1979 Dayton Pro Tennis Classic | |
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Date | March 26 – April 1 |
Edition | 6th |
Category | Grand Prix (One star) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $75,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
Venue | Dayton Convention Center[1] |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Butch Walts[2] | |
Doubles | |
Bruce Manson / Cliff Drysdale[3] |
The 1979 Dayton Pro Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio, in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix. It was the sixth edition of the event and was held from March 26 through April 1, 1979. Unseeded Butch Walts won his second singles title at the event after 1975 and earned $13,000 first-prize money.[1][4]
Butch Walts defeated Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–4
Bruce Manson / Cliff Drysdale defeated Ross Case / Phil Dent 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)