{{TennisEventInfo|1979|South American Open| | date=19–25 November | edition=13th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money= $175,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] | champs={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]<ref name=ms>{{cite web|title=1979 Buenos Aires – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/buenos-aires/303/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|CSK}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]<ref name=md>{{cite web|title=1979 Buenos Aires – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/buenos-aires/303/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_name=South American Championships (tennis) }}
The '''1979 South American Open''' also known as the '''ATP Buenos Aires''' was a men's [[Grand Prix tennis circuit]] tournament held in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina that was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s. It was the 13th edition of the [[ATP Buenos Aires|tournament]] and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. First-seeded [[Guillermo Vilas]] 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|pages=29, 114–115|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|1979 South American Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc]] 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Vilas's 3rd singles title of the year and the 45th of his [[Guillermo Vilas career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]] defeated {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Marcos Hocevar]] / {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Soares (tennis)|João Soares]] 6–1, 7–5 * It was Smid's 4th title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Stewart's 10th title of the year and the 30th of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/buenos-aires/arg/1979/m-gp-arg-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details] * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/buenos-aires/506/overview ATP tournament profile]
{{ATP Buenos Aires tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
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