# 1979 German Open

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Tennis tournament

1979 German Open Date 14–20 May Edition 71st Category Grand Prix (Super Series) Draw 64S / 32D Prize money $175,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Hamburg, West Germany Venue Am Rothenbaum Champions Singles José Higueras[1] Doubles Tomáš Šmíd / Jan Kodeš[2] ← 1978 · Grand Prix German Open · 1980 →

The **1979 German Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [clay courts](/source/Clay_court) at [Am Rothenbaum](/source/Am_Rothenbaum) in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), West Germany that was part of the [Super Series](/source/Grand_Prix_Super_Series) of the [1979 Grand Prix circuit](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis)). It was the 71st edition of the [event](/source/Grand_Prix_German_Open) and took place from 14 May until 20 May 1979. Sixth-seeded [José Higueras](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Higueras) won the singles title.

## Finals

### Singles

[José Higueras](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Higueras) defeated [Harold Solomon](/source/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

[Tomáš Šmíd](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_%C5%A0m%C3%ADd) / [Jan Kodeš](/source/Jan_Kode%C5%A1) defeated [Mark Edmondson](/source/Mark_Edmondson) / [John Marks](/source/John_Marks_(tennis)), 6–3, 6–1, 7–6

## See also

- [1979 WTA German Open](/source/1979_WTA_German_Open) – women's tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 Hamburg – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1979/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 Hamburg – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1979/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

## External links

- [Official website](http://hamburg-open.com/)

- [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/hamburg/414/overview)

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002452)

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