1979 Fischer-Grand Prix

The 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 October until 28 October 1979. Stan Smith won his second consecutive singles title at the event.

1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Date22–28 October
Edition5th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationVienna, Austria
VenueWiener Stadthalle
Champions
Singles
Stan Smith [1]
Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Stan Smith defeated Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Smith's 7th title of the year and the 79th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Hewitt's 3rd title of the year and the 55th of his career. It was McMillan's 3rd title of the year and the 60th of his career.
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References
  1. "1979 Vienna Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Vienna Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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