# 1979 Baltimore International

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1979 Baltimore International Date January 15–21 Edition 8th Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $75,000 Surface Carpet / indoor Location Baltimore, MD, U.S. Venue Towson State College Champions Singles Harold Solomon[1] Doubles Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart[2] ← 1978 · Baltimore International · 1980 →

The **1979 Baltimore International**, also known by its sponsored name **First National Classic**, was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court) at the [Towson State College](/source/Towson_State_College) in [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland), [Maryland](/source/Maryland) in the United States that was part of the [1979 Grand Prix](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis)) circuit. It was the eighth edition of the event and was held from January 15 through January 21, 1979. First-seeded [Harold Solomon](/source/Harold_Solomon) won the singles title and earned $13,000 first-prize money.[3]

## Finals

### Singles

[Harold Solomon](/source/Harold_Solomon) defeated [Marty Riessen](/source/Marty_Riessen) 7–5, 6–4[4]

- It was Solomon's 1st singles title of the year and the 16th of his career.

### Doubles

[Marty Riessen](/source/Marty_Riessen) / [Sherwood Stewart](/source/Sherwood_Stewart) defeated [Anand Amritraj](/source/Anand_Amritraj) / [Cliff Drysdale](/source/Cliff_Drysdale) 7–6, 6–4[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 Baltimore singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/baltimore/816/1979/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 Baltimore doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/baltimore/816/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1980_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1980). *World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook*. London: [Queen Anne Press](/source/Queen_Anne_Press). p. 118. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780362020120](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780362020120). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [237184610](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/237184610).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ap790121su_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ap790121su_4-1) ["Solomon On Top," *The Associated Press* (AP), Sunday 21 January 1979.](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/22/archives/tennis-final-to-connors-solomon-on-top.html) Retrieved 6 June 2025.

## External links

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/baltimore/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-04a-1979/draws-and-results/)

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