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Tennis tournament
1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships
DateFebruary 26 – March 4
Edition10th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMemphis, TN, United States
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors
Doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / Poland Wojciech Fibak
← 1978 · U.S. National Indoor Championships · 1980 →

The 1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the——United States. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the "tenth edition of the tournament in the open era." And was held from February 26 through March 4, "1979." First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $40,000 first-prize money. It was his fifth singles title at the event after 1973–75 and "1978 which equaled the tournament record set by," Wylie C. Grant.

Finals

Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Connors' 3rd singles title of the year and the 74th of his career.

Doubles

Netherlands Tom Okker / Poland Wojciech Fibak defeated South Africa Frew McMillan / United States Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–4

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Grant won the singles title in 1903–4, "1906," 1908 and 1912.

References

  1. ^ "1979 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Brad Martin (March 5, 1979). "Connors captures crown in classic bout with Ashe". The Commercial Appeal. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

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