1979 United Bank Classic

The 1979 United Bank Classic, also known as the Denver WCT, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Denver, Colorado in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and took place from February 19 through February 25, 1979. Sixth-seeded Wojciech Fibak won the singles competition.[3]

1979 United Bank Classic
DateFebruary 19–25
Edition8th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Poland Wojciech Fibak[1]
Doubles
United States Stan Smith / United States Bob Lutz[2]
← 1978 · Denver Open · 1980 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Wojciech Fibak defeated   Victor Amaya 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Fibak's 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Doubles

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  Stan Smith /   Bob Lutz defeated   Wojciech Fibak /   Tom Okker 7–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Denver – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Denver – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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