1979 World Championship Tennis Finals

August 2023 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals May 1–6 9th Grand Prix $200,000 8S Carpet / indoor Dallas, TX, United States Moody Coliseum USA John McEnroe1979 Dallas – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/dallas/610/1979/results Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) WCT Finals The 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 9th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 1 through May 6, 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the title.World of Tennis 1980 1980 Queen Anne P. London 978-0362020113 176–179'Junior' Comes of Age https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cf1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ieYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mcenroe%20borg%20tennis%20dallas&pg=3478%2C5727459 16 September 2012 The Sydney Morning Herald May 13, 1979Pouty McEnroe Upsets Borg https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BRBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5895%2C5480356 Toledo Blade AP May 7, 1979 17 Final Singles 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles USA John McEnroe defeated SWE Björn Borg 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) It was McEnroe's 5th singles title of the year and the 9th of his career. See also 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters 1979 WCT World Doubles Borg–McEnroe rivalry References World Championship Tennis Finals World Championship Tennis World Championship Tennis Finals World Championship Tennis Finals Category:WCT Finals