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1979 Lagos Classic
1979 Lagos Classic
Date26 February – 4 March
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLagos, Nigeria
VenueLagos Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Austria Hans Kary[1]
Doubles
United States Bruce Kleege / United States Joel Bailey
← 1978 · Lagos Open · 1980 →

The 1979 Lagos Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Lagos, Nigeria. The event was part of the World Championship Tennis tier of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 26 February until 4 March 1979. Unseeded Hans Kary won the singles title.[2]

Finals

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Singles

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Austria Hans Kary defeated Austria Peter Feigl, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

  • It was Kary's only singles title of his career.

Doubles

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United States Bruce Kleege / United States Joel Bailey defeated Egypt Ismail El Shafei / Austria Peter Feigl 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

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