US Open 1979

◄ US Open 1979 ►
Date:	August 28–9. September 1979
Edition:	99th  US Open
Place:	Flushing Meadow, New York
Covering:	Hard
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Jimmy Connors
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert
Men's double :	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
Ladies doubles :	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Mixed :	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
winner
Men's singles :	John McEnroe
Ladies singles :	Tracy Austin
Men's double :	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Ladies doubles :	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Mixed :	Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt
Grand Slams 1979
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The 99th US Open in 1979 was a grand slam hard court tennis tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from August 28 to September 9, 1979 in Flushing Meadow , New York , United States .

Defending champions in the singles were Jimmy Connors in the men and Chris Evert in the women. The defending champions were Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the men's doubles, Billie Jean King and Martina Navrátilová in the ladies doubles and Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan in the mixed doubles .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg Quarter finals 02.  Jimmy Connors Semifinals 03.  John McEnroe victory 04th  Vitas gerulaitis final 05.  Roscoe Tanner Semifinals 06th  Guillermo Vilas Round of 16 07th  Harold Solomon Round of 16 08th.  Víctor Pecci 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Eddie Dibbs Quarter finals 10.  José Luis Clerc Round of 16 11.  Brian Gottfried Round of 16 12.  Wojciech Fibak 2nd round 13.  Gene Mayer 3rd round 14th  Tim Gullikson Round of 16 15th  Adriano Panatta 1 round 16.  John Alexander 2nd round

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd final 02.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 03.  Tracy Austin victory 04th  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 05.  Evonne Goolagong Quarter finals 06th  Dianne Fromholtz Round of 16 07th  Wendy Turnbull 3rd round 08th.  Kerry Reid Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Billie Jean King Semifinals 10.  Greer Stevens Round of 16 11.  Kathy Jordan Round of 16 12.  Regina Maršíková Round of 16 13.  Sue Barker 2nd round 14th  Pam Shriver 1 round 15th  Ann Kiyomura 2nd round 16.  Betty Stöve 2nd round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Peter Fleming John McEnroe   victory 02.  Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker   2nd round 03.  Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart   Semifinals 04th  Bob Lutz Stan Smith   final 05.  Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez   2nd round 06th  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   Quarter finals 07th  Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac   1 round 08th.  Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd   2nd round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Bob Carmichael Phil Dent   2nd round 10.  Vijay Amritraj Gene Mayer   1 round 11.  Mark Edmondson John Marks   2nd round 12.  Anand Amritraj Ross Case   1 round 13.  Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson   Round of 16 14th  Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison   Quarter finals 15th  Pat Du Pré Dick Stockton   1 round 16.  Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull   victory 02.  Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová   final 03.  Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd   Semifinals 04th  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   1 round 05.  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   1 round 06th  Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 07th  Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart   Round of 16 08th.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   2nd round 09.  Laura duPont Sharon Walsh   1 round 10.  Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová   Round of 16 11.  Tracy Austin Kathy May-Teacher   Quarter finals 12.  Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver   Round of 16

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens   victory 02.  Frew McMillan Betty Stöve   final 03.  Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen   1 round 04th  Ilie Năstase Renee Richards   Semifinals 05.  Bill Scanlon Martina Navrátilová   Semifinals 06th  Ben Testerman Billie Jean King   Round of 16

Web links

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