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]
| 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 | |
 Phil Dent[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Hana Mandlíková | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist | |
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Phil Dent defeated Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles
edit Hana Mandlíková defeated 
Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Men's doubles
edit Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Docherty / Christopher Lewis 7–6, 6–3
Women's doubles
edit Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist defeated Barbara Jordan / Kym Ruddell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
References
edit- ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1979 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 341.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 127. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 136, 160. ISBN 9780362020342.
- ^ "N.S.W. Tennis Open – Dent outplays Pfister in final". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 161. 24 December 1979. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.