1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles

Singles
1979 Ramazzotti Cup
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up John Alexander
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles was an event of the 1979 Ramazzotti Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 26 March and 1 April 1979. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded Björn Borg was the defending Milan Indoor singles champion but lost in the quarterfinals to John Alexander. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a win in the final against unseeded John Alexander, 6–4, 6–3.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
  2. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  3. John McEnroe (champion)
  4. Raúl Ramírez (first round)
  5. Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
  6. Ilie Năstase (second round)
  7. José Luis Clerc (second round)
  8. Balázs Taróczy (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  John Alexander 6 6
  Adriano Panatta 3 4
John Alexander 4 3
3 John McEnroe 6 6
3 John McEnroe 6 6
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 0 3

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Björn Borg 6 6
Geoff Masters 1 2 1 Björn Borg 6 6
Peter Feigl 6 4 4 Tonino Zugarelli 3 1
Tonino Zugarelli 3 6 6 1 Björn Borg 3 6 4
Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 John Alexander 6 3 6
Paolo Bertolucci 1 4 Gianni Ocleppo 2 3
John Alexander 6 3 7 John Alexander 6 6
5 Corrado Barazzutti 3 6 5 John Alexander 6 6
4 Raúl Ramírez 5 4 Adriano Panatta 3 4
Gene Mayer 7 6 Gene Mayer 6 6
Ángel Giménez 6 4 6 Franco Merlone 4 1
Franco Merlone 2 6 7 Gene Mayer 3 6 5
Adriano Panatta 7 6 Adriano Panatta 6 3 7
Ismail El Shafei 6 2 Adriano Panatta 6 7
Hans Kary 5 2 7 José Luis Clerc 2 6
7 José Luis Clerc 7 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Ilie Năstase 7 6
Johan Kriek 5 4 6 Ilie Năstase 7 4 3
Deon Joubert 6 4 5 Andrew Pattison 5 6 6
Andrew Pattison 2 6 7 Andrew Pattison 1 3
Buster Mottram 6 6 3 John McEnroe 6 6
Víctor Pecci 2 4 Buster Mottram 4 4
Andrew Jarrett 6 1 2 3 John McEnroe 6 6
3 John McEnroe 4 6 6 3 John McEnroe 6 6
8 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 2 Vitas Gerulaitis 0 3
Pat DuPré 3 1 8 Balázs Taróczy 0 6 1
Q Dick Crealy 3 3 Tomáš Šmíd 6 0 6
Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 Tomáš Šmíd 3 2
Q Massimo Rivaroli 3 3 2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
Peter Fleming 6 6 Peter Fleming 6 6 3
Željko Franulović 7 3 2 2 Vitas Gerulaitis 2 7 6
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 26–27, 181. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. ^ "1979 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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