# 1979 Gray International Open

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Tennis tournament

1979 Gray International Open Date August 13–19[a] Edition 5th Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $50,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Venue Harold T. Clark Tennis Stadium Champions Singles Stan Smith[2] Doubles Stan Smith / Robert Lutz[3] ← 1978 · Grand Prix Cleveland · 1980 →

The **1979 Gray International Open**, also known as the Cleveland Grand Prix, was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the Harold T. Clark Tennis Stadium in [Cleveland, Ohio](/source/Cleveland%2C_Ohio) in the United States that was part of the [1979 Grand Prix circuit](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis)). It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.[a] Second-seeded [Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith) won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[4][5]

## Finals

### Singles

[Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith) defeated [Ilie Năstase](/source/Ilie_N%C4%83stase) 6–3, 6–4

- It was Smith' 1st singles title of the year and the 52nd of his career in the Open Era.

### Doubles

[Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith) / [Robert Lutz](/source/Bob_Lutz_(tennis)) defeated [Francisco González](/source/Francisco_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(tennis)) / [Fred McNair](/source/Fred_McNair) 6–3, 6–4

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-postponed_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-postponed_2-1) Due to rain the finals were postponed and played on Monday, August 20.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ilie Nastase wins Gray tennis crown"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/322830863/). *The Coshocton Tribune*. UPI. August 19, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Now the tournament will end Monday instead of Sunday.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_3-0)** ["1979 Cleveland – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cleveland/320/1979/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_4-0)** ["1979 Cleveland – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cleveland/320/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Smith wins in Cleveland"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/158346185/). *Akron Beacon Journal*. AP. August 21, 1979. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com. 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1980_6-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1980). *World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook*. London: [Queen Anne Press](/source/Queen_Anne_Press). pp. 28, 123. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780362020120](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780362020120). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [237184610](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/237184610).

## External links

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

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