# ABN AMRO Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/228/abn-amro-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Bjorn Borg won the 1979 ABN AMRO Open, defeating John McEnroe 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on carpet courts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from April 2 to April 8, 1979. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ABN AMRO Open is the established indoor hard-court ATP event staged at Rotterdam Ahoy.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rotterdam Open, Rotterdam Indoors, World Tennis Tournament, ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: carpet
- Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Start date: 1979-04-02
- End date: 1979-04-08

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## Champion
- Winner: Bjorn Borg
- Runner-up: John McEnroe
- Final score: 6-4 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg def. John McEnroe 6-4 6-2

### SF
- Bjorn Borg def. Peter Fleming 6-2 6-2
- John McEnroe def. Vijay Amritraj 6-0 6-3

### QF
- Peter Fleming def. Raul Ramirez 7-5 6-3
- Vijay Amritraj def. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-1 7-6
- Bjorn Borg def. Johan Kriek 6-4 6-2
- John McEnroe def. Wojtek Fibak 6-3 6-1

### R16
- Vijay Amritraj def. Rolf Gehring 7-6 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak def. Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-2
- Raul Ramirez def. Paul Kronk 6-2 7-5
- Johan Kriek def. Jose Luis Clerc 6-4 6-2
- Bjorn Borg def. Louk Sanders 6-3 6-2
- Peter Fleming def. Buster C Mottram 6-3 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Geoff Masters 6-7 6-4 6-2
- John McEnroe def. Gene Mayer 6-4 6-1

### R32
- Bjorn Borg def. Mark Cox 6-4 6-2
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Robert Reininger 7-6 6-3
- Geoff Masters def. Brian Teacher 6-2 6-4
- John McEnroe def. Heinz Gunthardt 6-2 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic def. Deon Joubert 2-6 6-1 6-1
- Johan Kriek def. Dick Crealy 7-6 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Peter Feigl 6-1 6-4
- Louk Sanders def. David Schneider 1-6 6-3 6-3
- Peter Fleming def. Anand Amritraj 6-3 7-6
- Gene Mayer def. Tom Okker 6-3 7-5
- Rolf Gehring def. Ilie Nastase 7-6 5-7 6-4
- Buster C Mottram def. Pat Dupre 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak def. Ulrich Pinner 6-1 6-2
- Vijay Amritraj def. Andrew Pattison 7-5 6-2
- Raul Ramirez def. John Feaver 6-4 6-7 7-5
- Paul Kronk def. Bernie Mitton 7-6 6-7 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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