Tennis tournament
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | 15–21 October | |||
Edition | 7th | |||
Category | Grand Prix circuit (Four star) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $175,000 | |||
Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
Venue | Hordern Pavilion | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Vitas Gerulaitis | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Rod Frawley / Francisco González | ||||
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The 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – SinglesVitas Gerulaitis defeated Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
- It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 22nd of his career.
Doubles
Main article: 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – DoublesRod Frawley / Francisco González defeated Vijay Amritraj / Pat Du Pré by default
- It was Frawley's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was González's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
References
- "1979 Sydney Indoor – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1979 Sydney Indoor – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
External links
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