1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival

The 1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis series of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through March 25, 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and earned $30,200 first-prize money.^[4][5]

1979 New Orleans Tennis Festival
Date	March 19–25
Edition	2nd
Category	Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Venue	New Orleans Municipal Auditorium[1]
Champions
Singles
John McEnroe[2]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[3]

Finals

Singles

John McEnroe defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2

• It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 6–1, 6–3

• It was Fleming's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was McEnroe's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 10th of his career.

See also

• Borg–McEnroe rivalry