1979 New South Wales Open

The 1979 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was part of the 1979 Colgate Series.^[3] It was the 87th edition of the event and was held from 17 December through 23 December 1979. The singles titles were won by 14th-seeded Phil Dent and third-seeded Hana Mandlíková.^[4][5][6]

1979 New South Wales Open
Date	17–23 December 1979
Edition	87th
Category	Grand Prix (M) Colgate Series (W)
Draw	64S/32D (M) 32S/16D (W)
Prize money	$100,000 (M) $50,000 (W)
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	White City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Phil Dent[1]
Women's singles
Hana Mandlíková
Men's doubles
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee[2]
Women's doubles
Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist

Finals

Men's singles

Phil Dent defeated Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Docherty / Christopher Lewis 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist defeated Barbara Jordan / Kym Ruddell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2