# ATP Finals 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/529/atp-finals?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Bjorn Borg won the 1979 ATP Finals, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-2 in the final. The ATP Finals was played on carpet courts in New York, United States, from January 9 to January 17, 1980. The match log contains 15 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ATP Finals are the men's season-ending championship, contested by the year's eight leading qualified singles players.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Tour Finals, ATP Tour Finals, Masters Cup, World Tour Finals
- Category: ATP Finals
- Surface: carpet
- Location: New York, United States
- Start date: 1980-01-09
- End date: 1980-01-17

## Champion
- Winner: Bjorn Borg
- Runner-up: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Final score: 6-2 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg d. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-2

### SF
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Jimmy Connors 7-5 6-2
- Bjorn Borg d. John McEnroe 6-7 6-3 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 15
- Players: 8

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/529/atp-finals?season=1979
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)