1979 Player's Canadian Open

The 1979 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix and of the 1979 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.

1979 Player's Canadian Open
Date	August 13–19
Edition	90th
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue	National Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg^[1]
Women's singles
Laura DuPont
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe^[2]
Women's doubles
Lea Antonoplis / Diane Evers
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Finals

Men's singles

  Björn Borg defeated   John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3

• It was Borg's 9th singles title of the year and the 48th of his career.

Women's singles

  Laura DuPont defeated   Brigitte Cuypers 6–4, 6–7, 6–1

• It was DuPont's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Men's doubles

  Peter Fleming /   John McEnroe defeated   Heinz Günthardt /   Bob Hewitt 6–7, 7–6, 6–1

• It was Fleming's 10th title of the year and the 17th of his career. It was McEnroe's 17th title of the year and the 28th of his career.

Women's doubles

  Lea Antonoplis /   Diane Evers defeated   Chris O'Neil /   Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3

• It was Antonoplis' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Evers' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

See also

• Borg–McEnroe rivalry

References

1. "1979 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1979 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile