1979 Australian Open

1979 Australian Open
Date	24 December 1979 - 2 January 1980
Edition	68th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	grass
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Guillermo Vilas ^[1]
Women's Singles
Barbara Jordan ^[2]
Men's Doubles
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee ^[3]
Women's Doubles
Judy Chaloner / Diane Evers ^[4]

The 1979 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia and was held from 24 December 1979 through 2 January 1980. It was the 68th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and American Barbara Jordan.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 ^[1]

• It was Vilas' 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Women's singles

Main article: 1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh, 6–3, 6–3 ^[2]

• It was Jordan's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 6–2 ^[3]

• It was McNamara's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.

• It was McNamee's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown defeated Leanne Harrison / Marcella Mesker, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 ^[4]

• It was Connor's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

• It was Evers's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Mixed doubles

This event was not held from 1970 until 1985.

References

1 2 "1979 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
1 2 "1979 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
1 2 "1979 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
1 2 "1979 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.

External links

Official website

Preceded by 1979 US Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1980 French Open

Australian Open

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