1979 Australian Hard Court Championships information
Tennis tournament
1979 Australian Hard Court Championships
Date
1–7 January
Edition
34th
Category
Grand Prix circuit
Draw
32S / 16D
Prize money
$50,000
Surface
Hard / outdoor[1]
Location
Hobart, Australia
Venue
Doman Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Guillermo Vilas[2]
Doubles
Phil Dent/ Bob Giltinan[3]
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Australian Hard Court Championships
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The 1979 Australian Hard Court Championships, also known as the Tasmanian Open, was a men's tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1 January until 7 January 1979. The event was held at the Doman Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia and was played on outdoor hardcourts, this was the 35th edition. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title and earned $8,000 first-prize money.[1][4]
^ ab"Tennis titles on new courts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1979. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Australian tennis will break new ground when the national hardcourt championships start in Hobart today. The $50,000 title series is the first to be played on a new surface, Mateflex.
^"1979 Hobart – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^"1979 Hobart – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
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