# 1979 Indian Open

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1979 Indian Open Date 19–25 November Edition 7th Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $75,000 (Rs 6 lakh) Surface Clay / outdoor Location Bombay, India Champions Singles Vijay Amritraj[1] Doubles Chris Delaney / James Delaney[2] ← 1978 · Indian Open

The **1979 Indian Open**, also known as the **Indian Grand Prix**, was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor clay courts](/source/Clay_court) in [Bombay](/source/Bombay), India. It was the seventh and last edition of the [tournament](/source/Indian_Open_(tennis)) and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. The tournament was part of the [Grand Prix tennis circuit](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_(tennis)). First-seeded [Vijay Amritraj](/source/Vijay_Amritraj) won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1973, 1975 and 1977.[3] Due to the cancellation of the tournament in Manila, Philippines the Indian Open was held one week earlier compared to the original schedule.[4]

## Finals

### Singles

[Vijay Amritraj](/source/Vijay_Amritraj) defeated [Peter Elter](/source/Peter_Elter) 6–1, 7–5

- It was Amritraj's only singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.

### Doubles

[Chris Delaney](/source/Chris_Delaney) / [James Delaney](/source/James_Delaney_(tennis)) defeated [Thomas Furst](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Furst_(tennis)&action=edit&redlink=1) / [Wolfgang Popp](/source/Wolfgang_Popp) 7–6, 6–2

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 Bombay – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 Bombay – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1980_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1980). *World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook*. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 126. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780362020120](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780362020120). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [237184610](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/237184610).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Shrish Nadkarni (30 November 1979). ["The Grand Prix: Few takers again"](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19791130-indian-grand-prix-offers-higher-prize-money-but-attracts-few-players-822384-2014-02-21). *[India Today](/source/India_Today)*.

## External links

- [ITF – tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/indian-open/ind/1979/m-gp-ind-01a-1979/draws-and-results/)

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