1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion Stan Smith
Runner-up Wojciech Fibak
Score6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Draw48
Seeds16

Stan Smith was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 against Wojciech Fibak.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result five seeds received byes into the second round.

  1. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  2. Gene Mayer (semifinals)
  3. Wojciech Fibak (final)
  4. Brian Gottfried (second round)
  5. Stan Smith (champion)
  6. Eliot Teltscher (second round)
  7. Johan Kriek (third round)
  8. Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
  9. Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
  10. Vince Van Patten (second round)
  11. Raúl Ramírez (third round)
  12. Balázs Taróczy (second round)
  13. Tom Okker (second round)
  14. Heinz Günthardt (third round)
  15. Pavel Složil (second round)
  16. Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
9 Ivan Lendl 4 2  
5 Stan Smith 6 6  
5 Stan Smith 6 6 6    
3 Wojciech Fibak 4 0 2    
3 Wojciech Fibak 4 6 6
2 Gene Mayer 6 4 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 E Dibbs 6 6  
  T Gullikson 6 5 3   K Meiler 3 1  
  K Meiler 1 7 6 1 E Dibbs 1 7 3
9 I Lendl 6 6 6
  S Docherty 0 6  
  F Taygan 3 2   9 I Lendl 6 7  
9 I Lendl 6 6   9 I Lendl 7 6  
12 B Taróczy 6 6   8 C Barazzutti 5 2  
  P Proisy 3 1   12 B Taróczy 4 4  
Q T Svensson 6 6  
Q T Svensson 2 4  
  K Curren 6 7   8 C Barazzutti 6 6  
Q J Hřebec 1 6     K Curren 7 3 1
8 C Barazzutti 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 B Gottfried 6 6  
  C Freyss 3 1   4 B Gottfried 4 6 4
  R Moore 6 4 6
  R Moore 4 4  
  M Cox 6 6     M Cox 6 6  
  E Fromm 4 1     M Cox 6 6  
11 T Okker 1 2  
  M Cox 4 3  
5 S Smith 6 6  
14 P Složil 6 2 1
Q B Hewitt 5 6 2   P Portes 0 6 6
  P Portes 7 4 6   P Portes 2 6 1
5 S Smith 6 3 6
  N Saviano 6 4  
  G Malin 7 2 2 5 S Smith 7 6  
6 S Smith 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 J Kriek 5 6 6
  R Reininger 7 2 3 7 J Kriek 6 6  
Q J Fillol 1 3  
7 J Kriek 0 6 1
16 Ž Franulović 6 1 6
  L Sanders 4 4  
  H Kary 4 3   16 Ž Franulović 6 6  
16 Ž Franulović 6 6   16 Ž Franulović 4 4  
10 V Van Patten 6 6   3 W Fibak 6 6  
  A Fillol 4 2   10 V Van Patten 6 6 6
  J-L Haillet 7 2 7
  J-L Haillet 2 2  
3 W Fibak 6 6  
Q U Eriksson 4 4  
  B Manson 0 7 2 3 W Fibak 6 6  
4 W Fibak 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 E Teltscher 6 6  
  T Waltke 4 0   6 E Teltscher 6 7 3
  F McMillan 7 6 6
  F McMillan 4 7 6
Q F Buehning 7 4 7 14 H Günthardt 6 5 2
Q R Lewis 6 6 6 Q F Buehning 3 6 2
14 H Günthardt 6 1 6
  F McMillan 1 6 4
11 R Ramírez 6 6   2 G Mayer 6 3 6
  T Koch 4 2   11 R Ramírez 6 7  
  R Stiegler 4 5  
11 R Ramírez 1 2  
2 G Mayer 6 6  
  D Schneider 1 3  
  B Andersson 4 3   2 G Mayer 6 6  
2 G Mayer 6 6  

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