{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Cathay Trust Championships| | date=12–18 November | edition=3rd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=[[USD|$]]75,000 | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location= [[Taipei]], Taiwan | venue= | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1979 Taipei – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/taipei/333/1979/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1979 Taipei – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/taipei/333/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_name=Cathay Trust Championships | after_name=Taipei International Championships | main_name = Taipei Grand Prix }}
The '''1979 Cathay Trust Championships''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s in [[Taipei]], Taiwan that was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]]. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 12 November through 18 November 1979. Fourth-seeded [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] won the singles title.<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|pages=|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Du Pré]] 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 * It was Lutz's 1st singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Du Pré]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/taipei/tpe/1979/m-gp-tpe-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Taipei Grand Prix tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Taipei Summit Open]]