1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating 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.[1]

Men's Singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Roscoe Tanner
Final score6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Björn Borg (Champion)
02.   John McEnroe (Fourth round)
03.   Jimmy Connors (Semifinals)
04.   Vitas Gerulaitis (First round)
05.   Roscoe Tanner (Final)
06.   Guillermo Vilas (Second round)
07.   Arthur Ashe (First round)
08.   Víctor Pecci (Third round)
09.   Brian Gottfried (Third round)
10.   Wojciech Fibak (First round)
11.   John Alexander (Third round)
12.   José Higueras (Second round)
13.   Manuel Orantes (Second round)
14.   José Luis Clerc (Fourth round)
15.   Tim Gullikson (Quarterfinals)
16.   Corrado Barazzutti (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
Tom Okker 2 1 3
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
3 Jimmy Connors 2 3 2
3 Jimmy Connors 6 4 7 6
Bill Scanlon 3 6 6 4
1 Björn Borg 64 6 3 6 6
5 Roscoe Tanner 77 1 6 3 4
Adriano Panatta 6 4 7 4 3
Pat DuPré 3 6 6 6 6
Pat DuPré 3 6 3
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 6
15 Tim Gullikson 1 4 7 2

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 B Borg 3 6 7 6
T Gorman 6 4 5 1 1 B Borg 2 6 4 7 6
M Edmondson 7 6 3 2 2 V Amritraj 6 4 6 6 2
V Amritraj 6 4 6 6 6 1 B Borg 6 6 6
H Pfister 6 3 7 7 H Pfister 4 1 3
J Kodeš 3 6 6 6 H Pfister 6 6 3 6
J Fillol 6 3 2 4 P Fleming 1 3 6 4
P Fleming 3 6 6 6 1 B Borg 6 5 6 7
D Schneider 6 7 6 B Teacher 4 7 4 5
R Carmichael 4 6 1 D Schneider 4 4 4
B Teacher 6 3 6 7 B Teacher 6 6 6
C Dibley 4 6 3 5 B Teacher 6 7 5 6
P Kronk 2 2 4 9 B Gottfried 3 5 7 3
J Borowiak 6 6 6 J Borowiak 6 4 4
WC A Jarrett 2 6 1 9 B Gottfried 7 6 6
9 B Gottfried 6 7 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 J Alexander 6 7 4 7
R Stockton 1 6 6 5 11 J Alexander 6 3 5 6 6
H Günthardt 6 6 6 H Günthardt 3 6 7 3 2
B Mitton 4 1 3 11 J Alexander 4 4 4
WC D Lloyd 2 6 5 3 E Mayer 6 6 6
Q O Parun 6 4 7 6 Q O Parun 4 1 2
E Mayer 3 6 6 7 E Mayer 6 6 6
V Amaya 6 3 4 5 E Mayer 6 7 4 4
T Okker 6 7 6 T Okker 7 5 6 6
R Guedes 1 5 1 T Okker 7 6 3 6
C Drysdale 2 6 3 J Austin 6 4 6 2
J Austin 6 7 6 T Okker 7 7 6
T Wilkison 6 6 6 T Wilkison 5 5 4
LL N Phillips 2 2 2 T Wilkison 5 6 6 7
WC R Taylor 3 2 4 6 G Vilas 7 2 1 6
6 G Vilas 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 J Connors 6 6 7 6
J-F Caujolle 2 7 5 3 3 J Connors 6 6 7 6
Q U Eriksson 3 4 5 M Riessen 7 3 6 0
M Riessen 6 6 7 3 J Connors 6 6 7
J Kriek 4 6 6 6 J Kriek 4 1 6
P Feigl 6 3 3 0 J Kriek 6 6 6
LL Á Fillol 5 1 6 3 Q J Norbäck 1 3 1
Q J Norbäck 7 6 3 6 3 J Connors 6 6 6
R Crawford 2 2 4 M Cox 2 1 1
B Taróczy 6 6 6 B Taróczy 4 6 3 6
M Cox 7 6 6 M Cox 6 4 6 7
K Meiler 5 3 3 M Cox 3 6 6 7 7
Q A Cortes 5 7 2 0r Q G Moretton 6 7 1 6 5
Q G Moretton 7 6 6 1 Q G Moretton 7 3 7 3 6
R Moore 6 7 6 6 4 13 M Orantes 6 6 6 6 1
13 M Orantes 7 6 7 4 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 C Barazzutti 3 4 7 6 4
A Pattison 6 6 5 4 6 A Pattison 6 6 6
Q J Fitzgerald 4 7 6 2 C Dowdeswell 3 4 0
C Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6 A Pattison 6 6 4 2
F González 4 6 6 6 W Scanlon 7 4 6 6
Q R Beven 6 2 2 4 F González 6 4 4
WC R Drysdale 3 3 5 W Scanlon 7 6 6
W Scanlon 6 6 7 W Scanlon 6 6 6 7
J Marks 5 6 6 2 Q B Drewett 4 4 7 5
Q B Drewett 7 2 7 6 Q B Drewett 7 7 6
E Iskersky 2 1 4 J James 5 5 3
J James 6 6 6 Q B Drewett 4 7 7 6
Q R Fisher 5 1 6 8 V Pecci 6 6 6 4
P Dent 7 6 7 P Dent 4 6 3
S Stewart 5 2 3 8 V Pecci 6 7 6
8 V Pecci 7 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 A Ashe 4 6 3
C Kachel 6 7 6 C Kachel 5 3 6 7 4
J Lloyd 3 4 1 O Bengtson 7 6 0 6 6
O Bengtson 6 6 6 O Bengtson 6 6 6
A Gardiner 6 6 3 2 4 A Panatta 7 7 7
WC J Smith 1 4 6 6 6 WC J Smith 6 2 7 5 3
A Panatta 6 6 6 A Panatta 2 6 6 7 6
Á Giménez 3 3 4 A Panatta 7 6 7
A Mayer 6 6 6 6 A Mayer 6 3 6
Q C Pasarell 1 7 3 3 A Mayer 6 7 4 7
J Andrew 2 3 1 R Ramírez 3 6 6 6
R Ramírez 6 6 6 A Mayer 6 7 7 6
WC I El Shafei 6 3 6 7 4 J Sadri 7 5 6 2
J Sadri 3 6 7 6 6 J Sadri 6 5 6 7
LL J Yuill 2 5 7 6 4 12 J Higueras 3 7 4 5
12 J Higueras 6 7 5 3 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 W Fibak 6 7 4 2 7
B Manson 4 6 6 6 9 B Manson 7 4 6 6
Q F Buehning 6 6 6 Q F Buehning 6 6 4 4
Q R Meyer 3 4 4 B Manson 7 4 3 2
R Lutz 6 6 6 R Lutz 6 6 6 6
R Genois 3 2 2 R Lutz 6 6 6
R Ycaza 6 1 6 6 R Ycaza 0 3 2
Q D Whyte 4 6 2 0 R Lutz 6 5 6 4 6
Y Noah 7 6 7 P DuPré 3 7 4 6 8
LL R Krishnan 6 3 5 Y Noah 6 6 7
N Saviano 6 6 6 N Saviano 3 4 5
R Fagel 0 1 2 Y Noah 5 6 3 1
C Kirmayr 6 4 3 6 6 P DuPré 7 1 6 6
WC J Feaver 1 6 6 3 4 C Kirmayr 6 6 3 4
P DuPré 7 6 3 3 6 P DuPré 4 7 6 6
4 V Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 3

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 R Tanner 6 6 6
V Winitsky 1 4 4 5 R Tanner 6 7 6
P McNamara 6 6 6 P McNamara 1 6 4
I Lendl 3 2 3 5 R Tanner 6 7 7
P Portes 1 6 6 6 R Case 4 5 6
F Taygan 6 4 4 4 P Portes 2 1 5
W Martin 5 7 2 6 2 R Case 6 6 7
R Case 7 6 6 4 6 5 R Tanner 6 7 6 6
Q C Motta 5 3 4 14 JL Clerc 7 6 4 1
JL Damiani 7 6 6 JL Damiani 3 2 6
D Carter 1 6 4 1 S Smith 6 6 7
S Smith 6 2 6 6 S Smith 7 6 3 5
D Collings 6 3 6 5 14 JL Clerc 6 7 6 7
A Muñoz 7 6 3 7 A Muñoz 1 3 4
Q R Giltinan 4 6 3 6 3 14 JL Clerc 6 6 6
14 JL Clerc 6 3 6 3 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
M Cahill 4 2 4 15 Ti Gullikson 7 6 6 6
H Ismail 5 6 2 T Šmid 5 7 2 4
T Šmid 7 7 6 15 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
K Warwick 6 1 6 6 Q C Letcher 0 4 1
Q C Letcher 7 6 2 7 Q C Letcher 6 3 6 6
P Dominguez 6 6 6 P Dominguez 1 6 3 4
P Huťka 3 3 4 15 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
A Amritraj 3 6 6 2 J McEnroe 4 2 4
A Maurer 6 7 7 A Maurer 1 4 4
P Složil 6 2 1 6 1 To Gullikson 6 6 6
To Gullikson 4 6 6 3 6 To Gullikson 4 4 6
WC R Lewis 4 3 5 2 J McEnroe 6 6 7
C Mottram 6 6 7 C Mottram 7 2 6 2
T Moor 5 1 4 2 J McEnroe 6 6 7 6
2 J McEnroe 7 6 6
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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