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1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Date	August 20–26
Edition	52nd
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Venue	Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
José Higueras
Doubles
Syd Ball / Kim Warwick Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil
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The 1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts (Har-Tru) at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. The event was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 52nd edition of the tournament and was held from August 20 through August 26, 1979. First-seeded José Higueras won the singles title and the accompanying $24,500 first-prize money. The doubles final was not played due to rain.

Finals

Singles

José Higueras defeated Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–1

• It was Higueras' 3rd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Doubles

Syd Ball / Kim Warwick vs. Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil Not Played

References

1. "1979 Boston – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1979 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Longwood Cricket Club – list of U.S. Pro Champions

• U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
• 1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
• 1979 in American tennis
• 1979 in sports in Massachusetts
• August 1979 sports events in the United States
• Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
• Clay court tennis tournaments
• History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Tennis tournaments in Massachusetts
• Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts