Wimbledon Championships 1979 / Men's Singles

Wimbledon Championships 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
Wimbledon Championships 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 Wimbledon Championships

Defending champion was Björn Borg .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg victory 02.  John McEnroe Round of 16 03.  Jimmy Connors Semifinals 04th  Vitas gerulaitis 1 round 05.  Roscoe Tanner final 06th  Guillermo Vilas 2nd round 07th  Arthur Ashe 1 round 08th.  Víctor Pecci 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Brian Gottfried 3rd round 10.  Wojciech Fibak 1 round 11.  John Alexander 3rd round 12.  José Higueras 2nd round 13.  Manuel Orantes 2nd round 14th  José Luis Clerc Round of 16 15th  Tim Gullikson Quarter finals 16.  Corrado Barazzutti 1 round

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

Tom Okker

2

1

3

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

3

Jimmy Connors

2

3

2

3

Jimmy Connors

6th

4th

7th

6th

Bill Scanlon

3

6th

6th

4th

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

3

6th

6th

5

Roscoe Tanner

7th

1

6th

3

4th

Adriano Panatta

6th

4th

7th

4th

3

Pat Du Pré

3

6th

6th

6th

6th

Pat Du Pré

3

6th

3

5

Roscoe Tanner

6th

7th

6th

5

Roscoe Tanner

6th

6th

6th

6th

15th

Tim Gullikson

1

4th

7th

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

B. Borg

3

6th

7th

6th

T. Gorman

6th

4th

5

1

1

B. Borg

2

6th

4th

7th

6th

M. Edmondson

7th

6th

3

2

2

V. Amritraj

6th

4th

6th

6th

2

V. Amritraj

6th

4th

6th

6th

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

H. Pfister

6th

3

7th

7th

H. Pfister

4th

1

3

J. Kodeš

3

6th

6th

6th

H. Pfister

6th

6th

3

6th

J. Fillol

6th

3

2

4th

P. Fleming

1

3

6th

4th

P. Fleming

3

6th

6th

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

5

6th

7th

D. Schneider

6th

7th

6th

B. Teacher

4th

7th

4th

5

B. Carmichael

4th

6th

1

D. Schneider

4th

4th

4th

B. Teacher

6th

3

6th

7th

B. Teacher

6th

6th

6th

C. Dibley

4th

6th

3

5

B. Teacher

6th

7th

5

6th

P. Kronk

2

2

4th

9

B. Gottfried

3

5

7th

3

J. Borowiak

6th

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

6th

4th

4th

WC

A. Jarrett

2

6th

1

9

B. Gottfried

7th

6th

6th

9

B. Gottfried

6th

7th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

J. Alexander

6th

7th

4th

7th

D. Stockton

1

6th

6th

5

11

J. Alexander

6th

3

5

6th

6th

H. Günthardt

6th

6th

6th

H. Günthardt

3

6th

7th

3

2

B. Mitton

4th

1

3

11

J. Alexander

4th

4th

4th

WC

D. Lloyd

2

6th

5

3

G. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

Q

O. Parun

6th

4th

7th

6th

Q

O. Parun

4th

1

2

G. Mayer

3

6th

6th

7th

G. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

V. Amaya

6th

3

4th

5

G. Mayer

6th

7th

4th

4th

T. Okker

6th

7th

6th

T. Okker

7th

5

6th

6th

R. Guedes

1

5

1

T. Okker

7th

6th

3

6th

C. Drysdale

2

6th

3

J. Austin

6th

4th

6th

2

J. Austin

6th

7th

6th

T. Okker

7th

7th

6th

T. Wilkison

6th

6th

6th

T. Wilkison

5

5

4th

LL

N. Phillips

2

2

2

T. Wilkison

5

6th

6th

7th

WC

R. Taylor

3

2

4th

6th

G. Vilas

7th

2

1

6th

6th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

7th

6th

J.-F. Caujolle

2

7th

5

3

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

7th

6th

Q

U. Eriksson

3

4th

5

M. Riessen

7th

3

6th

0

M. Riessen

6th

6th

7th

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

7th

J. Kriek

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Kriek

4th

1

6th

P. Feigl

6th

3

3

0

J. Kriek

6th

6th

6th

LL

Á. Fillol

5

1

6th

3

Q

J. Norback

1

3

1

Q

J. Norback

7th

6th

3

6th

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

R. Crawford

2

2

4th

M. Cox

2

1

1

B. Taróczy

6th

6th

6th

B. Taróczy

4th

6th

3

6th

M. Cox

7th

6th

6th

M. Cox

6th

4th

6th

7th

K. Meiler

5

3

3

M. Cox

3

6th

6th

7th

7th

Q

A. Cortes

5

7th

2

0

r

Q

G. Moretton

6th

7th

1

6th

5

Q

G. Moretton

7th

6th

6th

1

Q

G. Moretton

7th

3

7th

3

6th

R. Moore

6th

7th

6th

6th

4th

13

M. Orantes

6th

6th

6th

6th

1

13

M. Orantes

7th

6th

7th

4th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

C. Barazzutti

3

4th

7th

6th

4th

A. Pattison

6th

6th

5

4th

6th

A. Pattison

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Fitzgerald

4th

7th

6th

2

C. Dowdeswell

3

4th

0

C. Dowdeswell

6th

6th

7th

6th

A. Pattison

6th

6th

4th

2

F. González

4th

6th

6th

6th

B. Scanlon

7th

4th

6th

6th

Q

R. Beven

6th

2

2

4th

F. González

6th

4th

4th

WC

R. Drysdale

3

3

5

B. Scanlon

7th

6th

6th

B. Scanlon

6th

6th

7th

B. Scanlon

6th

6th

6th

7th

J. Marks

5

6th

6th

2

Q

B. Drewett

4th

4th

7th

5

Q

B. Drewett

7th

2

7th

6th

Q

B. Drewett

7th

7th

6th

E. Iskersky

2

1

4th

J. James

5

5

3

J. James

6th

6th

6th

Q

B. Drewett

4th

7th

7th

6th

Q

R. Fisher

5

1

6th

8th

V. Pecci

6th

6th

6th

4th

P. Dent

7th

6th

7th

P. Dent

4th

6th

3

S. Stewart

5

2

3

8th

V. Pecci

6th

7th

6th

8th

V. Pecci

7th

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

A. Ashe

4th

6th

3

C. tile

6th

7th

6th

C. tile

5

3

6th

7th

4th

J. Lloyd

3

4th

1

O. Bengtson

7th

6th

0

6th

6th

O. Bengtson

6th

6th

6th

O. Bengtson

6th

6th

6th

A. Gardiner

6th

6th

3

2

4th

A. Panatta

7th

7th

7th

WC

J. Smith

1

4th

6th

6th

6th

WC

J. Smith

6th

2

7th

5

3

A. Panatta

6th

6th

6th

A. Panatta

2

6th

6th

7th

6th

Á. Giménez

3

3

4th

A. Panatta

7th

6th

7th

S. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

6th

S. Mayer

6th

3

6th

Q

C. Pasarell

1

7th

3

3

S. Mayer

6th

7th

4th

7th

J. Andrew

2

3

1

R. Ramírez

3

6th

6th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

6th

S. Mayer

6th

7th

7th

6th

WC

I. El Shafei

6th

3

6th

7th

4th

J. Sadri

7th

5

6th

2

J. Sadri

3

6th

7th

6th

6th

J. Sadri

6th

5

6th

7th

LL

J. Yuill

2

5

7th

6th

4th

12

J. Higueras

3

7th

4th

5

12

J. Higueras

6th

7th

5

3

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

W. Fibak

6th

7th

4th

2

7th

B. Manson

4th

6th

6th

6th

9

B. Manson

7th

4th

6th

6th

Q

F. Buehning

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Buehning

6th

6th

4th

4th

Q

R. Meyer

3

4th

4th

B. Manson

7th

4th

3

2

B. Lutz

6th

6th

6th

B. Lutz

6th

6th

6th

6th

R. Genois

3

2

2

B. Lutz

6th

6th

6th

R. Ycaza

6th

1

6th

6th

R. Ycaza

0

3

2

Q

D. Whyte

4th

6th

2

0

B. Lutz

6th

5

6th

4th

6th

Y. Noah

7th

6th

7th

P. Du Pré

3

7th

4th

6th

8th

R. Krishnan

6th

3

5

Y. Noah

6th

6th

7th

N. Saviano

6th

6th

6th

N. Saviano

3

4th

5

R. Fagel

0

1

2

Y. Noah

5

6th

3

1

C. Kirmayr

6th

4th

3

6th

6th

P. Du Pré

7th

1

6th

6th

WC

J. Feaver

1

6th

6th

3

4th

C. Kirmayr

6th

6th

3

4th

P. Du Pré

7th

6th

3

3

6th

P. Du Pré

4th

7th

6th

6th

4th

V. Gerulaitis

6th

3

6th

6th

3

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

V. Winitsky

1

4th

4th

5

R. Tanner

6th

7th

6th

P. McNamara

6th

6th

6th

P. McNamara

1

6th

4th

I. Lendl

3

2

3

5

R. Tanner

6th

7th

7th

P. Portes

1

6th

6th

6th

R. Case

4th

5

6th

F. Taygan

6th

4th

4th

4th

P. Portes

2

1

5

B. Martin

5

7th

2

6th

2

R. Case

6th

6th

7th

R. Case

7th

6th

6th

4th

6th

5

R. Tanner

6th

7th

6th

6th

Q

C. Motta

5

3

4th

14th

J. Luis Clerc

7th

6th

4th

1

J.-L. Damiani

7th

6th

6th

J.-L. Damiani

3

2

6th

D. Carter

1

6th

4th

1

S. Smith

6th

6th

7th

S. Smith

6th

2

6th

6th

S. Smith

7th

6th

3

5

D. Collings

6th

3

6th

5

14th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

7th

6th

7th

A. Muñoz

7th

6th

3

7th

A. Muñoz

1

3

4th

Q

B. Giltinan

4th

6th

3

6th

3

14th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

6th

6th

14th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

3

6th

3

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

M. Cahill

4th

2

4th

15th

T. Gullikson

7th

6th

6th

6th

H. Ismail

5

6th

2

T. Šmíd

5

7th

2

4th

T. Šmíd

7th

7th

6th

15th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

K. Warwick

6th

1

6th

6th

Q

C. Letcher

0

4th

1

Q

C. Letcher

7th

6th

2

7th

Q

C. Letcher

6th

3

6th

6th

P. Dominguez

6th

6th

6th

P. Dominguez

1

6th

3

4th

P. Huťka

3

3

4th

15th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

A. Amritraj

3

6th

6th

2

J. McEnroe

4th

2

4th

A. Mason

6th

7th

7th

A. Mason

1

4th

4th

P. Složil

6th

2

1

6th

1

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

T. Gullikson

4th

6th

6th

3

6th

T. Gullikson

4th

4th

6th

WC

R. Lewis

4th

3

5

2

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

7th

C. Mottram

6th

6th

7th

C. Mottram

7th

2

6th

2

T. Moor

5

1

4th

2

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

7th

6th

2

J. McEnroe

7th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com (English)