1979 Player's Canadian Open
1979 Player's Canadian Open | |
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Date | August 13–19 |
Edition | 90th |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Venue | National Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Women's singles | |
Laura DuPont | |
Men's doubles | |
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2] | |
Women's doubles | |
Lea Antonoplis / Diane Evers |
The 1979 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix and of the 1979 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
- It was Borg's 9th singles title of the year and the 48th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit]Laura DuPont defeated Brigitte Cuypers 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
- It was DuPont's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit]Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Heinz Günthardt / Bob Hewitt 6–7, 7–6, 6–1
- It was Fleming's 10th title of the year and the 17th of his career. It was McEnroe's 17th title of the year and the 28th of his career.
Women's doubles
[edit]Lea Antonoplis / Diane Evers defeated Chris O'Neil / Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Antonoplis' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Evers' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).