1979 Alan King Tennis Classic | |
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Date | April 23–29 |
Edition | 8th |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
Venue | Caesars Palace |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Doubles | |
Sherwood Stewart / Marty Riessen[2] |
The 1979 Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the eighth edition of the tournament was held from April 23 through April 29, 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $33,750 first-prize money.[3]
Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2
Sherwood Stewart / Marty Riessen defeated Adriano Panatta / Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)