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| date=19 – 25 November<br />
| edition=7th<br />
| category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] <br />
| draw=32S / 16D<br />
| prize_money=$75,000 ([[Rupee|Rs]] 6 [[lakh]])<br />
| surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor<br />
| location=[[Bombay]], India<br />
| champs={{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Bombay – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> <br />
| champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Delaney]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Delaney (tennis)|James Delaney]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Bombay – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/bombay/1729/1979/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref><br />
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The '''1979 Indian Open''', also known as the '''Indian Grand Prix''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] in [[Bombay]], India. It was the seventh and last edition of the [[Indian Open (tennis)|tournament]] and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. The tournament was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|Grand Prix tennis circuit]]. First-seeded [[Vijay Amritraj]] won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1973, 1975 and 1977.<ref name=wot1980>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook|year=1980|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362020120|oclc=237184610|page=126|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref> Due to the cancellation of the tournament in Manila, Philippines the Indian Open was held one week earlier compared to the original schedule.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Shrish Nadkarni|title=The Grand Prix: Few takers again|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-grand-prix-offers-higher-prize-money-but-attracts-few-players/1/427669.html|website=[[India Today]]|date=30 November 1979}}</ref><br />
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==Finals==<br />
===Singles===<br />
{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]] 6–1, 7–5<br />
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===Doubles===<br />
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Delaney]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Delaney (tennis)|James Delaney]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Thomas Furst (tennis)|Thomas Furst]] / {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Popp]] 7–6, 6–2<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002551 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details]<br />
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