The Seiko World Super Tennis, also known as the Tokyo Indoor, was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on indoor
carpet courts at the
Tokyo Municipal Gym in Tokyo, Japan that was part 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 ...
. The tournament was held from 30 October through 4 November 1979. It was a tournament of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit and matches were the best of three sets. Reigning champions and first-seeded
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
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 ...
6–2, 6–2
* It was Borg's 11th singles title of the year and the 50th of his
career
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Definitions
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Doubles
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974, though was rank ...
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Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946) is a former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No. 4 in doubles on J ...
defeated
Mike Cahill /
Terry Moor
Terry Moor (born April 23, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States
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6–4, 7–6
See also
*
Borg–Connors rivalry
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix
Tokyo Indoor
The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995.
History
The event was established in 1966 but had periods when it was not staged. It was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour ...
Tokyo Indoor
The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995.
History
The event was established in 1966 but had periods when it was not staged. It was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour ...
Tokyo Indoor