1979 World Championship Tennis Finals
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1979 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
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Date | May 1 – May 6 |
Edition | 9th |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 8S |
Prize money | $200,000 |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
Location | Dallas, TX, USA |
Venue | Moody Coliseum |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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The 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 9th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 1 through May 6, 1979.[1][2] [3]
Champions
Men's Singles
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John McEnroe defeated
Björn Borg 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
- It was McEnroe's 9th title of the year and the 20th of his career.