1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival

Tennis tournament December 2023 1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival March 19–25 2nd Grand Prix (WCT) 32S / 16D $175,000 Carpet / indoor New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. New Orleans Municipal AuditoriumConnors tops Sadri in Orleans https://www.newspapers.com/image/211560666/ The Shreveport Times UPI March 20, 1979 C1 The tournament was being played in New Orleans Municipal Auditorium [...] Newspapers.com limited USA John McEnroe1979 New Orleans – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/new-orleans/715/1979/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe1979 New Orleans – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/new-orleans/715/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Hibernia Interfest Tennis Classic Gulf States Tennis Classic New Orleans Grand Prix The 1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis series of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through March 25, 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and earned $30,200 first-prize money.Results matter to McEnroe https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/537138288/ The Daily Advertiser AP March 26, 1979 12 Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 27, 181 John Barrett Finals Singles USA John McEnroe defeated USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2 It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of his career. Doubles USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe defeated USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith 6–1, 6–3 It was Fleming's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was McEnroe's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 10th of his career. See also Borg–McEnroe rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans Tennis Festival