{{short description|1970s African professional tennis tournament}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Egyptian Open| | date=9–15 April | edition=4th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Cairo]], Egypt | champs={{flagicon|AUT|}} [[Peter Feigl]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1979 Cairo – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1979/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|AUS|}} [[Peter McNamara]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1979 Cairo – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1979 Egyptian Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s that was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]] . It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was played in [[Cairo]], Egypt from 9 April until 15 April 1979. Third-seeded [[Peter Feigl]] 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|page=120|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|AUT|}} [[Peter Feigl]] defeated {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlos Kirmayr]] 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 * It was Feigl's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS|}} [[Peter McNamara]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]] defeated {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] 7–5, 6–4
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/cairo/egy/1979/m-gp-egy-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Cairo Open tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Cairo Open]] [[Category:Cairo Open]] [[Category:1979 in Egyptian sport]]