1979 Volvo Tennis Classic

The 1979 Volvo Tennis Classic, also known as the Washington Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from March 12 through March 18, 1979. Fourth-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title at the event and earned $24,000 first-prize money after defeating the defending champion, second-seeded Brian Gottfried in the final.[3][4]

1979 Volvo Tennis Classic
DateMarch 12–18
Edition8th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
VenueCharles E. Smith Center
Champions
Singles
United States Roscoe Tanner[1]
Doubles
United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith[2]
← 1978 · Washington Indoor · 1980 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Roscoe Tanner defeated   Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Tanner's 2nd singles title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

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  Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith defeated   Bob Carmichael /   Brian Teacher 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1979 Washington D.C. – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Washington D.C. – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Tom Foster (March 19, 1979). "Tanner playing tennis strictly on PPT". Daily Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 27, 119. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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