1979 Monte Carlo Open#Doubles

{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Monte Carlo Open|

| date= 9–15 April

| edition=73rd

| category=Grand Prix circuit (WCT)

| prize_money=$175,000

| draw=32S / 16D

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| location=Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

| venue=Monte Carlo Country Club

| champs={{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg{{cite web|title=1979 Monte Carlo – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champd={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase / {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez{{cite web|title=1979 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

}}

The 1979 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 73rd edition of the tournament and was held from 9 April through 15 April 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, his second at the event after 1977.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook|year=1980|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362020120|oclc=237184610|page=182|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 43rd of his career.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase / {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez defeated {{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Pecci / {{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–4

References

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