1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles

July 2025 1979 Ramazzotti Cup USA John McEnroe AUS John Alexander 6–4, 6–3 32 8 singles doubles Milan Indoor The 1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles was an event of the 1979 Ramazzotti Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 26 March and 1 April 1979. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded Björn Borg was the defending Milan Indoor singles champion but lost in the quarterfinals to John Alexander. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a win in the final against unseeded John Alexander, 6–4, 6–3.World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 26–27, 181 John Barrett1979 Milan – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1979/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em SWE Björn Borg (quarterfinals) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals) USA John McEnroe (champion) MEX Raúl Ramírez (first round) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (first round) ROU Ilie Năstase (second round) ARG José Luis Clerc (second round) HUN Balázs Taróczy (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final AUS John Alexander 6 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 3 4 3 USA John McEnroe 6 6 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 0 3 AUS John Alexander 4 3 3 USA John McEnroe 6 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 AUS Geoff Masters 1 2 AUT Peter Feigl 6 4 4 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 3 6 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 1 4 AUS John Alexander 6 3 7 5 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 3 6 5 4 MEX Raúl Ramírez 5 4 USA Gene Mayer 7 6 ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez 6 4 6 ITA Franco Merlone 2 6 7 ITA Adriano Panatta 7 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 2 AUT Hans Kary 5 2 7 ARG José Luis Clerc 7 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 3 1 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 2 3 AUS John Alexander 6 6 USA Gene Mayer 6 6 ITA Franco Merlone 4 1 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 7 7 ARG José Luis Clerc 2 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 3 6 4 AUS John Alexander 6 3 6 USA Gene Mayer 3 6 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 3 7 AUS John Alexander 6 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 3 4 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 ROU Ilie Năstase 7 6 USA Johan Kriek 5 4 RSA 1928 Deon Joubert 6 4 5 ZIM Andrew Pattison 2 6 7 GBR Buster Mottram 6 6 PAR Víctor Pecci 2 4 GBR Andrew Jarrett 6 1 2 3 USA John McEnroe 4 6 6 8 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 6 USA Pat DuPré 3 1 Q AUS Dick Crealy 3 3 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 Q ITA Massimo Rivaroli 3 3 USA Peter Fleming 6 6 YUG Željko Franulović 7 3 2 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6 6 ROU Ilie Năstase 7 4 3 ZIM Andrew Pattison 5 6 6 GBR Buster Mottram 4 4 3 USA John McEnroe 6 6 8 HUN Balázs Taróczy 0 6 1 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 0 6 USA Peter Fleming 6 6 3 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 2 7 6 ZIM Andrew Pattison 1 3 3 USA John McEnroe 6 6 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 3 2 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 3 USA John McEnroe 6 6 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 0 3 References External links World Tennis tournament details Milan|Singles Category:Milan Indoor