{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Indian Open| | date=19–25 November | edition=7th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 ([[Rupee|Rs]] 6 [[lakh]]) | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Bombay]], India | champs={{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Bombay – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Delaney]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Delaney (tennis)|James Delaney]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Bombay – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | after_year=no }} The '''1979 Indian Open''', also known as the '''Indian Grand Prix''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] in [[Bombay]], India. It was the seventh and last edition of the [[Indian Open (tennis)|tournament]] and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. The tournament was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Grand Prix tennis circuit]]. First-seeded [[Vijay Amritraj]] won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1973, 1975 and 1977.<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|page=126|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref> Due to the cancellation of the tournament in Manila, Philippines the Indian Open was held one week earlier compared to the original schedule.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Shrish Nadkarni|title=The Grand Prix: Few takers again|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19791130-indian-grand-prix-offers-higher-prize-money-but-attracts-few-players-822384-2014-02-21|website=[[India Today]]|date=30 November 1979}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]] 6–1, 7–5 * It was Amritraj's only singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Delaney]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Delaney (tennis)|James Delaney]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Thomas Furst (tennis)|Thomas Furst]] / {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Popp]] 7–6, 6–2
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/indian-open/ind/1979/m-gp-ind-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]
{{Indian Open tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Indian Open]] [[Category:1979 in Indian tennis]]