# 1979 Birmingham WCT

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1979 Birmingham WCT Date January 15–21 Edition 7th Category Grand Prix (WCT) Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $175,000 Surface Carpet / indoor Location Birmingham, United States Champions Singles Jimmy Connors[1] Doubles Stan Smith / Dick Stockton[2] ← 1978 · Birmingham International Indoor · 1980 →

The **1979 Birmingham WCT** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court). It was the seventh edition of the [Grand Prix Birmingham](/source/Birmingham_Open), and part of the [1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis)). It took place in [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), United States from January 15 through January 21, 1979. First-seeded [Jimmy Connors](/source/Jimmy_Connors) won the singles title, his fifth at the event.[3]

## Finals

### Singles

[Jimmy Connors](/source/Jimmy_Connors) defeated [Eddie Dibbs](/source/Eddie_Dibbs) 6–2, 3–6, 7–5

- It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 72nd of his [career](/source/Jimmy_Connors_career_statistics).

### Doubles

[Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith) / [Dick Stockton](/source/Dick_Stockton_(tennis)) defeated [Ilie Năstase](/source/Ilie_N%C4%83stase) / [Tom Okker](/source/Tom_Okker) 6–2, 6–3

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 Birmingham – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1979/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 Birmingham – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1979_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1979). *World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook*. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 180. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0354090681](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0354090681).

## External links

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/birmingham-al/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-03a-1979/draws-and-results/)

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