1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters Explained

The 1979 Masters (also known as the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was a men's tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States between 9 January and 13 January 1980. It was the year-end championship of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix tour. Björn Borg won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles. Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–2, 6–2

• It was Borg's 13th singles title of the year and 52nd of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Doubles. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker 6–3, 7–6, 6–1

See also

• 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals

External links

• ATP tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins . Bud . Bud Collins . The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book . Year-End Championships . New Chapter Press . October 2010 . New York . 746 . 978-0-942257-70-0.