1979 Louisville Open

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Louisville Open| | date=July 23–30 | edition=10th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=64S / 32D | prize_money=$175,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S. | venue=[[Louisville Tennis Center]] | champs={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Louisville – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/1727/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Louisville – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/1727/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | after_year=no }} The '''1979 Louisville Open''', also known as the '''Louisville International Classic''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at the [[Louisville Tennis Center]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], United States. It was the tenth and final edition of the [[Louisville Open|tournament]] and was scheduled from Monday, July 23 through Sunday, July 29, 1979, but due to intermittent rain throughout the week it ended one day late. Some matches were played on indoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the [[Grand Prix tennis circuit]]. The singles final was won by seventh-seeded [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]], last year's runner-up, who received $25,000 first prize money and earned 175 ranking points.<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=26, 92–93|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor]] 7–6, 6–7, 3–3, ret. * It was Alexander's 1st singles title of the year and the 4th of his career.

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] defeated {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/louisville/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-24a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

[[Category:Louisville Open]] [[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Louisville Open]] [[Category:1979 in sports in Kentucky|Louisville Open]] [[Category:1979 in American tennis|Louisville Open]] [[Category:1979 in Louisville, Kentucky]]