1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979 |
| Edition | 10th |
| Tournaments | 91 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Björn Borg (12) |
| Most finals | Björn Borg (13) |
| Prize money leader | John McEnroe |
| Points leader | John McEnroe |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Björn Borg |
| Comeback player of the year | Arthur Ashe |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.
- Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tour finals |
| Super Series |
| Regular Series |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | WCT Challenge Cup Montreal, Canada Carpet (i) – S8 |
Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors | Tim Gullikson Hans Gildemeister |
Round robin Johan Kriek Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Peter Fleming |
| 17 Dec | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D |
Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
Hank Pfister | Guillermo Vilas John James |
Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Balázs Taróczy Sherwood Stewart |
| Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–3 |
Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis | ||||
| 24 Dec 31 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
John Sadri | Victor Amaya Colin Dibley |
Phil Dent Peter Rennert Rod Frawley Mark Edmondson |
| Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–6, 6–2 |
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
January 1980
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2 |
Vitas Gerulaitis | Jimmy Connors John McEnroe |
Round robin Harold Solomon Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner José Higueras |
| Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
Points system
The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows:
| Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
| Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
| Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
| Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
| Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
| Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
| Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 6 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Grand Prix standings
| Rk | Name | Points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McEnroe (USA) | 2,414 | $300,000 |
| 2 | Björn Borg (SWE) | 2,367 | $200,000 |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors (USA) | 2,043 | $150,000 |
| 4 | Guillermo Vilas (ARG) | 1,834 | $100,000 |
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) | 1,707 | $80,000 |
| 6 | Roscoe Tanner (USA) | 1,454 | $60,000 |
| 7 | José Higueras (ESP) | 1,273 | $50,000 |
| 8 | Harold Solomon (USA) | 1,182 | $40,000 |
| 9 | Eddie Dibbs (USA) | 1,100 | $35,000 |
| 10 | Víctor Pecci (PAR) | 997 | $30,000 |
ATP rankings
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from 7 January 1980.
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- John Alexander (1) Louisville
- Victor Amaya (1) Surbiton
- Vijay Amritraj (1) Bombay
- Björn Borg (12) Richmond WCT, Boca Raton, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Toronto, Palermo, Tokyo Indoor, WCT Challenge Cup
- José Luis Clerc (1) Johannesburg
- Jimmy Connors (7) Birmingham, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tulsa, Indianapolis, Stowe, Hong Kong
- Phil Dent (2) Brisbane, Sydney Outdoor
- Eddie Dibbs (1) Forest Hills WCT
- Peter Feigl (1) Cairo
- Wojciech Fibak (2) Denver, Stuttgart Indoor
- Peter Fleming (2) Cincinnati, Los Angeles
- Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Rome, Kitzbühel, Sydney Indoor
- Hans Gildemeister (2) Barcelona, Santiago
- Brian Gottfried (2) Columbus, Basel
- José Higueras (3) Houston, Hamburg, Boston
- Hans Kary (1) Lagos
- Johan Kriek (1) Sarasota
- Robert Lutz (1) Taiwan
- Gene Mayer (1) Cologne
- John McEnroe (10) New Orleans, Milan, San Jose, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, South Orange, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley
- Peter McNamara (1) Berlin
- Bernard Mitton (1) Costa Rica
- Terry Moor (1) Tokyo Outdoor
- Yannick Noah (3) Nancy, Madrid, Bordeaux
- Tom Okker (1) Tel Aviv
- Manuel Orantes (1) Munich
- Andrew Pattison (1) Johannesburg
- Víctor Pecci (3) Nice, Quito, Bogotá
- Ulrich Pinner (1) Gstaad
- Raúl Ramírez (1) Florence
- Marty Riessen (1) Lafayette
- Bill Scanlon (1) Maui
- Tomáš Šmíd (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
- Stan Smith (2) Cleveland, Vienna
- Harold Solomon (3) Baltimore WCT, North Conway, Bercy
- Roscoe Tanner (2) Rancho Mirage, Washington Indoor
- Balázs Taróczy (2) Brussels, Hilversum
- Brian Teacher (1) Newport
- Guillermo Vilas (4) Hobart, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, Australian Open
- Butch Walts (2) Dayton, Bologna
- Kim Warwick (1) Adelaide
- Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland
The following players won their first title in 1979:
- Hans Gildemeister Barcelona
- Hans Kary Lagos
- Johan Kriek Sarasota
- Peter McNamara Berlin
See also
References
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 26, 30. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ Barbara Travers, ed. (1989). Official 1989 MTC Media Guide. New York: Men's Tennis Council. pp. 362–363.
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.