1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament

1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Date April 2April 8
Edition 7th
Category Grand Prix circuit
Surface Carpet / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Ahoy Rotterdam
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg
Doubles
United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe
ABN World Tennis Tournament
 < 1978 1980 > 

The 1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 2 April through 8 April 1979.

Champions

Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2

Men's Doubles

United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe defeated Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / South Africa Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–4


Draws

Men's singles

Upper half

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                                                     
1  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6    
   United Kingdom Mark Cox 4 2    
  1  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6    
 
     Netherlands Louk Sanders 3 2    
   South Africa David Schneider 6 3 3
   Netherlands Louk Sanders 1 6 6  
  1  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6    
     United States Johan Kriek 4 2    
   United States Johan Kriek 7 6    
Q  Australia Dick Crealy 6 2    
     United States Johan Kriek 6 6  
 
  6  Argentina Jose-Luis Clerc 4 2    
   Austria Robert Reininger 6 3  
6  Argentina Jose-Luis Clerc 7 6    
  1  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6  
     United States Peter Fleming 2 2  
4  Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6 7  
Q  United Kingdom John Feaver 4 7 5  
  4  Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 7  
 
     Australia Paul Kronk 2 5    
   South Africa Bernard Mitton 6 7 6
   Australia Paul Kronk 7 6 7  
  4  Mexico Raúl Ramírez 5 3  
     United States Peter Fleming 7 6    
   India Anand Amritraj 3 6    
   United States Peter Fleming 6 7    
     United States Peter Fleming 6 6  
 
  8  United Kingdom Buster Mottram 3 4    
   United States Pat Dupre 1 6 3
8  United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 3 6  

Lower half

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                                                     
7  Poland Wojtek Fibak 6 6    
   Germany Ulrich Pinner 1 2    
  7  Poland Wojtek Fibak 6 6    
 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 4 2    
   South Africa Deon Joubert 6 1 1
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 2 6 6  
  7  Poland Wojtek Fibak 3 1    
  3  United States John McEnroe 6 6    
   Netherlands Tom Okker 3 5    
   United States Gene Mayer 6 7    
     United States Gene Mayer 4 1  
 
  3  United States John McEnroe 6 6    
   Switzerland Heinz Günthardt 2 1  
3  United States John McEnroe 6 6    
  3  United States John McEnroe 6 6  
     India Vijay Amritraj 0 3  
5  Romania Ilie Năstase 6 7 4  
   Germany Rolf Gehring 7 5 6  
     Germany Rolf Gehring 6 3  
 
     India Vijay Amritraj 7 6    
   United States Andrew Pattison 5 2  
   India Vijay Amritraj 7 6    
     India Vijay Amritraj 6 7  
  2  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 1 6    
   United States Brian Teacher 2 4    
   Australia Geoff Masters 6 6    
     Australia Geoff Masters 7 4 2
 
  2  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6  
   Austria Peter Feigl 1 4  
2  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6    


External links

References

General
  • "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  • "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-08.