1979 New South Wales Open

The 1979 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was part of the 1979 Colgate Series.[3] It was the 87th edition of the event and was held from 17 December through 23 December 1979. The singles titles were won by 14th-seeded Phil Dent and third-seeded Hana Mandlíková.[4][5][6]

1979 New South Wales Open
Date17–23 December 1979
Edition87th
CategoryGrand Prix (M)
Colgate Series (W)
Draw64S/32D (M)
32S/16D (W)
Prize money$100,000 (M)
$50,000 (W)
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Phil Dent[1]
Women's singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Men's doubles
Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee[2]
Women's doubles
United States Diane Desfor / United States Barbara Hallquist
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Finals

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Men's singles

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  Phil Dent defeated   Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

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  Hana Mandlíková defeated   Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

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  Peter McNamara /   Paul McNamee defeated   Steve Docherty /   Christopher Lewis 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Diane Desfor /   Barbara Hallquist defeated   Barbara Jordan /   Kym Ruddell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 341.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 127. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 136, 160. ISBN 9780362020342.
  6. ^ "N.S.W. Tennis Open – Dent outplays Pfister in final". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 161. 24 December 1979. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
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