1979 New South Wales Open

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
Date17–23 December 1979
Edition87th
CategoryGrand Prix (M)
Colgate Series (W)
Draw64S/32D (M)
32S/16D (W)
Prize money$100,000 (M)
$50,000 (W)
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite 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

Men's Singles

Phil Dent defeated Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's Singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's Doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Docherty / Christopher Lewis 7–6, 6–3

Women's Doubles

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

References
  1. "1979 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1979 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 321, 341.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 127. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  5. 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.
  6. "N.S.W. Tennis Open – Dent outplays Pfister in final". The Canberra Times. 54 (16, 161). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1979. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
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