{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Fairfield Bay Classic|| | date= January 29 – February 4 | edition= 6th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money= $50,000 | draw= 32S / 16D | surface= Hard / indoor | location= [[North Little Rock]], [[Arkansas|AR]], US | venue= [[Burns Park (North Little Rock, Arkansas)|Burns Park]] | champs= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1979 Little Rock – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/little-rock/660/1979/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}</ref> | champd= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimír Zedník]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1979 Little Rock – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/little-rock/660/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}</ref> | after_year=no | main_name=Arkansas International Tennis Tournament }}
The '''1979 Fairfield Bay Classic''', also known as the '''Arkansas International''', was a men's [[tennis]] [[tournament]] played on indoor [[Hard court|hardcourts]] at [[Burns Park (North Little Rock, Arkansas)|Burns Park]] in [[North Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]] in the [[United States]] that was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the sixth and final edition of the event and was held from January 29 through February 4, [[1979]]. First-seeded [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] won the singles title and earned $11,500 first-prize money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Navratilova finally beats Austin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/294607925// |work=News Journal |date=February 5, 1979 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] 6–2, 6–2 * It was Gerulaitis' 1st singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimír Zedník]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]] 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/little-rock/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-07a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Arkansas International tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 in American tennis|Arkansas International]] [[Category:1979 in sports in Arkansas|Arkansas International]] [[Category:February 1979 sports events in the United States|Arkansas International]]