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1979 French Open

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.

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Paraguay Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Australia Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0

United States Gene Mayer / United States Sandy Mayer defeated Australia Ross Case / United States Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Australia Wendy Turnbull / South Africa Bob Hewitt defeated Romania Virginia Ruzici / Romania Ion Țiriac, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Total prize money for the event was FF2,050,012.

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