title: 1979 Pepsi Grand Slam
text: # 1979 Pepsi Grand Slam
  
  The 1979 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 10 through February 11, 1979. Björn Borg won his third consecutive singles title at the event and earned $150,000 first prize money.
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Singles
  
  Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3
  
  * It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 41st of his career.
  
  ## Prize money
  
  | Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Singles | $150,000 | $75,000 | $45,000 | $30,000 |
  
  ## Draw
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jimmy Connors | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 3 | 4 | Jimmy Connors | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | Björn Borg | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 |
  | Björn Borg | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | Björn Borg | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 |
  | Guillermo Vilas | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  
  ### Third place match
  
  John McEnroe defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2
  
  