Australian Open 1979

◄ Australian Open 1979 ►
Date:	December 1979
Edition:	68th  Australian Open
Place:	Melbourne , Australia
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Guillermo Vilas
Ladies singles :	Chris O'Neil
Men's double :	Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick
Ladies doubles :	Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová
winner
Men's singles :	Guillermo Vilas
Ladies singles :	Barbara Jordan
Men's double :	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
Ladies doubles :	Judy Chaloner Diane Evers
Grand Slams 1979
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The 1979 Australian Open took place from December 24, 1979 to January 2, 1980. It was the 12th Australian Open since the beginning of the Open Era and the 68th edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

Defending champion in men's singles was Guillermo Vilas and in women's singles Chris O'Neil . In the men's doubles Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick and in the ladies doubles Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová were the defending champions.

Men's singles

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Winner: Guillermo Vilas 

Final opponent: John Sadri 

Final result: 7: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Guillermo Vilas victory 02.  John Alexander 1 round 03.  Victor Amaya Semifinals 04th  Hank Pfister 1 round 05.  Balázs Taróczy 1 round 06th  John Sadri final 07th  Tim Wilkison 1 round 08th.  Peter Feigl 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Peter McNamara Round of 16 10.  Kim Warwick Round of 16 11.  Peter Rennert Quarter finals 12.  Geoff Masters 2nd round 13.  Phil Dent Quarter finals 14th  Ross Case 1 round 15th  Rod Frawley Quarter finals 16.  Paul McNamee Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Winner: Barbara Jordan 

Final opponent: Sharon Walsh 

Final result: 6-3, 6-3

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Virginia Ruzici 1 round 02.  Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals 03.  Renáta Tomanová Semifinals 04th  Sharon Walsh final

No. Player Round reached 05.  Barbara Jordan victory 06th 07th  Janet Newberry Quarter finals 08th.  Cynthia Doerner Quarter finals

Men's doubles

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Winner: Peter McNamara & Paul McNamee  

Final opponents: Paul Kronk & Cliff Letcher  

Final result: 7-6, 6-2

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart   Quarter finals 02.  Bob Carmichael Balázs Taróczy   1 round 03.  Mark Edmondson John Marks   1 round 04th  Ross Case Geoff Masters   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Peter McNamara Paul McNamee   victory 06th  John Sadri Tim Wilkison   Semifinals 07th  Colin Dibley Chris tile   Quarter finals 08th.  Syd Ball Kim Warwick   1 round

Ladies doubles

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Winner: Judy Chaloner & Diane Evers  

Final opponents: Leanne Harrison & Marcella Mesker  

Final result: 6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 0

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Barbara Jordan Kym Ruddell   Quarter finals 02.  Renáta Tomanová Mimi Wikstedt   Quarter finals 03.  Judy Chaloner Diane Evers   victory 04th  Cynthia Doerner Sharon Walsh   Quarter finals

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.