The1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professionaltennis circuit held that year. It consisted of fourGrand Slam tournaments, theGrand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January 1979 – 24 December 1979 |
| Edition | 10th |
| Tournaments | 91 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Comeback player of the year | |
←1978 1980 → | |
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tour finals |
| Super Series |
| Regular Series |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | WCT Challenge Cup Montreal, Canada Carpet (i) – S8 | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | Round robin | ||
| 17 Dec | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | |||
7–6, 6–3 | |||||
| 24 Dec 31 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles –Doubles | 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
7–6, 6–2 |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles –Doubles | 6–2, 6–2 | Round robin | ||
6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows:
| Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
| Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
| Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
| Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
| Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
| Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
| Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 6 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
1-John McEnroe (USA)
2.Björn Borg (Sue)
3.Jimmy Connors (USA)
4.Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
5.Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6.Roscoe Tanner (USA)
7.José Higueras (Spain)
8.Harold Solomon (USA)
9.Eddie Dibbs (USA)
10.Víctor Pecci (Par)
*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from 7 January 1980.
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1979: