1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Singles
1979 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Harold Solomon
Score6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 13 November and 17 November 1979. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion and retained the singles title after a win in the final against third-seeded Harold Solomon, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. John McEnroe (champion)
  2. Guillermo Vilas (second round)
  3. Harold Solomon (final)
  4. Peter Fleming (first round)
  5. (Withdrew)
  6. Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals)
  7. Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 John McEnroe 6 6
Gianni Ocleppo 3 0
1 John McEnroe 6 6 7
3 Harold Solomon 3 4 5
3 Harold Solomon 6 6
Hank Pfister 4 3

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 John McEnroe 6 6
John Lloyd 4 1 1 John McEnroe 6 6
Tom Gorman 6 4 2 Robin Drysdale 2 2
Robin Drysdale 4 6 6 1 John McEnroe 6 6
Marty Riessen 6 6 7 Wojciech Fibak 2 1
Raymond Moore 0 4 Marty Riessen 1 4
Peter Feigl 6 3 0 7 Wojciech Fibak 6 6
7 Wojciech Fibak 4 6 6 1 John McEnroe 6 6
4 Peter Fleming 4 5 Gianni Ocleppo 3 0
Gianni Ocleppo 6 7 Gianni Ocleppo 6 7
Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 6 Tomáš Šmíd 4 6
Q Richard Meyer 7 2 4 Gianni Ocleppo 6 6
Q Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 6 2 Ferdi Taygan 1 4
Jean-François Caujolle 6 1 6 Jean-François Caujolle 3 4
Ferdi Taygan 6 6 Ferdi Taygan 6 6
Andrew Jarrett 1 4

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Scott Carnahan 5 2
Q Sherwood Stewart 7 6 Q Sherwood Stewart 6 4 2
Stan Smith 7 7 Stan Smith 2 6 6
Nick Saviano 5 5 Stan Smith 4 4
Vincent Van Patten 6 6 3 Harold Solomon 6 6
Tom Gullikson 2 4 Vincent Van Patten 6 2 2
Mark Cox 5 3 3 Harold Solomon 3 6 6
3 Harold Solomon 7 6 3 Harold Solomon 6 6
6 Tim Gullikson 6 5 6 Hank Pfister 4 3
Q Jorge Andrew 2 7 2 6 Tim Gullikson 6 4 6
Richard Lewis 3 6 7 Richard Lewis 3 6 4
Tom Okker 6 4 5 6 Tim Gullikson 2 3
David Schneider 6 2 3 Hank Pfister 6 6
Hank Pfister 4 6 6 Hank Pfister 3 6 6
Bruce Manson 6 4 2 Guillermo Vilas 6 3 2
2 Guillermo Vilas 7 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. ^ "1979 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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