1979 South Australian Open
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The 1979 South Australian Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tournament held in Adelaide
, Australia
that started on 10 December 1979.
Kim Warwick
defeated
Bernard Mitton
7–5, 6–4
Colin Dibley
/ Chris Kachel
defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Brisbane International
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was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
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tournament held in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
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that started on 10 December 1979.
Men's Singles
Kim WarwickKim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...
defeated
Bernard MittonBernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....
7–5, 6–4
- It was Warwick's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Colin DibleyColin Dibley
Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia.Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles...
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Chris KachelChris Kachel
Chris Kachel , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Kachel enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :...
defeated
John Alexander / Phil DentPhil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
- It was Dibley's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was Kachel's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.