1979_Australian_Open_–_Men's_singles

1979 Australian Open – Men's singles

1979 Australian Open – Men's singles

1979 tennis event results

Defending champion Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and fourth and last major singles title overall.

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Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (champion)
  2. Australia John Alexander (first round)
  3. United States Victor Amaya (semifinals)
  4. United States Hank Pfister (first round)
  5. Hungary Balázs Taróczy (first round)
  6. United States John Sadri (final)
  7. United States Tim Wilkison (first round)
  8. Austria Peter Feigl (first round)
  9. Australia Peter McNamara (third round)
  10. Australia Kim Warwick (third round)
  11. United States Peter Rennert (quarterfinals)
  12. Australia Geoff Masters (second round)
  13. Australia Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  14. Australia Ross Case (first round)
  15. Australia Rod Frawley (quarterfinals)
  16. Australia Paul McNamee (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1979 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 3 7 4 6
13 Australia Phil Dent 2 6 6 6 2
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 3 7 7
3 United States Victor Amaya 5 6 6 6
3 United States Victor Amaya 7 6 6
11 United States Peter Rennert 6 4 4
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
6 United States John Sadri 6 3 2
6 United States John Sadri 7 6 6 6
15 Australia Rod Frawley 6 3 7 4
6 United States John Sadri 6 7 6 6
  Australia Colin Dibley 4 6 7 4
  Australia Mark Edmondson 6 4 6 6 4
  Australia Colin Dibley 3 6 3 7 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Argentina G Vilas 7 6 6
New Zealand C Lewis 5 3 4 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Q Australia A Gardiner 6 3 6 6 Q Australia A Gardiner 4 2 4
Australia N Phillips 4 6 4 4 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
United States C Delaney 7 6 7 9 Australia P McNamara 3 4 4
LL United States J Delaney 5 4 5 United States C Delaney 3 6 3
Australia B Drewett 6 1 4 5 9 Australia P McNamara 6 7 6
9 Australia P McNamara 3 6 6 7 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 3 7 4 6
13 Australia P Dent 6 6 6 13 Australia P Dent 2 6 6 6 2
Australia J Marks 3 2 2 13 Australia P Dent 7 6 6
LL United States J Cohen 4 6 4 5 Australia CA Miller 6 0 3
Australia CA Miller 6 3 6 7 13 Australia P Dent 6 6 4 6
Australia C Kachel 7 6 6 Australia C Kachel 4 1 6 4
LL Australia C Fancutt 6 2 1 Australia C Kachel 7 6 6
Australia P Kronk 6 6 2 6 Australia P Kronk 6 2 1
8 Austria P Feigl 3 4 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States V Amaya 6 6 6
United States S Stewart 3 4 1 3 United States V Amaya 3 6 7 6
Australia D Carter 6 6 6 Australia D Carter 6 3 6 3
Australia D Collings 2 3 2 3 United States V Amaya 7 6 7
Q Australia W Hampson 3 4 4 16 Australia P McNamee 6 3 6
New Zealand R Simpson 6 6 6 Australia R Simpson 5 4 4
India S Menon 2 6 7 5 0 16 Australia P McNamee 7 6 6
16 Australia P McNamee 6 4 5 7 6 3 United States V Amaya 7 6 6
11 United States P Rennert 6 7 6 11 United States P Rennert 6 4 4
Q Australia J Trickey 3 6 4 11 United States P Rennert 6 5 6 6
Australia C Letcher 6 6 6 5 6 Q West Germany U Marten 2 7 3 1
Q West Germany U Marten 4 1 7 7 8 11 United States P Rennert 6 7 6
Australia J Fitzgerald 2 6 3 United States S Krulevitz 4 5 1
Australia S Docherty 6 7 6 Australia S Docherty 4 4 3
United States S Krulevitz 6 6 3 6 United States S Krulevitz 6 6 6
5 Hungary B Taróczy 3 4 6 3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 United States J Sadri 6 6 6
Australia P Doohan 3 3 4 6 United States J Sadri 6 6 6
Australia T Rocavert 5 6 2 1 South Africa R Moore 4 4 3
South Africa R Moore 7 4 6 6 6 United States J Sadri 3 4 6 6 9
Q Australia R Ruffels 1 2 3 10 Australia K Warwick 6 6 3 2 7
Australia J James 6 6 6 Australia J James 3 3 0
Australia B Carmichael 1 6 2 0 10 Australia K Warwick 6 6 6
10 Australia K Warwick 6 4 6 6 6 United States J Sadri 7 6 6 6
15 Australia R Frawley 6 3 6 6 6 15 Australia R Frawley 6 3 7 4
Australia C Johnstone 1 6 7 4 4 15 Australia R Frawley 6 6 6 6
United States G Malin 6 6 6 United States G Malin 7 2 0 4
United States F McNair 4 2 4 15 Australia R Frawley 6 7 6
United States B Maze 7 1 7 6 Q Australia S Ball 2 6 3
Australia G Whitecross 6 6 6 4 United States B Maze 3 3 4
Q Australia S Ball 7 4 6 6 Q Australia S Ball 6 6 6
4 United States H Pfister 5 6 4 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 United States T Wilkison 6 6 5
Australia W Maher 7 7 7 Australia W Maher 6 7 6 6 10
Q Israel S Glickstein 7 6 6 Q Israel S Glickstein 7 5 7 4 8
United States G Hardie 5 4 2 Australia W Maher 6 3 4
United States M Mitchell 6 4 6 6 Australia M Edmondson 7 6 6
United States D Siegler 3 6 3 4 United States M Mitchell 2 2 1
Australia M Edmondson 6 6 6 6 Australia M Edmondson 6 6 6
14 Australia R Case 7 3 1 1 Australia M Edmondson 6 4 6 6 4
12 Australia G Masters 6 6 1 3 6 Australia C Dibley 3 6 3 7 6
South Africa D Schneider 3 2 6 6 3 12 Australia G Masters 5 2 6
Q Australia P Davies 5 3 3 Australia T Roche 7 6 7
Australia T Roche 7 6 6 Australia T Roche 4 7 6 3 4
Australia C Dibley 7 5 6 6 Australia C Dibley 6 6 3 6 6
United States J Austin 5 7 3 1 Australia C Dibley 6 3 6 6 7
United States R Fisher 7 7 6 United States R Fisher 8 6 3 3 5
2 Australia J Alexander 6 6 4
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