# 1979 Ramazzotti Cup

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1979 Ramazzotti Cup Date 26 March – 1 April Edition 2nd Category Grand Prix (WCT) Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $200,000 Surface Carpet / indoor Location Milan, Italy Venue Palazzo dello Sport Champions Singles John McEnroe[1] Doubles Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2] ← 1978 · Milan Indoor · 1980 →

The **1979 Ramazzotti Cup**, also known as the **Milan Indoor** or **Milan WCT**, was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court) at the [Palazzo dello Sport](/source/Palasport_di_San_Siro) in [Milan](/source/Milan), Italy. The event was part [WCT Tour](/source/World_Championship_Tennis) which was incorporated into the [1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix](/source/1979_Colgate-Palmolive_Grand_Prix) circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 26 March through 1 April 1979. Third-seeded [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe) won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.[3][4]

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles](/source/1979_Ramazzotti_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe) defeated [John Alexander](/source/John_Alexander_(tennis)) 6–4, 6–3

- It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 7th of his [career](/source/John_McEnroe_career_statistics).

### Doubles

Main article: [1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Doubles](/source/1979_Ramazzotti_Cup_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Peter Fleming](/source/Peter_Fleming_(tennis)) / [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe) defeated [José Luis Clerc](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Clerc) / [Tomáš Šmíd](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_%C5%A0m%C3%ADd) 6–1, 6–3

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 Milan – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1979/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 Milan – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["McEnroe ready to dethrone Connors"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/293232031/). *News Herald*. AP. 2 April 1979. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1980_4-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1980). *World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook*. London: [Queen Anne Press](/source/Queen_Anne_Press). pp. 26–27, 181. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780362020120](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780362020120). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [237184610](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/237184610).

## External links

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

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