1979 New South Wales Open

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1979 New South Wales Open
Date 17–23 December 1979
Edition 87th
Category Grand Prix (M)
Colgate Series (W)
Draw 64S/32D (M)
32S/16D (W)
Prize money $100,000 (M)
$50,000 (W)
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue White City Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Phil Dent[1]
Women's Singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Men's Doubles
Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee[2]
Women's Doubles
United States Diane Desfor / United States Barbara Hallquist

The 1979 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was part of the 1979 Colgate Series.[3] It was the 87th edition of the event and was held from 17 December through 23 December 1979. The singles titles were won by 14th-seeded Phil Dent and third-seeded Hana Mandlíková.[4][5][6]

Winners

Men's Singles

Australia Phil Dent defeated United States Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's Singles

Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated West Germany Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's Doubles

Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee defeated Australia Steve Docherty / New Zealand Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–3

Women's Doubles

United States Diane Desfor / United States Barbara Hallquist defeated United States Barbara Jordan / Australia Kym Ruddell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

References

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