The 1979 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was part of the 1979 Colgate Series.[3] It was the 87th edition of the event and was held from 17 December through 23 December 1979. The singles titles were won by 14th-seeded Phil Dent and third-seeded Hana Mandlíková.[4][5][6]

Finals

Men's singles

Australia Phil Dent defeated United States Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated West Germany Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee defeated Australia Steve Docherty / United States Christopher Lewis 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

United States Diane Desfor / United States Barbara Hallquist defeated United States Barbara Jordan / Australia Kym Ruddell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 341.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 127. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 136, 160. ISBN 9780362020342.
  6. ^ "N.S.W. Tennis Open – Dent outplays Pfister in final". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 161. 24 December 1979. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_New_South_Wales_Open
No tags for this post.