1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships

The 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.[3]

1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Date15–21 October
Edition7th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Four star)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueHordern Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis [1]
Doubles
Rod Frawley / Francisco González [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6

  • It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 22nd of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

Rod Frawley / Francisco González defeated Vijay Amritraj / Pat Du Pré by default

  • It was Frawley's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was González's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References
  1. "1979 Sydney Indoor Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Sydney Indoor Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.


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