1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships

The 1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the tenth edition of the tournament in the open era and was held from February 26 through March 4, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $40,000 first-prize money. It was his fifth singles title at the event after 1973–75 and 1978 which equaled the tournament record set by Wylie C. Grant.[lower-alpha 1][3][4]

1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships
DateFebruary 26 – March 4
Edition10th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMemphis, TN, United States
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / Poland Wojciech Fibak[2]

Finals

Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Connors' 3rd singles title of the year and the 74th of his career.

Doubles

Netherlands Tom Okker / Poland Wojciech Fibak defeated South Africa Frew McMillan / United States Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–4

See also

Notes
  1. Grant won the singles title in 1903–4, 1906, 1908 and 1912.[3]

References
  1. "1979 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Brad Martin (March 5, 1979). "Connors captures crown in classic bout with Ashe". The Commercial Appeal. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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