1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1979 Australian Open
Champion Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Runner-up United States John Sadri
Final score 7–6, 6–3, 6–2

Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title, defeating John Sadri 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open.

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, (Finals)
  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)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  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  

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
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
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
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
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 roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
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

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
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 GS Malin 6 6 6 United States GS 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 roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
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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