Tennis 1979 Grand Prix

1979 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration	1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979
Edition	10th
Tournaments	91
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Björn Borg (12)
Most tournament finals	Björn Borg (13)
Prize money leader	John McEnroe
Points leader	John McEnroe
Awards
Player of the year	Björn Borg
Comeback ; player of the year	Arthur Ashe
	← 1978 1980 →

It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.

Björn Borg finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the first time in his career. Borg won twelve titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Masters Grand Prix.

John McEnroe was the 1979 Grand Prix No. 1. McEnroe won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Australian Hardcourt Championships Hobart, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–4	Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent Allan Stone	Terry Rocavert Chris Kachel Bob Giltinan Bob Carmichael
		Phil Dent Bob Giltinan 8–6	Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac	Phil Dent Allan Stone	Terry Rocavert Chris Kachel Bob Giltinan Bob Carmichael
	Benson & Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Tim Wilkison 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Peter Feigl	Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis	Rod Frawley Ramesh Krishnan Charlie Fancutt Kim Warwick
		Bernard Mitton Kim Warwick 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis	Rod Frawley Ramesh Krishnan Charlie Fancutt Kim Warwick
	Braniff Airways World Doubles Championship (WCT) London, England Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8	John McEnroe Peter Fleming 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Ilie Năstase Sherwood Stewart
15 Jan	First National Classic Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Harold Solomon 7–5, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Andrew Pattison Peter Fleming	Ferdi Taygan Tom Gorman John Sadri Roscoe Tanner
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale	Andrew Pattison Peter Fleming	Ferdi Taygan Tom Gorman John Sadri Roscoe Tanner
	Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Eddie Dibbs	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	Stan Smith Ilie Năstase Dick Stockton Buster Mottram
		Dick Stockton Stan Smith 6–2, 6–3	Ilie Năstase Tom Okker	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	Stan Smith Ilie Năstase Dick Stockton Buster Mottram
22 Jan	US Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–4, 6–1	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner Vitas Gerulaitis	Geoff Masters John McEnroe Harold Solomon Brian Gottfried
22 Jan		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–1, 6–3	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Roscoe Tanner Vitas Gerulaitis	Geoff Masters John McEnroe Harold Solomon Brian Gottfried
29 Jan	Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock, Arkansas, US Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2	Butch Walts	John James Bill Scanlon	John Sadri Hank Pfister Colin Dibley Johan Kriek
		Vitas Gerulaitis Vladimír Zedník 5–7, 6–3, 7–5	Phil Dent Colin Dibley	John James Bill Scanlon	John Sadri Hank Pfister Colin Dibley Johan Kriek
	United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT) Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1	Guillermo Vilas	John McEnroe Arthur Ashe	Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried Tim Wilkison
		John McEnroe Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	John McEnroe Arthur Ashe	Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried Tim Wilkison

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S4	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–3	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas
12 Feb	Congoleum Classic Rancho Mirage, California, US Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2	Brian Gottfried	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Jimmy Connors Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
		Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer 6–4, 7–6	Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Jimmy Connors Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
	Sarasota, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 7–6, 6–2	Richard Meyer	Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes	Rick Fisher Randy Crawford Ferdi Taygan Noel Phillips
	Sarasota, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Ilie Năstase Steve Krulevitz 7–6, 6–3	John James Keith Richardson	Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes	Rick Fisher Randy Crawford Ferdi Taygan Noel Phillips
19 Feb	WCT Tournament of Champions Dorado, Puerto Rico Hard – $200,000 – 6S	Jimmy Connors 6–5, 6–0, 6–4	Vitas Gerulaitis	Round robin Peter Fleming Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta Manuel Orantes
	United Bank Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–1	Victor Amaya	Arthur Ashe Dick Stockton	Bernard Mitton Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd Francisco González
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 7–6, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	Arthur Ashe Dick Stockton	Bernard Mitton Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd Francisco González
26 Feb	Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Kary 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Peter Feigl	Jan Kodeš Ismail El Shafei	Peter Pearson David Imonitie Patrice Dominguez Karl Meiler
	Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Bruce Kleege Joel Bailey 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Ismail El Shafei Peter Feigl	Jan Kodeš Ismail El Shafei	Peter Pearson David Imonitie Patrice Dominguez Karl Meiler
	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S/24D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Arthur Ashe	Vitas Gerulaitis Roscoe Tanner	Sandy Mayer Victor Amaya John Alexander Gene Mayer
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–4	Frew McMillan Dick Stockton	Vitas Gerulaitis Roscoe Tanner	Sandy Mayer Victor Amaya John Alexander Gene Mayer

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Mar	Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe	Eddie Dibbs Andrew Pattison Jeff Borowiak Victor Amaya
12 Mar		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe	Eddie Dibbs Andrew Pattison Jeff Borowiak Victor Amaya
19 Mar	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5	Jean-Louis Haillet	Patrice Dominguez Balázs Taróczy	Corrado Barazzutti Víctor Pecci Georges Goven Éric Deblicker
	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Karl Meiler Klaus Eberhard 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett	Patrice Dominguez Balázs Taróczy
	New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans (WCT), Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Ferdi Taygan Björn Borg	Tom Gullikson Raymond Moore Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Ferdi Taygan Björn Borg	Tom Gullikson Raymond Moore Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried
	San José, Costa Rica Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–1, 6–3	Tom Gorman	Butch Walts George Hardie	Guillermo Vilas Mike Shore Sashi Menon Bruce Kleege
	San José, Costa Rica Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Colin Dibley	Butch Walts George Hardie	Guillermo Vilas Mike Shore Sashi Menon Bruce Kleege
26 Mar	Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Butch Walts 6–3, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Tom Gorman Tim Gullikson	Kim Warwick Eliot Teltscher Victor Amaya Sherwood Stewart
		Bruce Manson Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)	Ross Case Phil Dent	Tom Gorman Tim Gullikson	Kim Warwick Eliot Teltscher Victor Amaya Sherwood Stewart
	Ramazzotti Cup (WCT) Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3	John Alexander	Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis	Björn Borg Gene Mayer Andrew Pattison Tomáš Šmíd
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–3	José Luis Clerc Tomáš Šmíd	Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis	Björn Borg Gene Mayer Andrew Pattison Tomáš Šmíd
	Stuttgart Indoor Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Heinz Günthardt Vijay Amritraj	Stanislav Birner Ulrich Pinner Brian Teacher Pavel Složil
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 5–7, 7–6	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher	Heinz Günthardt Vijay Amritraj	Stanislav Birner Ulrich Pinner Brian Teacher Pavel Složil

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–2, 7–5	John Alexander	Corrado Barazzutti Jean-François Caujolle	Patrick Proisy Tomáš Šmíd Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	Corrado Barazzutti Jean-François Caujolle	Patrick Proisy Tomáš Šmíd Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy
	ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT) Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2	John McEnroe	Peter Fleming Vijay Amritraj	Johan Kriek Raúl Ramírez Wojciech Fibak Vitas Gerulaitis
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt Bernard Mitton	Peter Fleming Vijay Amritraj	Johan Kriek Raúl Ramírez Wojciech Fibak Vitas Gerulaitis
9 Apr	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Peter Feigl 7–5, 3–6, 6–1	Carlos Kirmayr	Peter McNamara Stan Smith	Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei Patrick Proisy Vijay Amritraj
	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–5, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	Peter McNamara Stan Smith
	Monte Carlo Open (WCT) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–1, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Víctor Pecci John Alexander	José Luis Clerc Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase
		Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4	Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy	Víctor Pecci John Alexander	José Luis Clerc Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase
	Bank of Oklahoma Classic Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–5, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	Butch Walts Eliot Teltscher	Tim Wilkison Billy Martin Tom Gorman Jaime Fillol
		Eliot Teltscher Francisco González 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson	Butch Walts Eliot Teltscher	Tim Wilkison Billy Martin Tom Gorman Jaime Fillol
16 Apr	Houston (WCT), Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	José Higueras 6–3, 2–6, 7–6	Gene Mayer	Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner	Ricardo Ycaza Hans Gildemeister Eddie Dibbs Corrado Barazzutti
	Houston (WCT), Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Sherwood Stewart Gene Mayer 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	John Alexander Geoff Masters	Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–1	Deon Joubert	Patrice Dominguez Peter McNamara	Heinz Günthardt David Schneider Andrew Pattison Carlos Kirmayr
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Heinz Günthardt Colin Dowdeswell 6–3, 7–6	Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase	Patrice Dominguez Peter McNamara
	San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6, 7–6	Peter Fleming	Butch Walts Nick Saviano	Bill Scanlon Bruce Manson Hank Pfister Ferdi Taygan
	San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–3, 6–4	Hank Pfister Brad Rowe	Butch Walts Nick Saviano	Bill Scanlon Bruce Manson Hank Pfister Ferdi Taygan
23 Apr	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–2	Jimmy Connors	Gene Mayer John McEnroe	Tim Gullikson Adriano Panatta Johan Kriek Roscoe Tanner
23 Apr		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez	Gene Mayer John McEnroe	Tim Gullikson Adriano Panatta Johan Kriek Roscoe Tanner
30 Apr	Dallas WCT Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S8	John McEnroe 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis	Gene Mayer John Alexander Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, Germany Clay – $250,000 – S16/D8	Australia 2–1	Italy	Round robin (Section A) Argentina Spain Great Britain	Round robin (Section B) United States West Germany Mexico
14 May	Alitalia Florence Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0	Karl Meiler	Jean-François Caujolle Pascal Portes	Arthur Ashe Pavel Složil Buster Mottram Yannick Noah
		Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–3	Ivan Lendl Pavel Složil	Jean-François Caujolle Pascal Portes	Arthur Ashe Pavel Složil Buster Mottram Yannick Noah
	German Open Hamburg, Germany Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Higueras 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1	Harold Solomon	Eliot Teltscher Ulrich Pinner	José Luis Clerc Eddie Dibbs Tomáš Šmíd Wojciech Fibak
	German Open Hamburg, Germany Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Tomáš Šmíd Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–1, 7–6	Mark Edmondson John Marks	Eliot Teltscher Ulrich Pinner	José Luis Clerc Eddie Dibbs Tomáš Šmíd Wojciech Fibak
21 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Gene Mayer Eddie Dibbs	Adriano Panatta Terry Moor Harold Solomon Gianni Ocleppo
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Tomáš Šmíd Peter Fleming 4–6, 6–1, 7–5	José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase	Gene Mayer Eddie Dibbs	Adriano Panatta Terry Moor Harold Solomon Gianni Ocleppo
	BMW Open Munich, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak	Jiří Hřebec Andrés Gómez	Werner Zirngibl Iván Molina Jan Kodeš Peter Elter
	BMW Open Munich, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 7–6, 7–5	Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet	Jiří Hřebec Andrés Gómez	Werner Zirngibl Iván Molina Jan Kodeš Peter Elter
28 May 4 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $375,000 – 128S/64D/24XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–4	Víctor Pecci	Vitas Gerulaitis Jimmy Connors	Hans Gildemeister José Higueras Guillermo Vilas Eddie Dibbs
		Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Ross Case Phil Dent
		Wendy Turnbull Bob Hewitt 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Virginia Ruzici Ion Țiriac

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jun	Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy 6–1, 1–6, 6–3	Ivan Lendl	Tomáš Šmíd Bernard Boileau	Werner Zirngibl Ulrich Pinner Stefan Simonsson Andreas Maurer
		Billy Martin Peter McNamara 5–7, 7–5, 6–4	Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy	Tomáš Šmíd Bernard Boileau
	Queen's Club Championships London, United Kingdom Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–1, 6–1	Víctor Pecci	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	Robert Lutz Dick Stockton Nick Saviano Sandy Mayer
		Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson 6–4, 6–4	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	Robert Lutz Dick Stockton Nick Saviano Sandy Mayer
18 Jun	Berlin Open Berlin, Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Peter McNamara 6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2	Patrice Dominguez	Fernando Luna Tomáš Šmíd	Balázs Taróczy Carlos Kirmayr Klaus Eberhard Ivan Lendl
	Berlin Open Berlin, Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl Carlos Kirmayr 6–2, 6–1	Jorge Andrew Stanislav Birner	Fernando Luna Tomáš Šmíd	Balázs Taróczy Carlos Kirmayr Klaus Eberhard Ivan Lendl
	Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Victor Amaya 6–4, 7–5	Mark Edmondson	Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley	Tim Wilkison Hank Pfister Pat DuPré Bernard Mitton
	Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson 6–3, 6–7, 8–6	Pat DuPré Marty Riessen	Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley	Tim Wilkison Hank Pfister Pat DuPré Bernard Mitton
25 Jun 2 Jul	Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – $300,000 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Björn Borg 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Jimmy Connors Pat DuPré	Tom Okker Bill Scanlon Adriano Panatta Tim Gullikson
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 7–5, 7–6^(9–7)	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jul	Forest Hills WCT Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $200,000 – S16/D8	Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–1	Harold Solomon	Víctor Pecci Wojciech Fibak
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–7, 7–6, 6–3	Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer	Víctor Pecci Wojciech Fibak
	Swiss Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ulrich Pinner 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Peter McNamara	Ismail El Shafei José Luis Clerc	Pascal Portes Heinz Günthardt Tom Okker Patrick Proisy
		John Marks Mark Edmondson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	Ismail El Shafei José Luis Clerc	Pascal Portes Heinz Günthardt Tom Okker Patrick Proisy
	Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Teacher 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Stan Smith	Hank Pfister Tim Wilkison	Tim Gullikson Geoff Masters Robert Lutz Chris Kachel
	Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–4, 7–6	John James Chris Kachel	Hank Pfister Tim Wilkison	Tim Gullikson Geoff Masters Robert Lutz Chris Kachel
16 Jul	Washington, D.C., US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 7–6	Víctor Pecci	José Luis Clerc Eddie Dibbs	Geoff Masters Hans Gildemeister José Higueras Eliot Teltscher
	Washington, D.C., US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	José Luis Clerc Eddie Dibbs
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–1, 7–5	Balázs Taróczy	Kjell Johansson Patrick Proisy	Billy Martin Heinz Günthardt Mark Edmondson Per Hjertquist
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Bob Hewitt Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 6–2	Mark Edmondson John Marks	Kjell Johansson Patrick Proisy	Billy Martin Heinz Günthardt Mark Edmondson Per Hjertquist
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–0, 6–2	Ulrich Pinner	Rolf Gehring Colin Dowdeswell	Wojciech Fibak Željko Franulović Peter McNamara Pavel Huťka
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Frew McMillan Colin Dowdeswell 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Pavel Složil	Rolf Gehring Colin Dowdeswell	Wojciech Fibak Željko Franulović Peter McNamara Pavel Huťka
23 Jul	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–2, 6–1	Tomáš Šmíd	Ulrich Pinner Jan Kodeš	Jean-Louis Haillet Buster Mottram Peter McNamara Louk Sanders
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy Tom Okker 6–1, 6–3	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	Ulrich Pinner Jan Kodeš
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – S32/D64	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2, 6–4	Pavel Složil	Heinz Günthardt Christophe Freyss	Željko Franulović Wojciech Fibak Chris Lewis Antonio Muñoz
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – S32/D64	Heinz Günthardt Željko Franulović 6–2, 6–4	Dick Crealy Antonio Zugarelli	Heinz Günthardt Christophe Freyss	Željko Franulović Wojciech Fibak Chris Lewis Antonio Muñoz
	Louisville International Classic Louisville, Kentucky, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	John Alexander 7–6, 6–7, 3–3, ret.	Terry Moor	Eliot Teltscher José Luis Clerc	Harold Solomon Deon Joubert Ross Case Eddie Dibbs
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 6–2, 1–6, 6–1	Vijay Amritraj Raúl Ramírez	Eliot Teltscher José Luis Clerc	Harold Solomon Deon Joubert Ross Case Eddie Dibbs
30 Jul	Volvo International North Conway, New Hampshire, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Harold Solomon 5–7, 6–4, 7–6	José Higueras	Eddie Dibbs Guillermo Vilas	Balázs Taróczy José Luis Clerc Víctor Pecci Corrado Barazzutti
		Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac 6–4, 7–6	John Sadri Tim Wilkison	Eddie Dibbs Guillermo Vilas
	Mutual Benefit Life Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–7^(1–7), 6–4, 6–0	John Lloyd	Jay Lapidus Vitas Gerulaitis	Chris Kachel Fred McNair Anand Amritraj Emilio Montaño
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–3	Fritz Buehning Bruce Nichols	Jay Lapidus Vitas Gerulaitis	Chris Kachel Fred McNair Anand Amritraj Emilio Montaño
	Acadania Tennis Classic Lafayette, Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Marty Riessen 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Pat DuPré	Brad Drewett Vincent Van Patten	Kevin Curren Victor Amaya Rick Fisher Tom Gorman
		Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–4	Victor Amaya Eric Friedler	Brad Drewett Vincent Van Patten	Kevin Curren Victor Amaya Rick Fisher Tom Gorman

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Aug	National Revenue Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, US Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–0	Eddie Dibbs	Bernard Mitton Ilie Năstase	Terry Moor Francisco González Tom Gullikson Vijay Amritraj
		Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	Bernard Mitton Ilie Năstase	Terry Moor Francisco González Tom Gullikson Vijay Amritraj
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 2–6, 6–4	Guillermo Vilas	José Higueras John McEnroe	Ivan Lendl Corrado Barazzutti José Luis Clerc Manuel Orantes
		John McEnroe Gene Mayer 6–4, 7–6	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	José Higueras John McEnroe
13 Aug	Gray International Open Cleveland, Ohio, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 7–6, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Gene Malin Robert Lutz	Ramesh Krishnan John Yuill Chris Kachel Francisco González
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–4	Francisco González Fred McNair	Gene Malin Robert Lutz	Ramesh Krishnan John Yuill Chris Kachel Francisco González
	Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–3	John McEnroe	Ivan Lendl Vitas Gerulaitis	Gene Mayer Phil Dent Paul Kronk Wojciech Fibak
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–7, 7–6, 6–1	Heinz Günthardt Bob Hewitt	Ivan Lendl Vitas Gerulaitis	Gene Mayer Phil Dent Paul Kronk Wojciech Fibak
	English Leather Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–0, 6–1	Mike Cahill	Johan Kriek Tim Gullikson	Anand Amritraj Fritz Buehning Tom Gullikson Bill Maze
		Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Colin Dibley	Johan Kriek Tim Gullikson	Anand Amritraj Fritz Buehning Tom Gullikson Bill Maze
20 Aug	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Higueras 6–3, 6–1	Hans Gildemeister	Tomáš Šmíd Manuel Orantes	Vijay Amritraj Pavel Složil Johan Kriek Ivan Lendl
		Kim Warwick / Syd Ball vs Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil Not Played		Tomáš Šmíd Manuel Orantes	Vijay Amritraj Pavel Složil Johan Kriek Ivan Lendl
	Mason, Ohio, US Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Bernard Mitton Pat DuPré	Ilie Năstase Tom Gorman Stan Smith Harold Solomon
	Mason, Ohio, US Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–3, 7–6	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Bernard Mitton Pat DuPré	Ilie Năstase Tom Gorman Stan Smith Harold Solomon
27 Aug 3 Sep	US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, US Grand Slam Hard – $300,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	John McEnroe 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Roscoe Tanner Jimmy Connors	Björn Borg Johan Kriek Eddie Dibbs Pat DuPré
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–4	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Sep	Atlanta, Georgia, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	John Alexander	Terry Moor Eric Friedler	Terry Rocavert Russell Simpson Kevin Curren David Schneider
	Atlanta, Georgia, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Ilie Năstase Raymond Moore 6–4, 6–2	Steve Docherty Eliot Teltscher	Terry Moor Eric Friedler	Terry Rocavert Russell Simpson Kevin Curren David Schneider
	Woodlands Doubles Woodlands, Texas, US Hard – $150,000 – S32/D32	Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 6–3, 2–2 ret.	Bob Carmichael Tim Gullikson	S Mayer / G Mayer Marks / Edmondson	Fibak / Okker Case / Dent Amaya / Pfister McMillan / Hewitt
17 Sep	Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	John McEnroe	Eliot Teltscher Victor Amaya	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister Vince Van Patten Roscoe Tanner
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Frew McMillan	Eliot Teltscher Victor Amaya	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister Vince Van Patten Roscoe Tanner
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–0, 6–4	Corrado Barazzutti	Buster Mottram Adriano Panatta	Per Hjertquist Louk Sanders Carlos Kirmayr Peter McNamara
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–5, 7–6	Ismail El Shafei John Feaver	Buster Mottram Adriano Panatta	Per Hjertquist Louk Sanders Carlos Kirmayr Peter McNamara
24 Sep	Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2	Manuel Orantes	José Higueras José Luis Clerc	Keith Richardson Gabriel Urpí Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
	Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Cássio Motta Carlos Kirmayr 7–6, 6–4	Robin Drysdale John Feaver	José Higueras José Luis Clerc	Keith Richardson Gabriel Urpí Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
	Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Peter Fleming	Tim Gullikson Pat DuPré	Butch Walts Hank Pfister Raymond Moore Billy Martin
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Frew McMillan	Tim Gullikson Pat DuPré	Butch Walts Hank Pfister Raymond Moore Billy Martin

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Oct	Bordeaux Open Bordeaux, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–0, 6–7, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4	Harold Solomon	Carlos Kirmayr Angél Giménez	Éric Deblicker Eliot Teltscher Terry Moor Patrick Proisy
	Bordeaux Open Bordeaux, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Patrice Dominguez Denis Naegelen 6–4, 6–4	Bernard Fritz Iván Molina	Carlos Kirmayr Angél Giménez	Éric Deblicker Eliot Teltscher Terry Moor Patrick Proisy
	Island Holidays Classic Maui, Hawaii, US Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D	Bill Scanlon 6–1, 6–1	Peter Fleming	Victor Amaya Tom Gorman	Vince Van Patten Trey Waltke Bruce Manson Rod Frawley
		Nick Saviano John Lloyd 7–5, 6–4	Rod Frawley Francisco González	Victor Amaya Tom Gorman	Vince Van Patten Trey Waltke Bruce Manson Rod Frawley
8 Oct	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 6–3, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	Raúl Ramírez Harold Solomon	Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Carlos Kirmayr
	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–3	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	Raúl Ramírez Harold Solomon	Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Carlos Kirmayr
	Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Tom Okker 6–4, 6–3	Per Hjertquist	Colin Dibley Stefan Simonsson	Richard Lewis Andreas Maurer David Schneider Shlomo Glickstein
	Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Tom Okker Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–4	Mike Cahill Colin Dibley	Colin Dibley Stefan Simonsson
	South Pacific Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Phil Dent 7–6, 6–2, 6–3	Ross Case	Mark Edmondson Ken Rosewall	Matt Mitchell Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Tom Gorman
		Geoff Masters Ross Case 7–6, 6–2	John James Chris Kachel	Mark Edmondson Ken Rosewall	Matt Mitchell Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Tom Gorman
15 Oct	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3	Johan Kriek	Yannick Noah Eddie Dibbs	Björn Borg Ivan Lendl Raúl Ramírez Pascal Portes
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Yannick Noah Eddie Dibbs	Björn Borg Ivan Lendl Raúl Ramírez Pascal Portes
	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6	Guillermo Vilas	Francisco González Kim Warwick	John Newcombe Dale Collings Phil Dent Peter Feigl
		Francisco González Rod Frawley Walkover	Vijay Amritraj Pat DuPré	Francisco González Kim Warwick	John Newcombe Dale Collings Phil Dent Peter Feigl
22 Oct	Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Terry Moor 3–6, 7–6, 6–2	Pat DuPré	John Sadri Buster Mottram	Jun Kamiwazumi Kim Warwick Rod Frawley Chris Delaney
	Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Colin Dibley Pat DuPré 3–6, 6–1, 6–1	Rod Frawley Francisco González	John Sadri Buster Mottram	Jun Kamiwazumi Kim Warwick Rod Frawley Chris Delaney
	Fischer-Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $100,000 – 48S/24D	Stan Smith 6–4, 6–0, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak	Ivan Lendl Gene Mayer	Corrado Barazzutti Mark Cox Željko Franulović Frew McMillan
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Ivan Lendl Gene Mayer	Corrado Barazzutti Mark Cox Željko Franulović Frew McMillan
29 Oct	European Indoor Championships Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Wojciech Fibak	Nick Saviano Heinz Günthardt	Željko Franulović Bruce Manson Stan Smith Eliot Teltscher
		Stan Smith Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	Nick Saviano Heinz Günthardt	Željko Franulović Bruce Manson Stan Smith Eliot Teltscher
	Paris Open Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Harold Solomon 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Corrado Barazzutti	Vince Van Patten Brian Gottfried	Raúl Ramírez Jean-Louis Haillet Pascal Portes Jean-François Caujolle
	Paris Open Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Gilles Moretton Jean-Louis Haillet 7–6, 7–6	John Lloyd Tony Lloyd	Vince Van Patten Brian Gottfried
	Tokyo Indoor Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 64S/32D	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2	Jimmy Connors	John Sadri Vitas Gerulaitis	Robert Lutz Vijay Amritraj Yannick Noah Tim Gullikson
	Tokyo Indoor Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 64S/32D	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 7–6	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	John Sadri Vitas Gerulaitis	Robert Lutz Vijay Amritraj Yannick Noah Tim Gullikson

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Nov	Colgate-Hong Kong Patrons Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–3, 6–1	Pat DuPré	Buster Mottram Roscoe Tanner	Butch Walts John Sadri Tim Wilkison Mark Edmondson
		Pat DuPré Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–4	Steve Denton Mark Turpin	Buster Mottram Roscoe Tanner	Butch Walts John Sadri Tim Wilkison Mark Edmondson
	Quito Grand Prix Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–4, 6–2	José Higueras	Andrés Gómez José Luis Clerc	João Soares Iván Molina Hans Gildemeister Jaime Fillol
	Quito Grand Prix Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr.	Andrés Gómez José Luis Clerc	João Soares Iván Molina Hans Gildemeister Jaime Fillol
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 6–3	Gene Mayer	Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried	Nick Saviano Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Harold Solomon
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried	Nick Saviano Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Harold Solomon
12 Nov	Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i) – $50,000 – S32/D12	Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–4	Jairo Velasco Sr.	Reinhart Probst Raúl Viver	José Higueras Roger Guedes Alejandro Cortes Thomaz Koch
	Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i) – $50,000 – S32/D12	Jairo Velasco Sr. Emilio Montaño 6–2, 6–4	Bruce Nichols Charles Owens	Reinhart Probst Raúl Viver	José Higueras Roger Guedes Alejandro Cortes Thomaz Koch
	Cathay Trust Championships Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Pat DuPré	Kim Warwick Bill Scanlon	Roscoe Tanner Jürgen Fassbender Mark Edmondson Stefan Simonsson
		John Marks Mark Edmondson 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Pat DuPré Robert Lutz	Kim Warwick Bill Scanlon
	Wembley Championships London, England Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Harold Solomon	Gianni Ocleppo Hank Pfister	Wojciech Fibak Ferdi Taygan Stan Smith Tim Gullikson
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–3	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	Gianni Ocleppo Hank Pfister	Wojciech Fibak Ferdi Taygan Stan Smith Tim Gullikson
19 Nov	Italian Indoor Open Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Butch Walts 6–3, 6–2	Gianni Ocleppo	John McEnroe Mark Cox	Stanislav Birner Bernard Fritz Corrado Barazzutti Fritz Buehning
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–1	Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan	John McEnroe Mark Cox
	Indian Open Bombay, India Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Vijay Amritraj 6–1, 7–5	Peter Elter	Wolfgang Popp Louk Sanders	Ernie Ewert Jean-Louis Haillet Tony Graham Kim Warwick
	Indian Open Bombay, India Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Jim Delaney Chris Delaney 7–6, 6–2	Thomas Fürst Wolfgang Popp	Wolfgang Popp Louk Sanders	Ernie Ewert Jean-Louis Haillet Tony Graham Kim Warwick
	South American Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2, 6–2	José Luis Clerc	Eddie Dibbs Ivan Lendl	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy Terry Moor José Higueras
		Sherwood Stewart Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 7–5	Marcos Hocevar João Soares	Eddie Dibbs Ivan Lendl	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy Terry Moor José Higueras
26 Nov	Santiago International Classic Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	José Higueras	Pedro Rebolledo Jaime Fillol	Jairo Velasco Sr. Juan Nunez Ricardo Cano Ricardo Acuña
		José Higueras / Jairo Velasco Sr. vs Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol Suspended		Pedro Rebolledo Jaime Fillol	Jairo Velasco Sr. Juan Nunez Ricardo Cano Ricardo Acuña
	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Andrew Pattison 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Víctor Pecci	Ferdi Taygan José Luis Clerc	Bernard Mitton Terry Moor Heinz Günthardt Rolf Gehring
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 1–6, 6–1, 6–4	Mike Cahill Buster Mottram	Ferdi Taygan José Luis Clerc	Bernard Mitton Terry Moor Heinz Günthardt Rolf Gehring

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Dec	WCT Challenge Cup Montreal, Canada Carpet (i) – S8	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4	Jimmy Connors	Tim Gullikson Hans Gildemeister	Round robin Johan Kriek Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Peter Fleming
17 Dec	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D	Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 7–5	Hank Pfister	Guillermo Vilas John James	Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Balázs Taróczy Sherwood Stewart
17 Dec		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–3	Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis	Guillermo Vilas John James	Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Balázs Taróczy Sherwood Stewart
24 Dec 31 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–3, 6–2	John Sadri	Victor Amaya Colin Dibley	Phil Dent Peter Rennert Rod Frawley Mark Edmondson
24 Dec 31 Dec		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–2	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	Victor Amaya Colin Dibley	Phil Dent Peter Rennert Rod Frawley Mark Edmondson

January 1980

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jan	1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2	Vitas Gerulaitis	Jimmy Connors John McEnroe	Round robin Harold Solomon Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner José Higueras
7 Jan		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	Jimmy Connors John McEnroe

Points system

The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows:

	Grand Slam	$300,000+	$275,000+	$250,000+	$225,000+	$200,000+	$175,000+	$150,000+	$125,000+	$100,000+	$75,000+	$50,000+
Winner	350 (70)	300 (60)	275 (55)	250 (50)	225 (45)	200 (40)	175 (35)	150 (30)	125 (25)	100 (20)	75 (15)	50 (10)
Runner-up	245 (49)	210 (42)	192 (38)	175 (35)	157 (31)	140 (28)	122 (24)	104 (20)	87 (17)	70 (14)	52 (10)	35 (7)
Semifinalist	140 (28)	120 (24)	110 (22)	100 (20)	90 (18)	80 (16)	70 (14)	60 (12)	50 (10)	40 (8)	30 (6)	20 (4)
Quarterfinalist	70 (14)	60 (12)	55 (11)	50 (10)	45 (9)	40 (8)	35 (7)	30 (6)	25 (5)	20 (4)	15 (3)	10 (2)
Fourth round	35 (7)	30 (6)	27 (6)	25 (5)	22 (5)	20 (4)	17 (3)	14 (3)	12 (2)	10 (2)	7 (–)	5 (–)
Third round	17 (3)	15 (–)	13 (–)	12 (–)	11 (–)	10 (–)	9 (–)	7 (–)	6 (–)	5 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
Second round	9 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	6 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Grand Prix standings

1- John McEnroe (USA)

2. Björn Borg (Sue)

3. Jimmy Connors (USA)

4. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)

5. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)

6. Roscoe Tanner (USA)

7. José Higueras (Spain)

8. Harold Solomon (USA)

9. Eddie Dibbs (USA)

10. Víctor Pecci (Par)

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ATP rankings

As of 1 January 1979
Rk	Name
1	Jimmy Connors (USA)
2	Björn Borg (SWE)
3	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
4	John McEnroe (USA)
5	Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6	Eddie Dibbs (USA)
7	Brian Gottfried (USA)
8	Raúl Ramírez (MEX)
9	Harold Solomon (USA)
10	Corrado Barazzutti (ITA)
11	Roscoe Tanner (USA)
12	Manuel Orantes (ESP)
13	Arthur Ashe (USA)
14	José Higueras (ESP)
15	José Luis Clerc (ARG)
16	Ilie Năstase (ROU)
17	Sandy Mayer (USA)
18	Tim Gullikson (USA)
19	Dick Stockton (USA)
20	Balázs Taróczy (HUN)

Year-end rankings 1979 (7 January 1980)
Rk	Name	Points	Average	High	Low	Change
1	Björn Borg (SWE)	1497	93.56			+1
2	Jimmy Connors (USA)	1366	91.07			–1
3	John McEnroe (USA)	1614	84.95			+1
4	Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)	1166	64.78			+1
5	Roscoe Tanner (USA)	1139	59.95			+6
6	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)	1199	52.13			–3
7	Arthur Ashe (USA)	535	44.58			+6
8	Harold Solomon (USA)	815	40.75			+1
9	José Higueras (ESP)	853	40.62			+5
10	Eddie Dibbs (USA)	750	39.47			–4
11	Víctor Pecci (PAR)	748	35.62			+35
12	Gene Mayer (USA)	742	32.26			+52
13	Peter Fleming (USA)	663	31.57			+13
14	Hans Gildemeister (CHI)	406	31.23			+13
15	Wojciech Fibak (POL)	652	29.64			+6
16	José Luis Clerc (ARG)	629	27.35			–1
17	Brian Gottfried (USA)	650	27.08			–10
18	Pat DuPré (USA)	643	23.81			+15
19	Manuel Orantes (ESP)	375	23.44			–7
20	Ivan Lendl (TCH)	416	21.89			+54

*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 7th, 1980.

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

John Alexander (1) Louisville
Victor Amaya (1) Surbiton
Vijay Amritraj (1) Bombay
Björn Borg (12) Richmond WCT, Boca Raton, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Toronto, Palermo, Tokyo Indoor, WCT Challenge Cup
José Luis Clerc (1) Johannesburg
Jimmy Connors (7) Birmingham, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tulsa, Indianapolis, Stowe, Hong Kong
Phil Dent (2) Brisbane, Sydney Outdoor
Eddie Dibbs (1) Forest Hills WCT
Peter Feigl (1) Cairo
Wojciech Fibak (2) Denver, Stuttgart Indoor
Peter Fleming (2) Cincinnati, Los Angeles
Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Rome, Kitzbühel, Sydney Indoor
Hans Gildemeister (2) Barcelona, Santiago
Brian Gottfried (2) Columbus, Basel
José Higueras (3) Houston, Hamburg, Boston
Hans Kary (1) Lagos
Johan Kriek (1) Sarasota
Robert Lutz (1) Taiwan
Gene Mayer (1) Cologne
John McEnroe (10) New Orleans, Milan, San Jose, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, South Orange, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley
Peter McNamara (1) Berlin
Bernard Mitton (1) Costa Rica
Terry Moor (1) Tokyo Outdoor
Yannick Noah (3) Nancy, Madrid, Bordeaux
Tom Okker (1) Tel Aviv
Manuel Orantes (1) Munich
Andrew Pattison (1) Johannesburg
Víctor Pecci (3) Nice, Quito, Bogotá
Ulrich Pinner (1) Gstaad
Raúl Ramírez (1) Florence
Marty Riessen (1) Lafayette
Bill Scanlon (1) Maui
Tomáš Šmíd (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
Stan Smith (2) Cleveland, Vienna
Harold Solomon (3) Baltimore WCT, North Conway, Bercy
Roscoe Tanner (2) Rancho Mirage, Washington Indoor
Balázs Taróczy (2) Brussels, Hilversum
Brian Teacher (1) Newport
Guillermo Vilas (4) Hobart, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, Australian Open
Butch Walts (2) Dayton, Bologna
Kim Warwick (1) Adelaide
Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland

The following players won their first title in 1979:

Hans Gildemeister Barcelona
Hans Kary Lagos
Johan Kriek Sarasota
Peter McNamara Berlin

References

External links

ATP Archive: 1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix tournaments.
ATP – History Mens Professional Tours.

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