
edit- Official website (in Swedish)
- Official website (in English)
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile