US Open 1979 / men's singles

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US 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
US Open
men's singles
1978 ◄ 1979 ► 1980
Grand Slams 1979
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Men's singles at the US Open 1979

The defending champion was Jimmy Connors .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg Quarter finals
02. United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors Semifinals
03. United StatesUnited States John McEnroe victory
04th United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis final

05. United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner Semifinals

06th ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas Round of 16

07th United StatesUnited States Harold Solomon Round of 16

08th. Paraguay 1954Paraguay Víctor Pecci 3rd round
No. player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Eddie Dibbs Quarter finals

10. ArgentinaArgentina José Luis Clerc Round of 16

11. United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Round of 16

12. Poland 1944Poland Wojciech Fibak 2nd round

13. United StatesUnited States Gene Mayer 3rd round

14th United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson Round of 16

15th ItalyItaly Adriano Panatta 1 round

16. AustraliaAustralia John Alexander 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg 2 6th 2 6th              
5  United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner 6th 4th 6th 7th    
5  United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner 6th 6th 6th 3 3
  4th  United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 3 2 7th 6th 6th  
4th  United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 5 6th 6th 6th  
 
     United StatesUnited States Johan Kriek 7th 3 4th 3    
  4th  United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 5 3 3    
  3  United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 7th 6th 6th    
  9  United StatesUnited States Eddie Dibbs 1 r        
3  United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 2          
3  United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 6th 6th 7th    
  2  United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 3 3 5      
   United StatesUnited States Pat Du Pré 2 1 1    
 
  2  United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th 6th                      
   United StatesUnited States M. Mitchell 1 1 2       1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th 6th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Cox 6th 3 7th 2 1      AustraliaAustralia D. Carter 1 1 1      
   AustraliaAustralia D. Carter 0 6th 5 6th 6th     1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States P. Fleming 7th 6th 0 6th          ChileChile J. Fillol 0 3 1      
   NetherlandsNetherlands T. Okker 5 4th 6th 3        United StatesUnited States P. Fleming 1 7th 2 2    
   FranceFrance D. Bedel 6th 1 6th 2        ChileChile J. Fillol 6th 5 6th 6th    
   ChileChile J. Fillol 4th 6th 7th 6th       1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 1 7th 7th  
   United StatesUnited States P. Rennert 4th 3 4th            United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 4th 6th 6th 5  
   United StatesUnited States B. Foxworth 6th 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States B. Foxworth 3 6th 3 6th    
   EcuadorEcuador R. Ycaza 1 2 0          United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 6th 4th 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 6th 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 7th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States K. Richardson 3 6th 6th 1 6th        United StatesUnited States K. Richardson 6th 3 3      
   United StatesUnited States D. Siegler 6th 3 1 6th 3      United StatesUnited States K. Richardson 7th 6th 7th      
   South Africa 1961South Africa K. Curren 6th 7th 7th          South Africa 1961South Africa K. Curren 5 4th 5      
15th  ItalyItaly A. Panatta 3 5 6th        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
14th  United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 6th 3 6th 6th                    
   United StatesUnited States E. Teltscher 4th 6th 4th 4th     14th  United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 6th 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States T. Garcia 6th 4th 5          Zimbabwe RhodesiaZimbabwe A. Pattison 3 2 6th      
   Zimbabwe RhodesiaZimbabwe A. Pattison 7th 6th 7th         14th  United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 3 6th 6th 6th  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 4th 7th 6th 7th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 6th 3 4th 2    
   United StatesUnited States R. Van't Hof 6th 5 4th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 6th 7th 6th      
   South Africa 1961South Africa D. Schneider 6th 7th 4th 3 1      CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 3 6th 2      
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 3 5 6th 6th 6th     14th  United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 3 4th 5    
   AustraliaAustralia B. Drewett 3 2 3         5  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia J. James 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia J. James 3 7th 4th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States N. Saviano 6th 7th 0 4th        United StatesUnited States N. Saviano 6th 5 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Teacher 1 6th 6th 4th r        United StatesUnited States N. Saviano 4th 4th 6th 3  
   United StatesUnited States V. Van Patten 4th 1 0         5  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th 3 6th    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia I. Lendl 6th 6th 6th          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia I. Lendl 3 2 1      
   AustraliaAustralia J. Marks 4th 2 0       5  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th 6th      
5  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 6th 6th 7th                      
   AustraliaAustralia M. Edmondson 3 2 5       4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States F. Taygan 7th 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States F. Taygan 2 3 3      
   United StatesUnited States T. Leonard 6th 4th 3         4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 7th 7th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Martin 5 1 6th 7th 4th        United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 6th 3      
   New ZealandNew Zealand R. Simpson 7th 6th 1 5 6th      New ZealandNew Zealand R. Simpson 2 1 3      
   FranceFrance P. Portes 2 3 4th          United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 6th 6th         4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 7th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States R. Fisher 6th 3 2 4th       10  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 6th 2 2    
   South Africa 1961South Africa R. Trogolo 1 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1961South Africa R. Trogolo 6th 2 6th 6th    
   SwedenSweden J. Norback 7th 6th 6th 7th        SwedenSweden J. Norback 4th 6th 2 2    
   United StatesUnited States B. Kleege 6th 7th 1 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa R. Trogolo 6th 1 1 1  
   United StatesUnited States M. Purcell 5 6th 6th 6th       10  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 4th 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance G. Moretton 7th 2 4th 3        United StatesUnited States M. Purcell 2 6th 4th      
   United StatesUnited States B. Nichols 1 0 4th       10  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 6th 7th 6th      
10  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
12  Poland 1944Poland W. Fibak 7th 7th 6th                      
   AustraliaAustralia B. Carmichael 6th 5 2       12  Poland 1944Poland W. Fibak 4th 4th 6th    
   FranceFrance Y. Noah 6th 6th 4th 7th        FranceFrance Y. Noah 6th 6th 7th      
   South Africa 1961South Africa P. Cramer 3 0 6th 6th          FranceFrance Y. Noah 7th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance P. Dominguez 0 1 6th            United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 3 2      
   United StatesUnited States S. Krulevitz 6th 6th 7th          United StatesUnited States S. Krulevitz 3 6th 6th 0 2  
   New ZealandNew Zealand C. Lewis 3 2 1          United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 3 4th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 6th 6th            FranceFrance Y. Noah 3 6th 6th 6th 4th
   IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 6th 7th 4th 1 6th
   AustraliaAustralia P. Dent 3 0 3          IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 5 2 3      
   United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 6th 6th 0 6th        United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 7th 6th 6th      
   ColombiaColombia I. Molina 0 4th 6th 3          United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 6th 6th 6th    
   EcuadorEcuador A. Gomez 3 3 6th 6th 6th     8th  Paraguay 1954Paraguay V. Pecci 3 2 0      
   United StatesUnited States J. Lapidus 6th 6th 3 4th 2      EcuadorEcuador A. Gomez 2 2 4th      
   United StatesUnited States A. Kohlberg 6th 4th 7th 3 4th   8th  Paraguay 1954Paraguay V. Pecci 6th 6th 6th      
8th  Paraguay 1954Paraguay V. Pecci 3 6th 5 6th 6th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 6th 6th 7th                      
   New ZealandNew Zealand O. Parun 1 2 6th       6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th 1 r        BoliviaBolivia RG Benavides Saravia 1 1 0      
   BoliviaBolivia RG Benavides Saravia 1 7th 2         6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 2 7th 6th 6th 6th
   United StatesUnited States J. Bailey 6th 5 6th 3 6th        United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 6th 5 7th 2 1  
   SwedenSweden O. Bengtson 4th 7th 4th 6th 4th      United StatesUnited States J. Bailey 3 4th 2      
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Dowdeswell 7th 4th 6th 3 4th      United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 6th 6th 2 6th 6th     6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 3 7th 5 1  
   South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 6th 6th 6th         9  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 6th 5 7th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States G. Amaya 2 1 4th          South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States R. Crawford 6th 4th 3 3        United StatesUnited States S. Stewart 1 3 2      
   United StatesUnited States S. Stewart 4th 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 4th 2 3    
   United StatesUnited States J. Molin 0 7th 0 4th       9  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States GS Malin 6th 6th 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States GS Malin 1 6th 5 2    
   United StatesUnited States T. Wilkison 6th 6th 5 2 3   9  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 6th 1 7th 6th    
9  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 4th 2 7th 6th 6th    

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
16  AustraliaAustralia J. Alexander 6th 7th 7th                      
   United StatesUnited States H. Schoenfield 1 5 5       16  AustraliaAustralia J. Alexander 3 4th 6th 6th 1
   United StatesUnited States H. Pfister 6th 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States H. Pfister 6th 6th 3 4th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Docherty 4th 3 3            United StatesUnited States H. Pfister 6th 4th 3 4th  
   AustraliaAustralia T. Rocavert 6th 6th 7th            United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 4th 6th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia K. Warwick 0 1 6th          AustraliaAustralia T. Rocavert 1 2 2      
   United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States C. Owens 2 5 4th            United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 2 4th 1    
   United StatesUnited States C. Pasarell 1 3 7th 1       3  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 6th 6th 6th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd 6th 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd 5 6th 7th 7th 7th  
   Brazil 1968Brazil G. Barbosa 4th 0 4th          AustraliaAustralia P. McNamee 7th 7th 5 6th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia P. McNamee 6th 6th 6th            United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd          
   Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 7th 7th           3  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe w. O.        
   FinlandFinland L. Palin 5 5 r          Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 4th 6th 3 2    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia P. Složil 1 2 4th       3  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 6th 4th 6th 6th    
3  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
7th  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th 6th                      
   UruguayUruguay J.-L. Damiani 4th 0 3       7th  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Austin 2 7th 7th 1 6th      United StatesUnited States J. Austin 3 0 4th      
   United StatesUnited States T. Mayotte 6th 6th 5 6th 3     7th  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th 7th    
   South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 6th                South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 3 0 5      
   United StatesUnited States J. Borowiak 3 r            South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 7th 5        
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 6th 7th 7th          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 6th 0 r      
   ArgentinaArgentina E. Álvarez 1 5 5         7th  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 3 2 6th 4th
   United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 7th 7th 0 6th          United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 3 6th 6th 4th 6th
   MexicoMexico R. Ramírez 6th 5 6th 2        United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 6th 6th 1 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Scanlon 3 3 6th 6th 3      CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia T. Šmíd 2 2 6th 3    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia T. Šmíd 6th 6th 2 3 6th        United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 7th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 6th 6th 6th         13  United StatesUnited States G. Mayer 5 2 3      
   South Africa 1961South Africa W. Prinsloo 3 4th 2          United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 4th 5 1      
   United StatesUnited States M. Shore 1 4th 0       13  United StatesUnited States G. Mayer 6th 7th 6th      
13  United StatesUnited States G. Mayer 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
11  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 6th 6th                      
   United StatesUnited States V. Winitsky 4th 2 4th       11  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 5 7th 5 6th
   AustraliaAustralia A. Gardiner 5 2 3          United StatesUnited States M. Riessen 3 7th 5 7th 4th  
   United StatesUnited States M. Riessen 7th 6th 6th         11  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 4th 7th 6th 6th
   United StatesUnited States J. Sadri 6th 7th 6th            United StatesUnited States V. Amaya 7th 6th 5 1 4th  
   United StatesUnited States E. Fromm 1 5 3          United StatesUnited States J. Sadri 4th 1 4th      
   United StatesUnited States V. Amaya 7th 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States V. Amaya 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States F. Buehning 5 1 2         11  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 2 6th 4th 5  
   United StatesUnited States R. Fagel 6th 6th 0 3 3     2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 1 6th 7th  
   United StatesUnited States B. Manson 4th 4th 6th 6th 6th      United StatesUnited States B. Manson 2 6th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia R. Case 7th 6th 2 5 2      Paraguay 1954Paraguay F. González 6th 2 2 3    
   Paraguay 1954Paraguay F. González 5 3 6th 7th 6th        United StatesUnited States B. Manson 3 0 3    
   United StatesUnited States R. Meyer 3 4th 1         2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 6th 6th      
   IndiaIndia V. Amritraj 6th 6th 6th          IndiaIndia V. Amritraj 6th 5 r      
   IndiaIndia A. Amritraj 2 4th 4th       2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 7th 7th        
2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 6th 6th        

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