The 1979 Masters (also known as the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons)
was a men's
tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden,
New York City, United States between 9 January and 13 January 1980. It was the year-end championship of the
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four grand slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
S ...
tour.
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...
defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–2, 6–2
* It was Borg's 13th singles title of the year and 52nd of his
career.
Doubles
Peter Fleming /
John McEnroe defeated
Wojciech Fibak /
Tom Okker 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
See also
*
1979 World Championship Tennis Finals
The 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's professional 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 Col ...
References
External links
ATP tournament profile
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Grand Prix tennis circuit year-end championships
Tennis tournaments in the United States
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