1979 ATP Championship
Appearance
1979 ATP Championship | |
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Date | August 20–26 |
Edition | 79th |
Category | Grand Prix circuit |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $200,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Mason, Ohio, U.S. |
Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Peter Fleming[1] | |
Doubles | |
Brian Gottfried / Ilie Năstase[2] |
The 1979 ATP Championship, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the 79th edition of the tournament and was held from August 20 through August 26, 1979. Seventh-seeded Peter Fleming won the singles title.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Peter Fleming defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
- It was Fleming's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Brian Gottfried / Ilie Năstase defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Cincinnati – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Cincinnati – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).