1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
Borg playing
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| Details | |
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| Duration | 1 January – 24 December |
| Edition | 10th |
| Tournaments | 91 |
| Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) World Championship Tennis (8) Team Events (1) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |
 Björn Borg (12) |
| Most tournament finals |
Björn Borg (13) |
| Prize money leader |
Björn Borg
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| Points leader |
Björn Borg
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| Awards | |
| Player of the year |
Björn Borg
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| Comeback player of the year |
 Arthur Ashe
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The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a precursor of the ATP Tour).
The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1979:
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