{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Italian Indoor Open| | date=19–25 November | edition=5th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$75,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location=[[Bologna]], Italy | venue= | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]<ref name="ms">{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bologna/312/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|title=1979 Bologna – Singles draw|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]<ref name="md">{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bologna/312/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|title=1979 Bologna – Doubles draw|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Bologna Indoor }}
The '''1979 Italian Indoor Open''', also known as the Bologna Open or Bologna Indoor, was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s that was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]] circuit and took place in [[Bologna]], Italy. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. Fourth-seeded [[Butch Walts]] won the singles title.<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=29, 127|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Ocleppo]] 6–3, 6–2 * It was Walts' 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 4th and last of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan]] 6–1, 6–1
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/bologna/312/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bologna-indoor/ita/1979/m-gp-ita-05a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Bologna Indoor tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 in men's tennis|Italian Indoor Open]] [[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Italian Indoor Open]] [[Category:1979 in Italian tennis|Italian Indoor Open]] [[Category:November 1979 sports events in Europe]]