1979 Pepsi Grand Slam

The 1979 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 10 through February 11, 1979. Björn Borg won his third consecutive singles title at the event and earned $150,000 first prize money.^[2]

1979 Pepsi Grand Slam
Date	February 10–11
Edition	4th
Category	Special event
Draw	4S
Prize money	$300,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Venue	Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Björn Borg[1]

Final

Singles

Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3

• It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 41st of his career.

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th
Singles [3]	$150,000	$75,000	$45,000	$30,000

Draw

	Semifinals									Final
	Jimmy Connors		6	6
	John McEnroe		3	4
										Jimmy Connors		2	3
										Björn Borg		6	6
	Björn Borg		6	6
	Guillermo Vilas		3	3

Third place match

John McEnroe defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2

See also

• Borg–Connors rivalry