1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters

The 1979 Masters (also known as the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons)[3] was a men's tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States between 9 January and 13 January 1980. It was the year-end championship of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix tour. Björn Borg won the singles title.

1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
DateJanuary 9–13, 1980
Edition10th
CategoryMasters
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$400,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationNew York City, US
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Doubles
United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe[2]
← 1978 · ATP Finals · 1980 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Björn Borg defeated   Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Borg's 13th singles title of the year and 52nd of his career.

Doubles

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  Peter Fleming /   John McEnroe defeated   Wojciech Fibak /   Tom Okker 6–3, 7–6, 6–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1979 Masters – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Masters – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (October 2010). "Year-End Championships". The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. p. 746. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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