1979 Player's Canadian Open


The 1979 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix and of the 1979 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979. Björn Borg and Laura DuPont won the singles title.

Finals

Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
  • It was Borg's 9th singles title of the year and the 48th of his [Björn Borg Björn Borg career statistics|career statistics|career].

Women's singles

Laura DuPont defeated Brigitte Cuypers 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
  • It was DuPont's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Men's doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Heinz Günthardt / Bob Hewitt 6–7, 7–6, 6–1

Women's doubles

Lea Antonoplis / Diane Evers defeated Chris O'Neil / Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
  • It was Antonoplis' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Evers' 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.