1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1979 Wimbledon Championships SWE Björn Borg USA Roscoe Tanner 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 grand slam 1979 Wimbledon Championships Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall. Seeds 1 1 SWE Björn Borg (champion) 2 8 USA John McEnroe (fourth round) 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals) 4 6 USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round) 5 7 USA Roscoe Tanner (final) 6 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas (second round) 7 5 USA Arthur Ashe (first round) 8 4 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci (third round) 9 1 USA Brian Gottfried (third round) 10 6 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak (first round) 11 2 AUS John Alexander (third round) 12 5 ESP 1977 José Higueras (second round) 13 3 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (second round) 14 7 ARG José Luis Clerc (fourth round) 15 8 USA Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals) 16 4 ITA Corrado Barazzutti (first round) Qualifying 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 NED Tom Okker 2 1 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 4 7 6 USA Bill Scanlon 3 6 6 4 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 4 77 4 3 USA Pat DuPré 3 6 63 6 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 6 15 USA Tim Gullikson 1 4 7 2 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 3 USA Jimmy Connors 2 3 2 USA Pat DuPré 3 6 3 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 64 6 3 6 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 77 1 6 3 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SWE Björn Borg 3 6 7 6 USA Tom Gorman 6 4 5 1 AUS Mark Edmondson 7 6 3 2 2 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 4 6 6 6 USA Hank Pfister 6 3 7 7 TCH Jan Kodeš 3 6 6 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 3 2 4 USA Peter Fleming 3 6 6 6 RSA 1928 David Schneider 6 7 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 4 6 1 USA Brian Teacher 6 3 6 7 AUS Colin Dibley 4 6 3 5 AUS Paul Kronk 2 2 4 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 6 WC GBR Andrew Jarrett 2 6 1 9 USA Brian Gottfried 6 7 6 1 SWE B Borg 2 6 4 7 6 IND V Amritraj 6 4 6 6 2 USA H Pfister 6 6 3 6 USA P Fleming 1 3 6 4 RSA 1928 D Schneider 4 4 4 USA B Teacher 6 6 6 USA J Borowiak 6 4 4 9 USA B Gottfried 7 6 6 1 SWE B Borg 6 6 6 USA H Pfister 4 1 3 USA B Teacher 6 7 5 6 9 USA B Gottfried 3 5 7 3 1 SWE B Borg 6 5 6 7 USA B Teacher 4 7 4 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 AUS John Alexander 6 7 4 7 USA Dick Stockton 1 6 6 5 SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 4 1 3 WC GBR David Lloyd 2 6 5 3 Q NZL Onny Parun 6 4 7 6 USA Gene Mayer 3 6 6 7 USA Victor Amaya 6 3 4 5 NED Tom Okker 6 7 6 BRA 1968 Roger Guedes 1 5 1 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 2 6 3 USA John Austin 6 7 6 USA Tim Wilkison 6 6 6 LL AUS Noel Phillips 2 2 2 WC GBR Roger Taylor 3 2 4 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 11 AUS J Alexander 6 3 5 6 6 SUI H Günthardt 3 6 7 3 2 Q NZL O Parun 4 1 2 USA E Mayer 6 6 6 NED T Okker 7 6 3 6 USA J Austin 6 4 6 2 USA T Wilkison 5 6 6 7 6 ARG G Vilas 7 2 1 6 11 AUS J Alexander 4 4 4 USA E Mayer 6 6 6 NED T Okker 7 7 6 USA T Wilkison 5 5 4 USA E Mayer 6 7 4 4 NED T Okker 7 5 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 7 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 2 7 5 3 Q SWE Ulf Eriksson 3 4 5 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 7 RSA 1928 Johan Kriek 4 6 6 6 AUT Peter Feigl 6 3 3 0 LL CHI Álvaro Fillol 5 1 6 3 Q SWE Jan Norbäck 7 6 3 6 USA Randy Crawford 2 2 4 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 GBR Mark Cox 7 6 6 FRG Karl Meiler 5 3 3 Q COL Alejandro Cortes 5 7 2 0r Q FRA Gilles Moretton 7 6 6 1 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 7 6 6 4 13 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 7 6 7 4 6 3 USA J Connors 6 6 7 6 USA M Riessen 7 3 6 0 RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 6 6 Q SWE J Norbäck 1 3 1 HUN B Taróczy 4 6 3 6 GBR M Cox 6 4 6 7 Q FRA G Moretton 7 3 7 3 6 13 ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6 6 6 1 3 USA J Connors 6 6 7 RSA 1928 J Kriek 4 1 6 GBR M Cox 3 6 6 7 7 Q FRA G Moretton 6 7 1 6 5 3 USA J Connors 6 6 6 GBR M Cox 2 1 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 3 4 7 6 4 RHO Andrew Pattison 6 6 5 4 6 Q AUS John Fitzgerald 4 7 6 2 SUI Colin Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6 PAR 1954 Francisco González 4 6 6 6 Q GBR Rohun Beven 6 2 2 4 WC GBR Robin Drysdale 3 3 5 USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 7 AUS John Marks 5 6 6 2 Q AUS Brad Drewett 7 2 7 6 USA Erick Iskersky 2 1 4 AUS John James 6 6 6 Q USA Rick Fisher 5 1 6 AUS Phil Dent 7 6 7 USA Sherwood Stewart 5 2 3 8 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci 7 6 6 RHO A Pattison 6 6 6 SUI C Dowdeswell 3 4 0 PAR 1954 F González 6 4 4 USA W Scanlon 7 6 6 Q AUS B Drewett 7 7 6 AUS J James 5 5 3 AUS P Dent 4 6 3 8 PAR 1954 V Pecci 6 7 6 RHO A Pattison 6 6 4 2 USA W Scanlon 7 4 6 6 Q AUS B Drewett 4 7 7 6 8 PAR 1954 V Pecci 6 6 6 4 USA W Scanlon 6 6 6 7 Q AUS B Drewett 4 4 7 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA Arthur Ashe 4 6 3 AUS Chris Kachel 6 7 6 GBR John Lloyd 3 4 1 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 6 AUS Alvin Gardiner 6 6 3 2 4 WC GBR Jonathan Smith 1 4 6 6 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez 3 3 4 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 6 6 Q USA Charlie Pasarell 1 7 3 3 VEN 1930 Jorge Andrew 2 3 1 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 WC EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 6 3 6 7 4 USA John Sadri 3 6 7 6 6 LL RSA 1928 John Yuill 2 5 7 6 4 12 ESP 1977 José Higueras 6 7 5 3 6 AUS C Kachel 5 3 6 7 4 SWE O Bengtson 7 6 0 6 6 WC GBR J Smith 6 2 7 5 3 ITA A Panatta 2 6 6 7 6 USA A Mayer 6 7 4 7 MEX R Ramírez 3 6 6 6 USA J Sadri 6 5 6 7 12 ESP 1977 J Higueras 3 7 4 5 SWE O Bengtson 6 6 6 ITA A Panatta 7 7 7 USA A Mayer 6 7 7 6 USA J Sadri 7 5 6 2 ITA A Panatta 7 6 7 USA A Mayer 6 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak 6 7 4 2 7 USA Bruce Manson 4 6 6 6 9 Q USA Fritz Buehning 6 6 6 Q USA Richard Meyer 3 4 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 6 CAN Réjean Genois 3 2 2 ECU Ricardo Ycaza 6 1 6 6 Q AUS David Whyte 4 6 2 0 FRA Yannick Noah 7 6 7 LL IND Ramesh Krishnan 6 3 5 USA Nick Saviano 6 6 6 USA Rick Fagel 0 1 2 BRA 1968 Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 4 3 6 6 WC GBR John Feaver 1 6 6 3 4 USA Pat DuPré 7 6 3 3 6 4 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 3 USA B Manson 7 4 6 6 Q USA F Buehning 6 6 4 4 USA R Lutz 6 6 6 ECU R Ycaza 0 3 2 FRA Y Noah 6 6 7 USA N Saviano 3 4 5 BRA 1968 C Kirmayr 6 6 3 4 USA P DuPré 4 7 6 6 USA B Manson 7 4 3 2 USA R Lutz 6 6 6 6 FRA Y Noah 5 6 3 1 USA P DuPré 7 1 6 6 USA R Lutz 6 5 6 4 6 USA P DuPré 3 7 4 6 8 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 USA Van Winitsky 1 4 4 AUS Peter McNamara 6 6 6 TCH Ivan Lendl 3 2 3 FRA Pascal Portes 1 6 6 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 6 4 4 4 USA Billy Martin 5 7 2 6 2 AUS Ross Case 7 6 6 4 6 Q BRA 1968 Cássio Motta 5 3 4 URU José Luis Damiani 7 6 6 AUS David Carter 1 6 4 1 USA Stan Smith 6 2 6 6 AUS Dale Collings 6 3 6 5 ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz 7 6 3 7 Q AUS Bob Giltinan 4 6 3 6 3 14 ARG José Luis Clerc 6 3 6 3 6 5 USA R Tanner 6 7 6 AUS P McNamara 1 6 4 FRA P Portes 2 1 5 AUS R Case 6 6 7 URU JL Damiani 3 2 6 USA S Smith 6 6 7 ESP 1977 A Muñoz 1 3 4 14 ARG JL Clerc 6 6 6 5 USA R Tanner 6 7 7 AUS R Case 4 5 6 USA S Smith 7 6 3 5 14 ARG JL Clerc 6 7 6 7 5 USA R Tanner 6 7 6 6 14 ARG JL Clerc 7 6 4 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 USA Tim Gullikson 6 6 6 USA Mike Cahill 4 2 4 RHO Haroon Ismail 5 6 2 TCH Tomáš Šmid 7 7 6 AUS Kim Warwick 6 1 6 6 Q AUS Cliff Letcher 7 6 2 7 FRA Patrice Dominguez 6 6 6 TCH Pavel Huťka 3 3 4 IND Anand Amritraj 3 6 6 FRG Andreas Maurer 6 7 7 TCH Pavel Složil 6 2 1 6 1 USA Tom Gullikson 4 6 6 3 6 WC GBR Richard Lewis 4 3 5 GBR Buster Mottram 6 6 7 USA Terry Moor 5 1 4 2 USA John McEnroe 7 6 6 15 USA Ti Gullikson 7 6 6 6 TCH T Šmid 5 7 2 4 Q AUS C Letcher 6 3 6 6 FRA P Dominguez 1 6 3 4 FRG A Maurer 1 4 4 USA To Gullikson 6 6 6 GBR C Mottram 7 2 6 2 2 USA J McEnroe 6 6 7 6 15 USA Ti Gullikson 6 6 6 Q AUS C Letcher 0 4 1 USA To Gullikson 4 4 6 2 USA J McEnroe 6 6 7 15 USA Ti Gullikson 6 6 6 2 USA J McEnroe 4 2 4 References External links 1979 MS Wimbledon 1979 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1979/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 28 November 2017 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1979 French Open Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1979 U.S. Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles