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1979 Player's Canadian Open

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Date
  
August 13 – August 19

Surface
  
Hard / Outdoor

Edition
  
90th

Venue
  
National Tennis Centre

Location
  
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The 1979 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix and of the 1979 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.

Contents

Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Borg's 9th title of the year and the 51st of his career.

    • Women's Singles

    Laura DuPont defeated Brigitte Cuypers 6–4, 6–7, 6–1

  • It was DuPont's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

    • Men's Doubles

    Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Heinz Günthardt / Bob Hewitt 6–7, 7–6, 6–1

  • It was Fleming's 10th title of the year and the 17th of his career. It was McEnroe's 17th title of the year and the 28th of his career.

    • Women's Doubles

    Lea Antonoplis / Diane Evers defeated Chris O'Neil / Mimi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Antonoplis' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Evers' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

    • References

    1979 Player's Canadian Open Wikipedia
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