Australian Open 1979 / men's singles

Australian Open 1979
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's singles
1978 ◄ 1979 ► 1980
Grand Slams 1979 men's singles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's singles at the 1979 Australian Open

The defending champion was Guillermo Vilas .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Guillermo Vilas victory 02.  John Alexander 1 round 03.  Victor Amaya Semifinals 04th  Hank Pfister 1 round 05.  Balázs Taróczy 1 round 06th  John Sadri final 07th  Tim Wilkison 1 round 08th.  Peter Feigl 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Peter McNamara Round of 16 10.  Kim Warwick Round of 16 11.  Peter Rennert Quarter finals 12.  Geoff Masters 2nd round 13.  Phil Dent Quarter finals 14th  Ross Case 1 round 15th  Rod Frawley Quarter finals 16.  Paul McNamee Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Guillermo Vilas

7th

3

7th

7th

3

Victor Amaya

5

6th

6th

6th

1

Guillermo Vilas

7th

6th

6th

6th

John Sadri

6th

3

2

6th

John Sadri

6th

7th

6th

6th

Colin Dibley

4th

6th

7th

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

G. Vilas

7th

6th

6th

C. Lewis

5

3

4th

1

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Gardiner

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

A. Gardiner

4th

2

4th

N. Phillips

4th

6th

4th

4th

1

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

C. Delaney

7th

6th

7th

9

P. McNamara

3

4th

4th

LL

J. Delaney

5

4th

5

C. Delaney

3

6th

3

B. Drewett

6th

1

4th

5

9

P. McNamara

6th

7th

6th

9

P. McNamara

3

6th

6th

7th

1

G. Vilas

6th

3

7th

4th

6th

13

P. Dent

6th

6th

6th

13

P. Dent

2

6th

6th

6th

2

J. Marks

3

2

2

13

P. Dent

7th

6th

6th

LL

J. Cohen

4th

6th

4th

5

C. Miller

6th

0

3

C. Miller

6th

3

6th

7th

13

P. Dent

6th

6th

4th

6th

C. tile

7th

6th

6th

C. tile

4th

1

6th

4th

LL

C. Fancutt

6th

2

1

C. tile

7th

6th

6th

P. Kronk

6th

6th

2

6th

P. Kronk

6th

2

1

8th

P. Feigl

3

4th

6th

3

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

V. Amaya

6th

6th

6th

S. Stewart

3

4th

1

3

V. Amaya

3

6th

7th

6th

D. Carter

6th

6th

6th

D. Carter

6th

3

6th

3

D. Collings

2

3

2

3

V. Amaya

7th

6th

7th

Q

W. Hampson

3

4th

4th

16

P. McNamee

6th

3

6th

R. Simpson

6th

6th

6th

R. Simpson

5

4th

4th

S. Menon

2

6th

7th

5

0

16

P. McNamee

7th

6th

6th

16

P. McNamee

6th

4th

5

7th

6th

3

V. Amaya

7th

6th

6th

11

P. Rennert

6th

7th

6th

11

P. Rennert

6th

4th

4th

Q

J. Trickey

3

6th

4th

11

P. Rennert

6th

5

6th

6th

C. Letcher

6th

6th

6th

5

6th

Q

U. Marten

2

7th

3

1

Q

U. Marten

4th

1

7th

7th

8th

11

P. Rennert

6th

7th

6th

J. Fitzgerald

2

6th

3

S. Krulevitz

4th

5

1

S. Docherty

6th

7th

6th

S. Docherty

4th

4th

3

S. Krulevitz

6th

6th

3

6th

S. Krulevitz

6th

6th

6th

5

B. Taróczy

3

4th

6th

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

J. Sadri

6th

6th

6th

P. Doohan

3

3

4th

6th

J. Sadri

6th

6th

6th

T. Rocavert

5

6th

2

1

R. Moore

4th

4th

3

R. Moore

7th

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Sadri

3

4th

6th

6th

9

Q

R. Ruffels

1

2

3

10

K. Warwick

6th

6th

3

2

7th

J. James

6th

6th

6th

J. James

3

3

0

B. Carmichael

1

6th

2

0

10

K. Warwick

6th

6th

6th

10

K. Warwick

6th

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Sadri

7th

6th

6th

6th

15th

R. Frawley

6th

3

6th

6th

6th

15th

R. Frawley

6th

3

7th

4th

C. Johnstone

1

6th

7th

4th

4th

15th

R. Frawley

6th

6th

6th

6th

GS Malin

6th

6th

6th

GS Malin

7th

2

0

4th

F. McNair

4th

2

4th

15th

R. Frawley

6th

7th

6th

W. Maze

7th

1

7th

6th

Q

S. Ball

2

6th

3

G. Whitecross

6th

6th

6th

4th

W. Maze

3

3

4th

Q

S. Ball

7th

4th

6th

6th

Q

S. Ball

6th

6th

6th

4th

H. Pfister

5

6th

4th

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

T. Wilkison

6th

6th

5

W. Maher

7th

7th

7th

W. Maher

6th

7th

6th

6th

10

Q

S. Glickstein

7th

6th

6th

Q

S. Glickstein

7th

5

7th

4th

8th

G. Hardie

5

4th

2

W. Maher

6th

3

4th

M. Mitchell

6th

4th

6th

6th

M. Edmondson

7th

6th

6th

D. Siegler

3

6th

3

4th

M. Mitchell

2

2

1

M. Edmondson

6th

6th

6th

6th

M. Edmondson

6th

6th

6th

14th

R. Case

7th

3

1

1

M. Edmondson

6th

4th

6th

6th

4th

12

G. Masters

6th

6th

1

3

6th

C. Dibley

3

6th

3

7th

6th

D. Schneider

3

2

6th

6th

3

12

G. Masters

5

2

6th

Q

P. Davies

5

3

3

T. Roche

7th

6th

7th

T. Roche

7th

6th

6th

T. Roche

4th

7th

6th

3

4th

C. Dibley

7th

5

6th

6th

C. Dibley

6th

6th

3

6th

6th

J. Austin

5

7th

3

1

C. Dibley

6th

3

6th

3

7th

R. Fisher

7th

7th

6th

R. Fisher

3

6th

3

6th

5

2

J. Alexander

6th

6th

4th

Web links

• Draw of the Australian Open on ITFtennis.com (English)