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.

1979 Grand Prix circuit

Details
Duration	1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979
Edition	10th
Tournaments	91
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Björn Borg (12)
Most tournament 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
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Björn Borg finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the first time in his career. Borg won twelve titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Masters Grand Prix.

John McEnroe was the 1979 Grand Prix No. 1. McEnroe won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Australian Hardcourt Championships Hobart, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–4	Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent Allan Stone	Terry Rocavert Chris Kachel Bob Giltinan Bob Carmichael
		Phil Dent Bob Giltinan 8–6	Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac
	Benson & Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Tim Wilkison 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Peter Feigl	Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis	Rod Frawley Ramesh Krishnan Charlie Fancutt Kim Warwick
		Bernard Mitton Kim Warwick 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
	Braniff Airways World Doubles Championship (WCT) London, England Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8	John McEnroe Peter Fleming 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Ilie Năstase Sherwood Stewart
15 Jan	First National Classic Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Harold Solomon 7–5, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Andrew Pattison Peter Fleming	Ferdi Taygan Tom Gorman John Sadri Roscoe Tanner
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale
	Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Eddie Dibbs	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	Stan Smith Ilie Năstase Dick Stockton Buster Mottram
		Dick Stockton Stan Smith 6–2, 6–3	Ilie Năstase Tom Okker
22 Jan	US Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–4, 6–1	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner Vitas Gerulaitis	Geoff Masters John McEnroe Harold Solomon Brian Gottfried
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–1, 6–3	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
29 Jan	Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock, Arkansas, US Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2	Butch Walts	John James Bill Scanlon	John Sadri Hank Pfister Colin Dibley Johan Kriek
		Vitas Gerulaitis Vladimír Zedník 5–7, 6–3, 7–5	Phil Dent Colin Dibley
	United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT) Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1	Guillermo Vilas	John McEnroe Arthur Ashe	Pat DuPré Ilie Năstase Brian Gottfried Tim Wilkison
		John McEnroe Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S4	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–3	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas
12 Feb	Congoleum Classic Rancho Mirage, California, US Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2	Brian Gottfried	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Jimmy Connors Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
		Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer 6–4, 7–6	Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson
	Sarasota, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 7–6, 6–2	Richard Meyer	Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes	Rick Fisher Randy Crawford Ferdi Taygan Noel Phillips
		Ilie Năstase Steve Krulevitz 7–6, 6–3	John James Keith Richardson
19 Feb	WCT Tournament of Champions Dorado, Puerto Rico Hard – $200,000 – 6S	Jimmy Connors 6–5, 6–0, 6–4	Vitas Gerulaitis	Round robin Peter Fleming Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta Manuel Orantes
	United Bank Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–1	Victor Amaya	Arthur Ashe Dick Stockton	Bernard Mitton Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd Francisco González
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 7–6, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
26 Feb	Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Kary 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Peter Feigl	Jan Kodeš Ismail El Shafei	Peter Pearson David Imonitie Patrice Dominguez Karl Meiler
		Bruce Kleege Joel Bailey 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Ismail El Shafei Peter Feigl
	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S/24D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Arthur Ashe	Vitas Gerulaitis Roscoe Tanner	Sandy Mayer Victor Amaya John Alexander Gene Mayer
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–4	Frew McMillan Dick Stockton

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Mar	Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe	Eddie Dibbs Andrew Pattison Jeff Borowiak Victor Amaya
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher
19 Mar	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5	Jean-Louis Haillet	Patrice Dominguez Balázs Taróczy	Corrado Barazzutti Víctor Pecci Georges Goven Éric Deblicker
		Karl Meiler Klaus Eberhard 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett
	New Orleans Tennis Festival New Orleans (WCT), Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Ferdi Taygan Björn Borg	Tom Gullikson Raymond Moore Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
	San José, Costa Rica Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–1, 6–3	Tom Gorman	Butch Walts George Hardie	Guillermo Vilas Mike Shore Sashi Menon Bruce Kleege
		Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Colin Dibley
26 Mar	Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Butch Walts 6–3, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Tom Gorman Tim Gullikson	Kim Warwick Eliot Teltscher Victor Amaya Sherwood Stewart
		Bruce Manson Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)	Ross Case Phil Dent
	Ramazzotti Cup (WCT) Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3	John Alexander	Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis	Björn Borg Gene Mayer Andrew Pattison Tomáš Šmíd
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–3	José Luis Clerc Tomáš Šmíd
	Stuttgart Indoor Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Heinz Günthardt Vijay Amritraj	Stanislav Birner Ulrich Pinner Brian Teacher Pavel Složil
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 5–7, 7–6	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–2, 7–5	John Alexander	Corrado Barazzutti Jean-François Caujolle	Patrick Proisy Tomáš Šmíd Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
	ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT) Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2	John McEnroe	Peter Fleming Vijay Amritraj	Johan Kriek Raúl Ramírez Wojciech Fibak Vitas Gerulaitis
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt Bernard Mitton
9 Apr	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Peter Feigl 7–5, 3–6, 6–1	Carlos Kirmayr	Peter McNamara Stan Smith	Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei Patrick Proisy Vijay Amritraj
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 7–5, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
	Monte Carlo Open (WCT) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–1, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Víctor Pecci John Alexander	José Luis Clerc Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase
		Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4	Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy
	Bank of Oklahoma Classic Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–5, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	Butch Walts Eliot Teltscher	Tim Wilkison Billy Martin Tom Gorman Jaime Fillol
		Eliot Teltscher Francisco González 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson
16 Apr	Houston (WCT), Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	José Higueras 6–3, 2–6, 7–6	Gene Mayer	Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner	Ricardo Ycaza Hans Gildemeister Eddie Dibbs Corrado Barazzutti
		Sherwood Stewart Gene Mayer 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	John Alexander Geoff Masters
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–1	Deon Joubert	Patrice Dominguez Peter McNamara	Heinz Günthardt David Schneider Andrew Pattison Carlos Kirmayr
		Heinz Günthardt Colin Dowdeswell 6–3, 7–6	Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase
	San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6, 7–6	Peter Fleming	Butch Walts Nick Saviano	Bill Scanlon Bruce Manson Hank Pfister Ferdi Taygan
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–3, 6–4	Hank Pfister Brad Rowe
23 Apr	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–2	Jimmy Connors	Gene Mayer John McEnroe	Tim Gullikson Adriano Panatta Johan Kriek Roscoe Tanner
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez
30 Apr	Dallas WCT Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S8	John McEnroe 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis	Gene Mayer John Alexander Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, Germany Clay – $250,000 – S16/D8	Australia 2–1	Italy	Round robin (Section A)  Argentina  Spain  Great Britain	Round robin (Section B)  United States  West Germany  Mexico
14 May	Alitalia Florence Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0	Karl Meiler	Jean-François Caujolle Pascal Portes Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis) Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk