1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Colgate Series tennis tournament. The event was held for the first time at the newly built Indianapolis Sports Center in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament in the Open Era and was held in from August 6 through August 12, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the men's singles title and the $25,000 first-prize money.[3][4] First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd claimed the women's singles title and $20,000 first-prize money.[5]

1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 6–12
Edition11th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit
WTA Tour
Draw64S / 32D (men)
48S / 24D (women)
Prize money$175,000 (men)
$100,000 (women)
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, US
VenueIndianapolis Sports Center
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's doubles
United States Gene Mayer / United States John McEnroe[2]
Women's doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith
← 1978 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1980 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Jimmy Connors defeated   Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 2–6, 6–4

Women's singles

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  Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

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  Gene Mayer /   John McEnroe defeated   Jan Kodeš /   Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

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  Kathy Jordan /   Anne Smith defeated   Penny Johnson /   Paula Smith 6–1, 6–0

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Indianapolis – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Indianapolis – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  4. ^ "Connors nails Vilas for title". The Spokesman-Review. AP. August 13, 1979.
  5. ^ Benner, Bill (August 12, 1979). "Clay Play Nets Big Pay For Chris". The Indianapolis Star. p. 28.
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