1979 in tennis

none May 2026 more important tennis events 1979 Grand Prix (tennis) 1979 WTA Tour 1979 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1979. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. Australian Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles ARG Guillermo Vilas USA John Sadri 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–21979 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1979_MS_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Vilas' 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.Women's singles USA Barbara Jordan USA Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–31979 Women's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1979_LS_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Jordan's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.Men's doubles AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 7–6, 6–21979 Men's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1979_MD_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was McNamara's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.It was McNamee's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.Women's doubles NZL Judy Connor Chaloner AUS Diane Evers AUS Leanne Harrison NED Marcella Mesker 6–1, 3–6, 6–01979 Women's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1979_LD_1.html https://archive.today/20130117075837/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1979_LD_1.html dead 2013-01-17 Tennis Australia It was Connor's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.It was Evers's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.Mixed doublesThis event was not held from 1970 until 1985. French Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Sweden Björn Borg Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title.Women's singles USA Chris Evert-Lloyd AUS Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–0 It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.Men's doubles USA Gene Mayer USA Sandy Mayer AUS Ross Case USA Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles NED Betty Stöve AUS Wendy Turnbull FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Virginia Wade 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 Mixed doubles AUS Wendy Turnbull RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt Romania 1965 Virginia Ruzici Romania 1965 Ion Țiriac 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 Wimbledon CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles SWE Björn Borg USA Roscoe Tanner 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6–4, 6–4Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Navratilova's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) Wimbledon title.Men's doubles USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King USA Martina Navratilova NED Betty Stöve AUS Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 6–3, 6–2Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017This was King's 20th Wimbledon title overall, surpassing Elizabeth Ryan's record of 19 overall titles. This record was subsequently matched by Navratilova in 2003.Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Greer Stevens RSA 1928 Frew McMillan NED Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–6(9–7)Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles USA John McEnroe USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 {{cite web|title=1979 US Open – Men's singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association fo Tennis Professionals}It was McEnroe's 1st career Grand Slam title.Women's singles USA Tracy Austin USA Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 WTA – 1979 Tournaments – US Open http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1979/905.pdf WTA PDFIt was Austin's 1st career Grand Slam title. Austin also became the youngest-ever US Open champion, aged 16 years and 9 months.Men's doubles USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4Women's doubles NED Betty Stöve AUS Wendy Turnbull USA Billie Jean King USA Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3 Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Greer Stevens RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt NED Betty Stöve RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–5 Davis Cup 5–8 October 14–16 December 4 Sydney, Australia (grass) AME USA 4 EAS AUS 1 Rome, Italy (clay) EUR-B TCH 1 EUR-A ITA 4 San Francisco, United States (indoor carpet) AME USA 5 EUR-A ITA 0 Federation Cup First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final   USA     PHI 1936 w/o   KOR 0   FRG 3   THA 0   ITA 3   INA 0   FRA 3   SUI 3   DEN 0   MEX 1   ROU 1965 2   TPE 1   LUX 2   POR 0   URS 3   GBR 3   NZL 0   IRL 0   BEL 3   TCH 3   HUN 0   SWE 3   ISR 0   NED 3   ARG 0   JPN 3   NOR 0   ESP 1977 1   YUG 2   CAN 0   AUS 3   USA 3   FRG 0   ITA 1   FRA 2   SUI 2   ROU 1965 1   LUX 0   URS 3   GBR 3   BEL 0   TCH 2   SWE 1   NED 3   JPN 0   YUG 0   AUS 3   USA 3   FRA 0   SUI 1   URS 2   GBR 0   TCH 3   NED 1   AUS 2   USA 2   URS 0   TCH 0   AUS 3   USA 3   AUS 0 Notes References External links Tennis Sport Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year