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1979 Congoleum Classic
1979 Congoleum Classic
Date	February 12–18
Edition	6th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Rancho Mirage, CA, United States
Venue	Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
	Roscoe Tanner
Doubles
	Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer

The 1979 Congoleum Classic, also known as the Volvo Tennis Games, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California in the United States and was held from February 12 through February 18, 1979. Eighth-seeded Roscoe Tanner won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $35,000 first-prize money.^[3]

Finals

It was Gene Mayer's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Sandy Mayer's 1st title of the year and the 20th of his career.

^ ^a ^b "Rancho Mirage – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ ^a ^b "Rancho Mirage – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.