1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

1979 Fischer-Grand Prix USA Stan Smith POL Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 48 16 singles doubles Vienna Open Stan Smith was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 against Wojciech Fibak. Seeds The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result five seeds received byes into the second round. USA Eddie Dibbs (third round) USA Gene Mayer (semifinals) POL Wojciech Fibak (final) USA Brian Gottfried (second round) USA Stan Smith (champion) USA Eliot Teltscher (second round) RSA 1928 Johan Kriek (third round) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals) CSK Ivan Lendl (semifinals) USA Vince Van Patten (second round) MEX Raúl Ramírez (third round) HUN Balázs Taróczy (second round) NED Tom Okker (second round) SUI Heinz Günthardt (third round) CSK Pavel Složil (second round) SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 9 CSK Ivan Lendl 4 2   5 USA Stan Smith 6 6   3 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 6 6 2 USA Gene Mayer 6 4 2 5 USA Stan Smith 6 6 6     3 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 0 2     Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA T Gullikson 6 5 3   FRG K Meiler 1 7 6   USA F Taygan 3 2   9 CSK I Lendl 6 6   12 HUN B Taróczy 6 6     FRA P Proisy 3 1     RSA 1928 K Curren 6 7   Q CSK J Hřebec 1 6   1 USA E Dibbs 6 6     FRG K Meiler 3 1     AUS S Docherty 0 6   9 CSK I Lendl 6 7   12 HUN B Taróczy 4 4   Q SWE T Svensson 6 6     RSA 1928 K Curren 7 3 1 8 ITA C Barazzutti 6 6 6 1 USA E Dibbs 1 7 3 9 CSK I Lendl 6 6 6 Q SWE T Svensson 2 4   8 ITA C Barazzutti 6 6   9 CSK I Lendl 7 6   8 ITA C Barazzutti 5 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 USA B Gottfried 6 6     FRA C Freyss 3 1     GBR M Cox 6 6     USA E Fromm 4 1   Q RSA 1928 B Hewitt 5 6 2   FRA P Portes 7 4 6   USA G Malin 7 2 2 6 USA S Smith 6 6 6 4 USA B Gottfried 4 6 4   RSA 1928 R Moore 6 4 6   GBR M Cox 6 6   11 NED T Okker 1 2   14 CSK P Složil 6 2 1   FRA P Portes 0 6 6   USA N Saviano 6 4   5 USA S Smith 7 6     RSA 1928 R Moore 4 4     GBR M Cox 6 6     FRA P Portes 2 6 1 5 USA S Smith 6 3 6   GBR M Cox 4 3   5 USA S Smith 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 RSA 1928 J Kriek 5 6 6   AUT R Reininger 7 2 3   AUT H Kary 4 3   16 SFR Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6   10 USA V Van Patten 6 6     CHI A Fillol 4 2     USA B Manson 0 7 2 4 POL W Fibak 6 6 6 7 RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 6   Q CHI J Fillol 1 3     NED L Sanders 4 4   16 SFR Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6   10 USA V Van Patten 6 6 6   FRA J-L Haillet 7 2 7 Q SWE U Eriksson 4 4   3 POL W Fibak 6 6   7 RSA 1928 J Kriek 0 6 1 16 SFR Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 1 6   FRA J-L Haillet 2 2   3 POL W Fibak 6 6   16 SFR Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 4 4   3 POL W Fibak 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 USA E Teltscher 6 6     USA T Waltke 4 0   Q USA F Buehning 7 4 7 Q GBR R Lewis 6 6 6 11 MEX R Ramírez 6 6     BRA 1968 T Koch 4 2     SWE B Andersson 4 3   2 USA G Mayer 6 6   6 USA E Teltscher 6 7 3   RSA 1928 F McMillan 7 6 6 Q USA F Buehning 3 6 2 14 SUI H Günthardt 6 1 6 11 MEX R Ramírez 6 7     AUT R Stiegler 4 5     RSA 1928 D Schneider 1 3   2 USA G Mayer 6 6     RSA 1928 F McMillan 4 7 6 14 SUI H Günthardt 6 5 2 11 MEX R Ramírez 1 2   2 USA G Mayer 6 6     RSA 1928 F McMillan 1 6 4 2 USA G Mayer 6 3 6 References 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix Draw Category:1979 Fischer-Grand Prix