1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Colgate Series tennis tournament. The event was held for the first time at the newly built Indianapolis Sports Center in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament in the Open Era and was held in from August 6 through August 12, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the men's singles title and the $25,000 first-prize money.^[3][4] First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd claimed the women's singles title and $20,000 first-prize money.^[5]

1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Date	August 6–12
Edition	11th
Category	Grand Prix circuit WTA Tour
Draw	64S / 32D (men) 48S / 24D (women)
Prize money	$175,000 (men) $100,000 (women)
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Venue	Indianapolis Sports Center
Champions
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors[1]
Women's singles
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's doubles
Gene Mayer / John McEnroe[2]
Women's doubles
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 2–6, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

Main article: 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

Gene Mayer / John McEnroe defeated Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Main article: 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Penny Johnson / Paula Smith 6–1, 6–0