# 1979 Volvo International

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1979 Volvo International Date July 30 – August 5 Edition 7th Category Grand Prix circuit Draw 64S / 32D Prize money $175,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. Champions Singles Harold Solomon[1] Doubles Ion Țiriac / Guillermo Vilas[2] ← 1978 · Volvo International · 1980 →

The **1979 Volvo International** was a men's professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor clay courts](/source/Clay_court) in [North Conway, New Hampshire](/source/North_Conway%2C_New_Hampshire) in the United States and was part of the [1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix](/source/1979_Colgate-Palmolive_Grand_Prix). It was the 7th edition of the tournament and was held from July 30 through August 5, 1979. Fourth-seeded [Harold Solomon](/source/Harold_Solomon) won the singles title.[3]

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1979 Volvo International – Singles](/source/1979_Volvo_International_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Harold Solomon](/source/Harold_Solomon) defeated [José Higueras](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Higueras) 5–7, 6–4, 7–6

- It was Solomon's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career.

### Doubles

Main article: [1979 Volvo International – Doubles](/source/1979_Volvo_International_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Ion Țiriac](/source/Ion_%C8%9Airiac) / [Guillermo Vilas](/source/Guillermo_Vilas) defeated [John Sadri](/source/John_Sadri) / [Tim Wilkison](/source/Tim_Wilkison) 6–4, 7–6

- It was Țiriac's 2nd title of the year and the 22nd of his career. It was Vilas' 4th title of the year and the 60th of his career.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1979 North Conway – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/north-conway/705/1979/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1979 North Conway – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/north-conway/705/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** John Barrett, ed. (1980). *World of Tennis : A BP Yearbook*. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 94, 95. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780362020120](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780362020120).

## External links

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/north-conway/usa/1979/m-gp-usa-25a-1979/draws-and-results/)

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