{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Birmingham WCT| | date=January 15–21 | edition=7th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] (WCT) | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$175,000 | location=[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], United States | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1979 Birmingham – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1979/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1979 Birmingham – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | after_name=Birmingham Open | main_name=Birmingham International Indoor }}
The '''1979 Birmingham WCT''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s. It was the seventh edition of the [[Birmingham Open|Grand Prix Birmingham]], and part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix]]. It took place in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States from January 15 through January 21, 1979. First-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] won the singles title, his fifth at the event.<ref name="wot1979">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook|year=1979|publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London|isbn=978-0354090681|page=180|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
== Finals==
=== Singles === {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 * It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 72nd of his [[Jimmy Connors career statistics|career]].
=== Doubles === {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] 6–2, 6–3
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/birmingham-al/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-03a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Birmingham International tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix}}
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