{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2022}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Australian Hard Court Championships| | date= 1–7 January | edition=34th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] | prize_money=$50,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Hard court|Hard]] / outdoor<ref name=smh1979>{{cite news |title=Tennis titles on new courts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121132146/ |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2 January 1979 |page=20 |quote=Australian tennis will break new ground when the national hardcourt championships start in Hobart today. The $50,000 title series is the first to be played on a new surface, Mateflex.|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=limited}}</ref> | location=Hobart, Australia | venue= Doman Tennis Centre | champs={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Hobart – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hobart/713/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]/ {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Giltinan]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Hobart – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hobart/713/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1979 Australian Hard Court Championships''', also known as the Tasmanian Open, was a men's [[tennis]] tournament that was played on the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Grand Prix tennis circuit]] from 1 January until 7 January 1979. The [[Australian Hard Court Championships|event]] was held at the Doman Tennis Centre in [[Hobart, Australia]] and was played on outdoor hardcourts, this was the 35th edition. First-seeded [[Guillermo Vilas]] won the singles title and earned $8,000 first-prize money.<ref name=smh1979/><ref name="wot1980">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook|year=1980|publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London|isbn=9780362020120|oclc=237184610|page=118|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] 6–4, 6–4 * It was the 1st singles title of the year and the 43rd of his [[Guillermo Vilas career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Giltinan]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] / {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ion Țiriac]] 8–6 (Pro set)
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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/hobart/aus/1979/m-gp-aus-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Australian Hard Court Championships tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Australian Hard Court Championships]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Tasmania]] [[Category:Sport in Hobart]]