1979 Richmond WCT
1979 Richmond WCT | |
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Date | January 29 – February 4 |
Edition | 14th |
Category | Grand Prix (WCT) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $175,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Richmond, Virginia, US |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1979 Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored name United Virginia Bank Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Richmond, Virginia in the United States. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.[3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Björn Borg defeated
Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–1
- It was Borg's 1st singles title of the year and the 40th of his career.
Doubles
[edit] Brian Gottfried /
John McEnroe defeated
Ion Țiriac /
Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3
References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Richmond – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Richmond – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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