1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships

The 1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the tenth edition of the tournament in the open era and was held from February 26 through March 4, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $40,000 first-prize money. It was his fifth singles title at the event after 1973–75 and 1978 which equaled the tournament record set by Wylie C. Grant.^[a][3][4]

1979 U.S. National Indoor Championships
Date	February 26 – March 4
Edition	10th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	48S / 24D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Memphis, TN, United States
Venue	Racquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Tom Okker / Wojciech Fibak[2]

Finals

Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

• It was Connors' 3rd singles title of the year and the 74th of his career.

Doubles

Tom Okker / Wojciech Fibak defeated Frew McMillan / Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–4

See also

• 1979 US Indoor Championships – women's tournament

Notes

1. Grant won the singles title in 1903–4, 1906, 1908 and 1912.^[3]