1979 South American Open – Singles

Tennis tournament 1979 ATP Buenos Aires ARG Guillermo Vilas ARG José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 32 8 singles doubles South American Championships 1979 South American Open Guillermo Vilas defeated José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 to win the 1979 ATP Buenos Aires singles competition. José Luis Clerc was the defending champion. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. ARG Guillermo Vilas (champion) ESP 1977 José Higueras (quarterfinals) PAR Víctor Pecci, Sr. (first round) USA Eddie Dibbs (semifinals) CHI Hans Gildemeister (second round) ARG José Luis Clerc (final) CSK Ivan Lendl (semifinals) CSK Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q - Qualifier NB: All rounds up to but not including the final were the best of 3 sets. The final was the best of 5 sets. Final y 5 Final 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6     6 ARG José Luis Clerc 1 2 1     Section 1 y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 ARG G Vilas 6 6     CHI B Prajoux 3 4     AUS P Kronk 2 6     ARG C Gattiker 6 7     ESP 1977 F Luna 2 4     NZL C Lewis 6 6   Q ESP 1977 Á Giménez 2 2   8 CSK T Šmíd 6 6   4 USA E Dibbs 5 6 6   ARG R Cano 7 1 2   BRA 1968 C Kirmayr 6 7     USA R Fagel 2 5   Q CHI P Rebolledo 3 4     HUN 1957 B Taróczy 6 6     USA C Owens 7 2 3 5 CHI H Gildemeister 6 6 6 1 ARG G Vilas 7 7     ARG C Gattiker 5 6     NZL C Lewis 1 4   8 CSK T Šmíd 6 6   4 USA E Dibbs 6 6     BRA 1968 C Kirmayr 2 3     HUN 1957 B Taróczy 6 6   5 CHI H Gildemeister 1 2   1 ARG G Vilas 6 6   8 CSK T Šmíd 1 2   4 USA E Dibbs 6 6     HUN 1957 B Taróczy 4 4   1 ARG G Vilas 6 6   4 USA E Dibbs 1 1   Section 2 y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 ARG J-L Clerc 6 6     COL J Velasco, Sr. 2 4     FRG R Gehring 6 6     BRA 1968 T Koch 1 1     USA T Moor 6 6   Q ARG A Gattiker 1 1     AUS P McNamara 6 6   3 PAR V Pecci, Sr. 3 4   7 CSK I Lendl 6 6   Q ARG R Argüello 3 2     CHI A Pierola 6 6     AUS R Frawley 1 3     ARG F Dalla Fontana 6 2 6   ECU A Gómez 3 6 8   BRA 1968 C Motta 1 3   2 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6   6 ARG J-L Clerc 6 6     FRG R Gehring 2 2     USA T Moor 6 6 8   AUS P McNamara 7 4 6 7 CSK I Lendl 6 7 6   CHI A Pierola 7 5 4   ECU A Gómez 3 3   2 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6   6 ARG J-L Clerc 6 6     USA T Moor 4 1   7 CSK I Lendl 6 6   2 ESP 1977 J Higueras 2 2   6 ARG J-L Clerc 6 3 6 7 CSK I Lendl 3 6 4 External links Main draw Singles Category:1979 in Argentine tennis