1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Roscoe Tanner
Score6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships

Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall.

Seeds

1.   Björn Borg (champion)
2.   John McEnroe (fourth round)
3.   Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
4.   Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
5.   Roscoe Tanner (final)
6.   Guillermo Vilas (second round)
7.   Arthur Ashe (first round)
8.   Víctor Pecci (third round)
9.   Brian Gottfried (third round)
10.   Wojciech Fibak (first round)
11.   John Alexander (third round)
12.   José Higueras (second round)
13.   Manuel Orantes (second round)
14.   José Luis Clerc (fourth round)
15.   Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals)
16.   Corrado Barazzutti (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
Tom Okker 2 1 3
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
3 Jimmy Connors 2 3 2
3 Jimmy Connors 6 4 7 6
Bill Scanlon 3 6 6 4
1 Björn Borg 64 6 3 6 6
5 Roscoe Tanner 77 1 6 3 4
Adriano Panatta 6 4 77 4 3
Pat DuPré 3 6 63 6 6
Pat DuPré 3 6 3
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 6
15 Tim Gullikson 1 4 7 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Björn Borg 3 6 7 6
Tom Gorman 6 4 5 1 1 B Borg 2 6 4 7 6
Mark Edmondson 7 6 3 2 2 V Amritraj 6 4 6 6 2
Vijay Amritraj 6 4 6 6 6 1 B Borg 6 6 6
Hank Pfister 6 3 7 7 H Pfister 4 1 3
Jan Kodeš 3 6 6 6 H Pfister 6 6 3 6
Jaime Fillol 6 3 2 4 P Fleming 1 3 6 4
Peter Fleming 3 6 6 6 1 B Borg 6 5 6 7
David Schneider 6 7 6 B Teacher 4 7 4 5
Bob Carmichael 4 6 1 D Schneider 4 4 4
Brian Teacher 6 3 6 7 B Teacher 6 6 6
Colin Dibley 4 6 3 5 B Teacher 6 7 5 6
Paul Kronk 2 2 4 9 B Gottfried 3 5 7 3
Jeff Borowiak 6 6 6 J Borowiak 6 4 4
WC Andrew Jarrett 2 6 1 9 B Gottfried 7 6 6
9 Brian Gottfried 6 7 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 John Alexander 6 7 4 7
Dick Stockton 1 6 6 5 11 J Alexander 6 3 5 6 6
Heinz Günthardt 6 6 6 H Günthardt 3 6 7 3 2
Bernard Mitton 4 1 3 11 J Alexander 4 4 4
WC David Lloyd 2 6 5 3 E Mayer 6 6 6
Q Onny Parun 6 4 7 6 Q O Parun 4 1 2
Gene Mayer 3 6 6 7 E Mayer 6 6 6
Victor Amaya 6 3 4 5 E Mayer 6 7 4 4
Tom Okker 6 7 6 T Okker 7 5 6 6
Roger Guedes 1 5 1 T Okker 7 6 3 6
Cliff Drysdale 2 6 3 J Austin 6 4 6 2
John Austin 6 7 6 T Okker 7 7 6
Tim Wilkison 6 6 6 T Wilkison 5 5 4
LL Noel Phillips 2 2 2 T Wilkison 5 6 6 7
WC Roger Taylor 3 2 4 6 G Vilas 7 2 1 6
6 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Jimmy Connors 6 6 7 6
Jean-François Caujolle 2 7 5 3 3 J Connors 6 6 7 6
Q Ulf Eriksson 3 4 5 M Riessen 7 3 6 0
Marty Riessen 6 6 7 3 J Connors 6 6 7
Johan Kriek 4 6 6 6 J Kriek 4 1 6
Peter Feigl 6 3 3 0 J Kriek 6 6 6
LL Álvaro Fillol 5 1 6 3 Q J Norbäck 1 3 1
Q Jan Norbäck 7 6 3 6 3 J Connors 6 6 6
Randy Crawford 2 2 4 M Cox 2 1 1
Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 B Taróczy 4 6 3 6
Mark Cox 7 6 6 M Cox 6 4 6 7
Karl Meiler 5 3 3 M Cox 3 6 6 7 7
Q Alejandro Cortes 5 7 2 0r Q G Moretton 6 7 1 6 5
Q Gilles Moretton 7 6 6 1 Q G Moretton 7 3 7 3 6
Ray Moore 6 7 6 6 4 13 M Orantes 6 6 6 6 1
13 Manuel Orantes 7 6 7 4 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Corrado Barazzutti 3 4 7 6 4
Andrew Pattison 6 6 5 4 6 A Pattison 6 6 6
Q John Fitzgerald 4 7 6 2 C Dowdeswell 3 4 0
Colin Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6 A Pattison 6 6 4 2
Francisco González 4 6 6 6 W Scanlon 7 4 6 6
Q Rohun Beven 6 2 2 4 F González 6 4 4
WC Robin Drysdale 3 3 5 W Scanlon 7 6 6
Bill Scanlon 6 6 7 W Scanlon 6 6 6 7
John Marks 5 6 6 2 Q B Drewett 4 4 7 5
Q Brad Drewett 7 2 7 6 Q B Drewett 7 7 6
Erick Iskersky 2 1 4 J James 5 5 3
John James 6 6 6 Q B Drewett 4 7 7 6
Q Rick Fisher 5 1 6 8 V Pecci 6 6 6 4
Phil Dent 7 6 7 P Dent 4 6 3
Sherwood Stewart 5 2 3 8 V Pecci 6 7 6
8 Víctor Pecci 7 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Arthur Ashe 4 6 3
Chris Kachel 6 7 6 C Kachel 5 3 6 7 4
John Lloyd 3 4 1 O Bengtson 7 6 0 6 6
Ove Bengtson 6 6 6 O Bengtson 6 6 6
Alvin Gardiner 6 6 3 2 4 A Panatta 7 7 7
WC Jonathan Smith 1 4 6 6 6 WC J Smith 6 2 7 5 3
Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 A Panatta 2 6 6 7 6
Ángel Giménez 3 3 4 A Panatta 7 6 7
Sandy Mayer 6 6 6 6 A Mayer 6 3 6
Q Charlie Pasarell 1 7 3 3 A Mayer 6 7 4 7
Jorge Andrew 2 3 1 R Ramírez 3 6 6 6
Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 A Mayer 6 7 7 6
WC Ismail El Shafei 6 3 6 7 4 J Sadri 7 5 6 2
John Sadri 3 6 7 6 6 J Sadri 6 5 6 7
LL John Yuill 2 5 7 6 4 12 J Higueras 3 7 4 5
12 José Higueras 6 7 5 3 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Wojciech Fibak 6 7 4 2 7
Bruce Manson 4 6 6 6 9 B Manson 7 4 6 6
Q Fritz Buehning 6 6 6 Q F Buehning 6 6 4 4
Q Richard Meyer 3 4 4 B Manson 7 4 3 2
Bob Lutz 6 6 6 R Lutz 6 6 6 6
Réjean Genois 3 2 2 R Lutz 6 6 6
Ricardo Ycaza 6 1 6 6 R Ycaza 0 3 2
Q David Whyte 4 6 2 0 R Lutz 6 5 6 4 6
Yannick Noah 7 6 7 P DuPré 3 7 4 6 8
LL Ramesh Krishnan 6 3 5 Y Noah 6 6 7
Nick Saviano 6 6 6 N Saviano 3 4 5
Rick Fagel 0 1 2 Y Noah 5 6 3 1
Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 4 3 6 6 P DuPré 7 1 6 6
WC John Feaver 1 6 6 3 4 C Kirmayr 6 6 3 4
Pat DuPré 7 6 3 3 6 P DuPré 4 7 6 6
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 3

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
Van Winitsky 1 4 4 5 R Tanner 6 7 6
Peter McNamara 6 6 6 P McNamara 1 6 4
Ivan Lendl 3 2 3 5 R Tanner 6 7 7
Pascal Portes 1 6 6 6 R Case 4 5 6
Ferdi Taygan 6 4 4 4 P Portes 2 1 5
Billy Martin 5 7 2 6 2 R Case 6 6 7
Ross Case 7 6 6 4 6 5 R Tanner 6 7 6 6
Q Cássio Motta 5 3 4 14 JL Clerc 7 6 4 1
José Luis Damiani 7 6 6 JL Damiani 3 2 6
David Carter 1 6 4 1 S Smith 6 6 7
Stan Smith 6 2 6 6 S Smith 7 6 3 5
Dale Collings 6 3 6 5 14 JL Clerc 6 7 6 7
Antonio Muñoz 7 6 3 7 A Muñoz 1 3 4
Q Bob Giltinan 4 6 3 6 3 14 JL Clerc 6 6 6
14 José Luis Clerc 6 3 6 3 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Tim Gullikson 6 6 6
Mike Cahill 4 2 4 15 Ti Gullikson 7 6 6 6
Haroon Ismail 5 6 2 T Šmid 5 7 2 4
Tomáš Šmid 7 7 6 15 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
Kim Warwick 6 1 6 6 Q C Letcher 0 4 1
Q Cliff Letcher 7 6 2 7 Q C Letcher 6 3 6 6
Patrice Dominguez 6 6 6 P Dominguez 1 6 3 4
Pavel Huťka 3 3 4 15 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
Anand Amritraj 3 6 6 2 J McEnroe 4 2 4
Andreas Maurer 6 7 7 A Maurer 1 4 4
Pavel Složil 6 2 1 6 1 To Gullikson 6 6 6
Tom Gullikson 4 6 6 3 6 To Gullikson 4 4 6
WC Richard Lewis 4 3 5 2 J McEnroe 6 6 7
Buster Mottram 6 6 7 C Mottram 7 2 6 2
Terry Moor 5 1 4 2 J McEnroe 6 6 7 6
2 John McEnroe 7 6 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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