1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

July 2025 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships USA John McEnroe USA Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 singles doubles 32 8 Wembley Championships Benson & Hedges Championships Benson & Hedges Championships The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 13 November and 17 November 1979. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion and retained the singles title after a win in the final against third-seeded Harold Solomon, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5.World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook 1980 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020120 237184610 112–113 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)1979 Wembley – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1979/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em USA John McEnroe (champion) ARG Guillermo Vilas (second round) USA Harold Solomon (final) USA Peter Fleming (first round) (Withdrew) USA Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals) POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 3 0 3 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 USA Hank Pfister 4 3 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 7 3 USA Harold Solomon 3 4 5 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 GBR John Lloyd 4 1 USA Tom Gorman 6 4 2 GBR Robin Drysdale 4 6 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 0 4 AUT Peter Feigl 6 3 0 7 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 6 6 4 USA Peter Fleming 4 5 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 7 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 6 Q USA Richard Meyer 7 2 4 Q FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 6 2 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 6 1 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 6 6 GBR Andrew Jarrett 1 4 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 GBR Robin Drysdale 2 2 USA Marty Riessen 1 4 7 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 7 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 4 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 3 4 USA Ferdi Taygan 6 6 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 7 POL Wojciech Fibak 2 1 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 1 4 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 3 0 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Scott Carnahan 5 2 Q USA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 USA Stan Smith 7 7 USA Nick Saviano 5 5 USA Vincent Van Patten 6 6 USA Tom Gullikson 2 4 GBR Mark Cox 5 3 3 USA Harold Solomon 7 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 6 5 6 Q VEN Jorge Andrew 2 7 2 GBR Richard Lewis 3 6 7 NED Tom Okker 6 4 5 RSA 1928 David Schneider 6 2 3 USA Hank Pfister 4 6 6 USA Bruce Manson 6 4 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 7 6 Q USA Sherwood Stewart 6 4 2 USA Stan Smith 2 6 6 USA Vincent Van Patten 6 2 2 3 USA Harold Solomon 3 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 6 4 6 GBR Richard Lewis 3 6 4 USA Hank Pfister 3 6 6 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 3 2 USA Stan Smith 4 4 3 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 2 3 USA Hank Pfister 6 6 3 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 USA Hank Pfister 4 3 References External links World Tennis tournament details Category:Wembley Championships Singles