1979 French Open

{{TennisEventInfo|1979|French Open|

| date= 28 May – 10 June

| edition=78

| prize_money=$375,000

| location= Paris (XVI^e), France

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| category=49th Grand Slam (ITF)

| champms={{Flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg{{cite web|title=Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Singles|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=520&y=1979|publisher=ATP}}

| champws={{Flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert{{cite web|title=WTA Tournament Archive – 1979 Roland Garros|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1979/903.pdf|publisher=WTA|format=PDF}}

| champmd={{Flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer / {{Flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer{{cite web|title=Roland Garros - 1979 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1979&EventId=520&Draw=md|publisher=ATP}}

| champwd={{Flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| champxd={{Flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt

}}

The 1979 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 78th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1979.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=390, 397, 400, 402–3}}{{cite book|title=Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire|year=1991|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis|location=Paris|isbn=2906450510|pages=240–245|author=Gilles Delamarre}}

Finals

= Men's singles =

{{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Borg defeated {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–4

It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title.

=Women's singles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0

It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.

=Men's doubles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer / {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case / {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

=Women's doubles=

{{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve / {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

=Mixed doubles=

{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt defeated {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} Virginia Ruzici / {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} Ion Țiriac, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Prize money

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