1979 Richmond WCT

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1979|Richmond WCT| | date=January 29 – February 4 | edition= 14th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis tour|Grand Prix]] (WCT) | prize_money=$175,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location=[[Richmond, Virginia]], US | champs={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]<ref name=ms>{{cite web|title=1979 Richmond – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/richmond/802/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) }}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]<ref name=md>{{cite web|title=1979 Richmond – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/richmond/802/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) }}</ref> | after_name=United Virginia Bank Classic }}

The '''1979 Richmond WCT''', also known by its sponsored name '''United Virginia Bank Classic''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s in [[Richmond, Virginia]] in the United States. The event was part [[World Championship Tennis|WCT Tour]] which was incorporated into the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1979. First-seeded [[Björn Borg]] 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|page=181|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] 6–3, 6–1 * It was Borg's 1st singles title of the year and the 40th of his [[Björn Borg career statistics|career]].

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965USA}} [[Ion Țiriac]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] 6–4, 6–3

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/richmond/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-06a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

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