{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Mercedes Cup| | date=16–22 July | edition=2nd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=[[USD|$]]75,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Stuttgart]], West Germany | venue=[[Tennis Club Weissenhof]] | champs={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Stuttgart Outdoor – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/stuttgart/321/1979/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] / {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Colin Dowdeswell]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Stuttgart Outdoor – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/stuttgart/321/1979/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Stuttgart Open }} The '''1979 Mercedes Cup''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s and held in [[Stuttgart]], West Germany that was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 16 July until 22 July 1979. Fourth-seeded [[Tomáš Šmíd]] won the singles title.
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Ulrich Pinner]], 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 * It was Šmíd's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] / {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Colin Dowdeswell]] defeated {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]], 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.mercedescup.de/en/ Official website] * [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Stuttgart.aspx ATP tournament profile]
{{ATP Stuttgart Outdoor tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Stuttgart Open]] [[Category:Stuttgart Open]] [[Category:1979 in German tennis]]