1979 French Open

The 1979 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 28 May until 11 June. It was the 83rd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.[4][5]

1979 French Open
Date28 May – 11 June
Edition83rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$375,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Björn Borg [1]
Women's Singles
Chris Evert [2]
Men's Doubles
Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer [3]
Women's Doubles
Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull [2]
Mixed Doubles
Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt [2]

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1979 French Open – Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 [1]

  • It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1979 French Open – Women's Singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0 [2]

  • It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1979 French Open – Men's Doubles

Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer defeated Ross Case / Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [3]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1979 French Open – Women's Doubles

Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 [2]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1979 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt defeated Virginia Ruzici / Ion Ţiriac, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 [2]

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [6] Men FF208,200 FF104,100 FF52,050 FF26,370 FF15,270 FF8,325 FF4,860 FF2,775
Women FF126,900 FF63,450 FF31,300 FF13,960 - FF6,870 FF3,600 FF696

Total prize money for the event was FF2,050,012.

References
  1. "Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Singles". ATP.
  2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1979 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. "Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Doubles". ATP.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1981). World of Tennis 1980. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362020120.
Preceded by
1978 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1979 Wimbledon Championships
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