{{Infobox tennis event|1979|German Open| | date=14–20 May | edition=71st | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] ([[Grand Prix Super Series|Super Series]]) | prize_money=$175,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Hamburg]], West Germany | venue=[[Am Rothenbaum]] | champs={{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Higueras]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Hamburg – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1979/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Hamburg – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1979/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>}} | after_name=German Open Championships | main_name= Grand Prix German Open }}
The '''1979 German Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at [[Am Rothenbaum]] in [[Hamburg]], West Germany that was part of the [[Grand Prix Super Series|Super Series]] of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the 71st edition of the [[Grand Prix German Open|event]] and took place from 14 May until 20 May 1979. Sixth-seeded [[José Higueras]] won the singles title.
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Higueras]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]], 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Higueras' 2nd singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]], 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
==See also== * [[1979 WTA German Open]] – women's tournament
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://hamburg-open.com/}} * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/hamburg/414/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002452 ITF tournament edition details]
{{Hamburg Masters tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix}}
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