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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.[4][5]

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Finals

Men's singles

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

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

Women's singles

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

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

Men's doubles

United States Gene Mayer / United States Sandy Mayer defeated Australia Ross Case / United States Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [3]

Women's doubles

Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 [2]

Mixed doubles

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

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Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [6] Men FF208,200 FF104,100 FF52,050 FF26,370 FF15,270 FF8,325 FF4,860 FF2,775
Women FF126,900 FF63,450 FF31,300 FF13,960 - FF6,870 FF3,600 FF696

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

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