1979 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1979 French Open
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Víctor Pecci
Score6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1979 French Open

Defending champion Björn Borg defeated Víctor Pecci in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open. It was his fourth French Open title and seventh major title overall.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Björn Borg (champion)
  2. Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  3. Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  4. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  5. n/a
  6. Harold Solomon (fourth round)
  7. Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
  8. José Higueras (quarterfinals)
  9. Arthur Ashe (third round)
  10. Brian Gottfried (third round)
  11. José Luis Clerc (second round)
  12. Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
  13. Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
  14. Tim Gullikson (fourth round)
  15. Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
  16. Adriano Panatta (third round)

Draw

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 7
Hans Gildemeister 4 1 5
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 2 1 0
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6
8 José Higueras 1 6 4 4
1 Björn Borg 6 6 66 6
Víctor Pecci 3 1 78 4
Víctor Pecci 6 6 7
3 Guillermo Vilas 0 2 5
Víctor Pecci 7 6 5 6
2 Jimmy Connors 5 4 7 3
7 Eddie Dibbs 2 6 4 2
2 Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 B Borg 6 5 6 6
T Šmid 1 7 4 4 1 B Borg 6 7 5 6
T Gullikson 5 7 6 6 T Gullikson 3 6 7 4
Q H Gauvain 7 5 4 2 1 B Borg 6 6 6
A Amritraj 3 5 3 R Moore 3 1 0
R Moore 6 7 6 R Moore 6 6 4 6
W Zirngibl 7 6 0 6 W Zirngibl 3 4 6 3
V Winitsky 5 2 6 3 1 B Borg 7 6 6
F González 6 7 7 G Moretton 5 4 2
N Špear 2 6 6 F González 6 4 3 4
Q J L Damiani 6 3 3 6 Q J Granát 2 6 6 6
Q J Granát 4 6 6 7 Q J Granát 6 6 6 4
G Moretton 3 6 7 6 G Moretton 2 7 7 6
P Elter 6 1 6 2 G Moretton 6 6 6
D Stockton 7 3 6 2 3 11 J L Clerc 4 2 3
11 J L Clerc 5 6 3 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 T Gullikson 6 6 6
J Andrew 4 3 1 14 T Gullikson 6 6 7 6 6
J Borowiak 6 3 2 6 6 J Borowiak 3 7 6 7 2
H Kary 4 6 6 2 3 14 T Gullikson 6 6 6 6
Q J Norbäck 4 6 5 V Amaya 7 3 1 4
V Amaya 6 7 7 V Amaya 6 7 7
J Kriek 6 0 6 3 P Huťka 3 6 5
P Huťka 7 6 3 6 14 T Gullikson 7 3 6 1 3
H Gildemeister 6 6 7 H Gildemeister 6 6 4 6 6
H Pfister 4 4 6 H Gildemeister 6 6 6
R Fagel 4 3 2 B Scanlon 3 4 4
B Scanlon 6 6 6 H Gildemeister 6 6 6
P McNamara 3 6 1 6 3 L Sanders 3 2 3
L Sanders 6 2 6 3 6 L Sanders 7 6 7 6
A Pattison 6 6 3 6 A Pattison 6 7 6 2
LL E Montaño 2 4 6 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 V Gerulaitis 2 2 6 6 6
B Walts 6 6 3 2 2 4 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Q B Rowe 2 6 6 6 Q B Rowe 4 1 2
P Kronk 6 3 4 1 4 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
S Mayer 7 6 6 S Mayer 1 1 2
R Ramírez 6 4 0 S Mayer 6 6 6
A Muñoz 4 4 6 P DuPré 2 1 2
P DuPré 6 6 7 4 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
P Proisy 4 4 7 6 I Lendl 2 1 3
P Dominguez 6 6 6 7 P Dominguez 6 2 5 2
I Lendl 7 6 4 6 I Lendl 3 6 7 6
J Fillol Sr. 6 3 6 3 I Lendl 5 7 6 6
I Molina 6 6 1 3 9 A Ashe 7 6 2 3
C Lewis 7 2 6 6 C Lewis 6 3 4 2
J Soler 4 2 3 9 A Ashe 3 6 6 6
9 A Ashe 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 A Panatta 6 6 6
A Giménez 3 3 3 16 A Panatta 6 6 6
J Kodeš 7 6 3 6 7 J Kodeš 1 2 4
D Crealy 6 7 6 4 5 16 A Panatta 6 6 4 2 3
R Crawford 2 6 4 1 E Teltscher 3 3 6 6 6
Q C Motta 6 4 6 6 Q C Motta 6 2 7 0 1
F Taygan 1 3 7 6 5 E Teltscher 3 6 6 6 6
E Teltscher 6 6 5 2 7 E Teltscher 3 4 6 6 3
B Manson 6 6 7 8 J Higueras 6 6 3 1 6
R Brunet 3 2 6 B Manson 2 6 6 7
G Ocleppo 6 4 6 7 G Ocleppo 6 3 4 5
G Goven 4 6 2 5 B Manson 2 6 3 2
B Prajoux 1 3 4 8 J Higueras 6 2 6 6
M Cahill 6 6 6 M Cahill 6 6 5 5
M Edmondson 3 6 6 1 2 8 J Higueras 4 7 7 7
8 J Higueras 6 4 4 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 H Solomon 6 6 7
Q E Van Dillen 3 2 5 6 H Solomon 6 6 6
LL H Hoyt 5 4 2 P Portes 2 1 1
P Portes 7 6 6 6 H Solomon 3 1 6 6 8
R Simpson 6 1 7 2 3 S Smith 6 6 3 1 6
J Yuill 3 6 5 6 6 J Yuill 0 2 1
Z Franulović 3 2 6 S Smith 6 6 6
S Smith 6 6 7 6 H Solomon 1 4 3
J Marks 2 1 6 V Pecci 6 6 6
P Složil 6 6 7 P Složil 3 6 3 4
F Jauffret 7 4 5 1 V Pecci 6 2 6 6
V Pecci 6 6 7 6 V Pecci 7 6 7
Q J Velasco Sr. 2 2 1 15 C Barazzutti 5 3 6
C Dowdeswell 6 6 6 C Dowdeswell 7 1 2 6 3
E Deblicker 4 2 5 15 C Barazzutti 6 6 6 4 6
15 C Barazzutti 6 6 7

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 B Gottfried 7 6 6
R Genois 5 2 4 10 B Gottfried 6 6 6
A Maurer 1 1 6 K Warwick 2 0 4
K Warwick 6 6 7 10 B Gottfried 6 7 6 3 2
Q T Svensson 7 2 1 3 G Mayer 1 6 7 6 6
G Mayer 6 6 6 6 G Mayer 3 0 6 6 6
Y Noah 7 6 6 6 6 Y Noah 6 6 3 4 3
B Martin 5 7 2 7 3 G Mayer 5 6 7 1 2
B Teacher 6 6 4 6 3 G Vilas 7 1 6 6 6
Q J López-Maeso 2 3 6 2 B Teacher 6 6 2 5
J-F Caujolle 7 6 6 J-F Caujolle 7 1 6 7
J-L Haillet 6 2 2 J-F Caujolle 3 1 3
D Joubert 3 6 6 4 5 3 G Vilas 6 6 6
Q C Roger-Vasselin 6 0 2 6 7 Q C Roger-Vasselin 4 5 3
P Dent 1 0 7 1 3 G Vilas 6 7 6
3 G Vilas 6 6 5 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 E Dibbs 6 6 4 6
N Saviano 3 3 6 2 7 E Dibbs 6 6 6
C Freyss 6 6 6 C Freyss 0 4 3
Q L Álvarez 3 2 4 7 E Dibbs 6 6 6
D Carter 4 3 6 7 6 B Mottram 3 3 2
Q B Maze 6 6 2 6 2 D Carter 3 2 0
B Mottram 1 6 6 7 B Mottram 6 6 6
K Johansson 6 1 1 6 7 E Dibbs 4 6 6 1 6
J Hřebec 5 2 3 12 W Fibak 6 4 1 6 4
D Bedel 7 6 6 D Bedel 6 6 6
B Fritz 3 6 2 7 3 J Lloyd 2 1 4
J Lloyd 6 3 6 6 6 D Bedel 7 6 5 2
Q W Maher 6 5 6 6 12 W Fibak 5 7 7 6
Q M Wünschig 3 7 0 4 Q W Maher 2 0 1
H Günthardt 1 6 5 4 12 W Fibak 6 6 6
12 W Fibak 6 4 7 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 M Orantes 4 6 6 6
I Năstase 6 4 1 2 13 M Orantes 7 6 6
P Bertolucci 0 2 r B Taróczy 6 4 2
B Taróczy 6 6 13 M Orantes 6 6 6
A Gardiner 4 6 2 R Gehring 2 1 2
Q R Guedes 6 7 6 Q R Guedes 4 1 3
J Soares 4 2 7 2 R Gehring 6 6 6
R Gehring 6 6 6 6 13 M Orantes 6 1 3 1
R Cano 4 7 7 4 4 2 J Connors 4 6 6 6
R Case 6 6 6 6 6 R Case 6 6 7
J James 6 7 6 J James 1 3 6
R Ycaza 2 6 1 R Case 6 2 5
P Fleming 4 3 4 2 J Connors 7 6 7
R Krishnan 6 6 6 R Krishnan 1 1 4
T Moor 1 2 3 2 J Connors 6 6 6
2 J Connors 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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