{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Monte Carlo Open| | date= 9–15 April | edition=73rd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] ([[World Championship Tennis|WCT]]) | prize_money=[[USD|$]]175,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France | venue=[[Monte Carlo Country Club]] | champs={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Monte Carlo – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]<ref name=md>{{cite web|title=1979 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1979 Monte Carlo Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] at the [[Monte Carlo Country Club]] in [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France that was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the 73rd edition of the tournament and was held from 9 April through 15 April 1979. First-seeded [[Björn Borg]] won the singles title, his second at the event after [[1977 Monte Carlo WCT|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=182|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 * It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 43rd of his [[Björn Borg career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] defeated {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Pecci]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]] 6–3, 6–4
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://montecarlotennismasters.com}} * [http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/monte-carlo/410/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/monte-carlo/mon/1980/m-gp-mon-01a-1980/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament details]
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