1979 Gray International Open

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Gray International Open| | date=August 13–19{{efn|name=postponed|Due to rain the finals were postponed and played on Monday, August 20.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ilie Nastase wins Gray tennis crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/322830863/ |work=The Coshocton Tribune |agency=UPI |date=August 19, 1979 |page=13 |quote=Now the tournament will end Monday instead of Sunday. |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} | edition=5th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$50,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. | venue=Harold T. Clark Tennis Stadium | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Cleveland – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cleveland/320/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Cleveland – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cleveland/320/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Grand Prix Cleveland }} The '''1979 Gray International Open''', also known as the Cleveland Grand Prix, was a men's [[tennis]] tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the Harold T. Clark Tennis Stadium in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] in the United States that was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.{{efn|name=postponed}} Second-seeded [[Stan Smith]] won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smith wins in Cleveland |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/158346185/ |work=Akron Beacon Journal |agency=AP |date=August 21, 1979 |page=D4 |quote=Stan Smith defeated Ilie Nastase in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 Monday to capture the $10,000 first prize in the final of the $50,000 Gray International Tennis Open here. |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref><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=28, 123|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] 6–3, 6–4 * It was Smith' 1st singles title of the year and the 52nd of his career in the Open Era.

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]] defeated {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]] 6–3, 6–4

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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/cleveland/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-30a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

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