Australian Open 1979
◄ Australian Open 1979 ► | |
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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 | |
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
→ Main article: Australian Open 1979 / men's singles
- Winner: Guillermo Vilas
- Final opponent: John Sadri
- Final result: 7: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
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Ladies singles
→ Main article: Australian Open 1979 / women singles
- Winner: Barbara Jordan
- Final opponent: Sharon Walsh
- Final result: 6-3, 6-3
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Men's doubles
→ Main article: Australian Open 1979 / men's doubles
- Winner: Peter McNamara & Paul McNamee
- Final opponents: Paul Kronk & Cliff Letcher
- Final result: 7-6, 6-2
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Ladies doubles
→ Main article: Australian Open 1979 / women's doubles
- Winner: Judy Chaloner & Diane Evers
- Final opponents: Leanne Harrison & Marcella Mesker
- Final result: 6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 0
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Mixed
No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.