1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
Encyclopedia
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a tennis
circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam
tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.
The following players won their first title in 1979:
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (later known as the ATP Tour).Grand Prix Entry Rankings
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Statistical Information
The list of winners and amount of titles won, last name alphabetically:The following players won their first title in 1979:
Further reading
- Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book,New Chapter Press, USA, 2nd Edition, 2010. ISBN 10-0942257707. Accessed 10/11/2010.
See also
- Tennis exhibitions in 1979
- World Championship TennisWorld Championship TennisWorld Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
- 1979 WTA Tour