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1979 French Open – Men's singles

March 05, 2023

Defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Víctor Pecci Sr. 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open.

Men's singles
1979 French Open
Final
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Víctor Pecci Sr.
Score6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 1979 French Open

Seeds

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

  1.   Björn Borg (champion)
  2.   Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  3.   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  4.   Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  5. n/a
  6.   Harold Solomon (fourth round)
  7.   Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
  8.   José Higueras (quarterfinals)
  9.   Arthur Ashe (third round)
  10.   Brian Gottfried (third round)
  11.   José Luis Clerc (second round)
  12.   Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
  13.   Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
  14.   Tim Gullikson (fourth round)
  15.   Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
  16.   Adriano Panatta (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Björn Borg 6 6 7
  Hans Gildemeister 4 1 5
1   Björn Borg 6 6 6
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 2 1 0
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6
8   José Higueras 1 6 4 4
1   Björn Borg 6 6 666
  Víctor Pecci Sr. 3 1 78 4
  Víctor Pecci Sr. 6 6 7
3   Guillermo Vilas 0 2 5
  Víctor Pecci Sr. 7 6 5 6
2   Jimmy Connors 5 4 7 3
7   Eddie Dibbs 2 6 4 2
2   Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Borg 6 5 6 6
  Šmid 1 7 4 4 1   Borg 6 7 5 6
  Gullikson 5 7 6 6   Gullikson 3 6 7 4
Q   Gauvain 7 5 4 2 1   Borg 6 6 6
  Amritraj 3 5 3   Moore 3 1 0
  Moore 6 7 6   Moore 6 6 4 6
  Zirngibl 7 6 0 6   Zirngibl 3 4 6 3
  Winitsky 5 2 6 3 1   Borg 7 6 6
  González 6 7 7   Moretton 5 4 2
  Špear 2 6 6   González 6 4 3 4
Q   Damiani 6 3 3 6 Q   Granát 2 6 6 6
Q   Granát 4 6 6 7 Q   Granát 6 6 6 4
  Moretton 3 6 7 6   Moretton 2 7 7 6
  Elter 6 1 6 2   Moretton 6 6 6
  Stockton 7 3 6 2 3 11   Clerc 4 2 3
11   Clerc 5 6 3 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Gullikson 6 6 6
  Andrew 4 3 1 14   Gullikson 6 6 7 6 6
  Borowiak 6 3 2 6 6   Borowiak 3 7 6 7 2
  Kary 4 6 6 2 3 14   Gullikson 6 6 6 6
Q   Norbäck 4 6 5   Amaya 7 3 1 4
  Amaya 6 7 7   Amaya 6 7 7
  Kriek 6 0 6 3   Hutka 3 6 5
  Hutka 7 6 3 6 14   Gullikson 7 3 6 1 3
  Gildemeister 6 6 7   Gildemeister 6 6 4 6 6
  Pfister 4 4 6   Gildemeister 6 6 6
  Fagel 4 3 2   Scanlon 3 4 4
  Scanlon 6 6 6   Gildemeister 6 6 6
  McNamara 3 6 1 6 3   Sanders 3 2 3
  Sanders 6 2 6 3 6   Sanders 7 6 7 6
  Pattison 6 6 3 6   Pattison 6 7 6 2
LL   Montaño 2 4 6 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Gerulaitis 2 2 6 6 6
  Walts 6 6 3 2 2 4   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Q   Rowe 2 6 6 6 Q   Rowe 4 1 2
  Kronk 6 3 4 1 4   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
  Mayer 7 6 6   Mayer 1 1 2
  Ramírez 6 4 0   Mayer 6 6 6
  Muñoz 4 4 6   DuPré 2 1 2
  DuPré 6 6 7 4   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
  Proisy 4 4 7 6   Lendl 2 1 3
  Dominguez 6 6 6 7   Dominguez 6 2 5 2
  Lendl 7 6 4 6   Lendl 3 6 7 6
  Fillol Sr. 6 3 6 3   Lendl 5 7 6 6
  Molina 6 6 1 3 9   Ashe 7 6 2 3
  Lewis 7 2 6 6   Lewis 6 3 4 2
  Soler 4 2 3 9   Ashe 3 6 6 6
9   Ashe 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Panatta 6 6 6
  Giménez 3 3 3 16   Panatta 6 6 6
  Kodeš 7 6 3 6 7   Kodeš 1 2 4
  Crealy 6 7 6 4 5 16   Panatta 6 6 4 2 3
  Crawford 2 6 4 1   Teltscher 3 3 6 6 6
Q   Motta 6 4 6 6 Q   Motta 6 2 7 0 1
  Taygan 1 3 7 6 5   Teltscher 3 6 6 6 6
  Teltscher 6 6 5 2 7   Teltscher 3 4 6 6 3
  Manson 6 6 7 8   Higueras 6 6 3 1 6
  Brunet 3 2 6   Manson 2 6 6 7
  Ocleppo 6 4 6 7   Ocleppo 6 3 4 5
  Goven 4 6 2 5   Manson 2 6 3 2
  Prajoux 1 3 4 8   Higueras 6 2 6 6
  Cahill 6 6 6   Cahill 6 6 5 5
  Edmondson 3 6 6 1 2 8   Higueras 4 7 7 7
8   Higueras 6 4 4 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Solomon 6 6 7
Q   Van Dillen 3 2 5 6   Solomon 6 6 6
LL   Hoyt 5 4 2   Portes 2 1 1
  Portes 7 6 6 6   Solomon 3 1 6 6 8
  Simpson 6 1 7 2 3   Smith 6 6 3 1 6
  Yuill 3 6 5 6 6   Yuill 0 2 1
  Franulović 3 2 6   Smith 6 6 6
  Smith 6 6 7 6   Solomon 1 4 3
  Marks 2 1 6   Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
  Složil 6 6 7   Složil 3 6 3 4
  Jauffret 7 4 5 1   Pecci Sr. 6 2 6 6
  Pecci Sr. 6 6 7 6   Pecci Sr. 7 6 7
Q   Velasco Sr. 2 2 1 15   Barazzutti 5 3 6
  Dowdeswell 6 6 6   Dowdeswell 7 1 2 6 3
  Deblicker 4 2 5 15   Barazzutti 6 6 6 4 6
15   Barazzutti 6 6 7

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Gottfried 7 6 6
  Genois 5 2 4 10   Gottfried 6 6 6
  Maurer 1 1 6   Warwick 2 0 4
  Warwick 6 6 7 10   Gottfried 6 7 6 3 2
Q   Svensson 7 2 1 3   Mayer 1 6 7 6 6
  Mayer 6 6 6 6   Mayer 3 0 6 6 6
  Noah 7 6 6 6 6   Noah 6 6 3 4 3
  Martin 5 7 2 7 3   Mayer 5 6 7 1 2
  Teacher 6 6 4 6 3   Vilas 7 1 6 6 6
Q   López-Maeso 2 3 6 2   Teacher 6 6 2 5
  Caujolle 7 6 6   Caujolle 7 1 6 7
  Haillet 6 2 2   Caujolle 3 1 3
  Joubert 3 6 6 4 5 3   Vilas 6 6 6
Q   Roger-Vasselin 6 0 2 6 7 Q   Roger-Vasselin 4 5 3
  Dent 1 0 7 1 3   Vilas 6 7 6
3   Vilas 6 6 5 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Dibbs 6 6 4 6
  Saviano 3 3 6 2 7   Dibbs 6 6 6
  Freyss 6 6 6   Freyss 0 4 3
Q   Álvarez 3 2 4 7   Dibbs 6 6 6
  Carter 4 3 6 7 6   Mottram 3 3 2
Q   Maze 6 6 2 6 2   Carter 3 2 0
  Mottram 1 6 6 7   Mottram 6 6 6
  Johansson 6 1 1 6 7   Dibbs 4 6 6 1 6
  Hřebec 5 2 3 12   Fibak 6 4 1 6 4
  Bedel 7 6 6   Bedel 6 6 6
  Fritz 3 6 2 7 3   Lloyd 2 1 4
  Lloyd 6 3 6 6 6   Bedel 7 6 5 2
Q   Maher 6 5 6 6 12   Fibak 5 7 7 6
Q   Wünschig 3 7 0 4 Q   Maher 2 0 1
  Günthardt 1 6 5 4 12   Fibak 6 6 6
12   Fibak 6 4 7 6

Section 8

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1979 French Open Men s singles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Defending champion Bjorn Borg successfully defended his title defeating Victor Pecci Sr 6 3 6 1 6 7 6 8 6 4 in the final to win the men s singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open Men s singles1979 French OpenFinalChampionBjorn BorgRunner upVictor Pecci Sr Score6 3 6 1 6 7 6 8 6 4DetailsDraw128Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends 45 45 women 1978 French Open 1980 Main article 1979 French Open Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Section 1 2 4 Section 2 2 5 Section 3 2 6 Section 4 2 7 Section 5 2 8 Section 6 2 9 Section 7 2 10 Section 8 3 External linksSeeds EditThe seeded players are listed below Bjorn Borg is the champion others show the round in which they were eliminated Bjorn Borg champion Jimmy Connors semifinals Guillermo Vilas quarterfinals Vitas Gerulaitis semifinals n a Harold Solomon fourth round Eddie Dibbs quarterfinals Jose Higueras quarterfinals Arthur Ashe third round Brian Gottfried third round Jose Luis Clerc second round Wojtek Fibak fourth round Manuel Orantes fourth round Tim Gullikson fourth round Corrado Barazzutti third round Adriano Panatta third round Draw EditKey Edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser r RetiredFinals Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 Bjorn Borg667 Hans Gildemeister4151 Bjorn Borg6664 Vitas Gerulaitis2104 Vitas Gerulaitis63668 Jose Higueras16441 Bjorn Borg66666 Victor Pecci Sr 31784 Victor Pecci Sr 6673 Guillermo Vilas025 Victor Pecci Sr 76562 Jimmy Connors54737 Eddie Dibbs26422 Jimmy Connors6266Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 Borg6566 Smid17441 Borg6756 Gullikson5766 Gullikson3674Q Gauvain75421 Borg666 Amritraj353 Moore310 Moore676 Moore6646 Zirngibl7606 Zirngibl3463 Winitsky52631 Borg766 Gonzalez677 Moretton542 Spear266 Gonzalez6434Q Damiani6336Q Granat2666Q Granat4667Q Granat6664 Moretton3676 Moretton2776 Elter6162 Moretton666 Stockton7362311 Clerc42311 Clerc56366Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round14 Gullikson666 Andrew43114 Gullikson66766 Borowiak63266 Borowiak37672 Kary4662314 Gullikson6666Q Norback465 Amaya7314 Amaya677 Amaya677 Kriek6063 Hutka365 Hutka763614 Gullikson73613 Gildemeister667 Gildemeister66466 Pfister446 Gildemeister666 Fagel432 Scanlon344 Scanlon666 Gildemeister666 McNamara36163 Sanders323 Sanders62636 Sanders7676 Pattison6636 Pattison6762LL Montano2462Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 Gerulaitis22666 Walts663224 Gerulaitis666Q Rowe2666Q Rowe412 Kronk63414 Gerulaitis666 Mayer766 Mayer112 Ramirez640 Mayer666 Munoz446 DuPre212 DuPre6674 Gerulaitis666 Proisy4476 Lendl213 Dominguez6667 Dominguez6252 Lendl7646 Lendl3676 Fillol Sr 6363 Lendl5766 Molina66139 Ashe7623 Lewis7266 Lewis6342 Soler4239 Ashe36669 Ashe666Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round16 Panatta666 Gimenez33316 Panatta666 Kodes76367 Kodes124 Crealy6764516 Panatta66423 Crawford2641 Teltscher33666Q Motta6466Q Motta62701 Taygan13765 Teltscher36666 Teltscher66527 Teltscher34663 Manson6678 Higueras66316 Brunet326 Manson2667 Ocleppo6467 Ocleppo6345 Goven4625 Manson2632 Prajoux1348 Higueras6266 Cahill666 Cahill6655 Edmondson366128 Higueras47778 Higueras64466Section 5 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 Solomon667Q Van Dillen3256 Solomon666LL Hoyt542 Portes211 Portes7666 Solomon31668 Simpson61723 Smith66316 Yuill36566 Yuill021 Franulovic326 Smith666 Smith6676 Solomon143 Marks216 Pecci Sr 666 Slozil667 Slozil3634 Jauffret7451 Pecci Sr 6266 Pecci Sr 6676 Pecci Sr 767Q Velasco Sr 22115 Barazzutti536 Dowdeswell666 Dowdeswell71263 Deblicker42515 Barazzutti6664615 Barazzutti667Section 6 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round10 Gottfried766 Genois52410 Gottfried666 Maurer116 Warwick204 Warwick66710 Gottfried67632Q Svensson7213 Mayer16766 Mayer6666 Mayer30666 Noah76666 Noah66343 Martin57273 Mayer56712 Teacher66463 Vilas71666Q Lopez Maeso2362 Teacher6625 Caujolle766 Caujolle7167 Haillet622 Caujolle313 Joubert366453 Vilas666Q Roger Vasselin60267Q Roger Vasselin453 Dent10713 Vilas6763 Vilas6656Section 7 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 Dibbs6646 Saviano33627 Dibbs666 Freyss666 Freyss043Q Alvarez3247 Dibbs666 Carter43676 Mottram332Q Maze66262 Carter320 Mottram1667 Mottram666 Johansson61167 Dibbs46616 Hrebec52312 Fibak64164 Bedel766 Bedel666 Fritz36273 Lloyd214 Lloyd63666 Bedel7652Q Maher656612 Fibak5776Q Wunschig3704Q Maher201 Gunthardt165412 Fibak66612 Fibak6476Section 8 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round13 Orantes4666 Năstase641213 Orantes766 td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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13   Orantes 4 6 6 6
  Năstase 6 4 1 2 13   Orantes 7 6 6