1979 South American Open

Tennis tournament

1979 South American Open

Date| 19–25 November
Edition| 13th
Category| Grand Prix
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $175,000
Surface| Clay / outdoor
Location| Buenos Aires, Argentina
Champions
Singles
Guillermo Vilas[1]
Doubles
Tomáš Šmíd /  Sherwood Stewart[2]
| ← 1978 · | South American Open | · 1980 →

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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 courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title.[3]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 1979 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated  José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

* It was Vilas's 3rd singles title of the year and the 45th of his career.

### Doubles

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Tomáš Šmíd /  Sherwood Stewart defeated  Marcos Hocevar /  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

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1. ^ "1979 Buenos Aires – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. ^ "1979 Buenos Aires – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 29, 114–115\. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

## External links

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* ITF tournament edition details
* ATP tournament profile

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