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1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Three-time defending champion 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
Final
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Roscoe Tanner
Score6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds Edit

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 Edit

Draw Edit

Key Edit

Finals Edit

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 646 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 Edit

Section 1 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Björn Borg 3 6 7 6
  Tom Gorman 6 4 5 1 1   B Borg 2 6 4 7 6
  Mark Edmondson 7 6 3 2 2   V Amritraj 6 4 6 6 2
  Vijay Amritraj 6 4 6 6 6 1   B Borg 6 6 6
  Hank Pfister 6 3 7 7   H Pfister 4 1 3
  Jan Kodeš 3 6 6 6   H Pfister 6 6 3 6
  Jaime Fillol 6 3 2 4   P Fleming 1 3 6 4
  Peter Fleming 3 6 6 6 1   B Borg 6 5 6 7
  David Schneider 6 7 6   B Teacher 4 7 4 5
  Bob Carmichael 4 6 1   D Schneider 4 4 4
  Brian Teacher 6 3 6 7   B Teacher 6 6 6
  Colin Dibley 4 6 3 5   B Teacher 6 7 5 6
  Paul Kronk 2 2 4 9   B Gottfried 3 5 7 3
  Jeff Borowiak 6 6 6   J Borowiak 6 4 4
WC   Andrew Jarrett 2 6 1 9   B Gottfried 7 6 6
9   Brian Gottfried 6 7 6

Section 2 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   John Alexander 6 7 4 7
  Dick Stockton 1 6 6 5 11   J Alexander 6 3 5 6 6
  Heinz Günthardt 6 6 6   H Günthardt 3 6 7 3 2
  Bernard Mitton 4 1 3 11   J Alexander 4 4 4
WC   David Lloyd 2 6 5 3   E Mayer 6 6 6
Q   Onny Parun 6 4 7 6 Q   O Parun 4 1 2
  Gene Mayer 3 6 6 7   E Mayer 6 6 6
  Victor Amaya 6 3 4 5   E Mayer 6 7 4 4
  Tom Okker 6 7 6   T Okker 7 5 6 6
  Roger Guedes 1 5 1   T Okker 7 6 3 6
  Cliff Drysdale 2 6 3   J Austin 6 4 6 2
  John Austin 6 7 6   T Okker 7 7 6
  Tim Wilkison 6 6 6   T Wilkison 5 5 4
LL   Noel Phillips 2 2 2   T Wilkison 5 6 6 7
WC   Roger Taylor 3 2 4 6   G Vilas 7 2 1 6
6   Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6

Section 3 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Jimmy Connors 6 6 7 6
  Jean-François Caujolle 2 7 5 3 3   J Connors 6 6 7 6
Q   Ulf Eriksson 3 4 5   M Riessen 7 3 6 0
  Marty Riessen 6 6 7 3   J Connors 6 6 7
  Johan Kriek 4 6 6 6   J Kriek 4 1 6
  Peter Feigl 6 3 3 0   J Kriek 6 6 6
LL   Álvaro Fillol 5 1 6 3 Q   J Norbäck 1 3 1
Q   Jan Norbäck 7 6 3 6 3   J Connors 6 6 6
  Randy Crawford 2 2 4   M Cox 2 1 1
  Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6   B Taróczy 4 6 3 6
  Mark Cox 7 6 6   M Cox 6 4 6 7
  Karl Meiler 5 3 3   M Cox 3 6 6 7 7
Q   Alejandro Cortes 5 7 2 0r Q   G Moretton 6 7 1 6 5
Q   Gilles Moretton 7 6 6 1 Q   G Moretton 7 3 7 3 6
  Ray Moore 6 7 6 6 4 13   M Orantes 6 6 6 6 1
13   Manuel Orantes 7 6 7 4 6

Section 4 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Corrado Barazzutti 3 4 7 6 4
  Andrew Pattison 6 6 5 4 6   A Pattison 6 6 6
Q   John Fitzgerald 4 7 6 2   C Dowdeswell 3 4 0
  Colin Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6   A Pattison 6 6 4 2
  Francisco González 4 6 6 6   W Scanlon 7 4 6 6
Q   Rohun Beven 6 2 2 4   F González 6 4 4
WC   Robin Drysdale 3 3 5   W Scanlon 7 6 6
  Bill Scanlon 6 6 7   W Scanlon 6 6 6 7
  John Marks 5 6 6 2 Q   B Drewett 4 4 7 5
Q   Brad Drewett 7 2 7 6 Q   B Drewett 7 7 6
  Erick Iskersky 2 1 4   J James 5 5 3
  John James 6 6 6 Q   B Drewett 4 7 7 6
Q   Rick Fisher 5 1 6 8   V Pecci 6 6 6 4
  Phil Dent 7 6 7   P Dent 4 6 3
  Sherwood Stewart 5 2 3 8   V Pecci 6 7 6
8   Víctor Pecci 7 6 6

Bottom half Edit

Section 5 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Arthur Ashe 4 6 3
  Chris Kachel 6 7 6   C Kachel 5 3 6 7 4
  John Lloyd 3 4 1   O Bengtson 7 6 0 6 6
  Ove Bengtson 6 6 6   O Bengtson 6 6 6
  Alvin Gardiner 6 6 3 2 4   A Panatta 7 7 7
WC   Jonathan Smith 1 4 6 6 6 WC   J Smith 6 2 7 5 3
  Adriano Panatta 6 6 6   A Panatta 2 6 6 7 6
  Ángel Giménez 3 3 4   A Panatta 7 6 7
  Sandy Mayer 6 6 6 6   A Mayer 6 3 6
Q   Charlie Pasarell 1 7 3 3   A Mayer 6 7 4 7
  Jorge Andrew 2 3 1   R Ramírez 3 6 6 6
  Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6   A Mayer 6 7 7 6
WC   Ismail El Shafei 6 3 6 7 4   J Sadri 7 5 6 2
  John Sadri 3 6 7 6 6   J Sadri 6 5 6 7
LL   John Yuill 2 5 7 6 4 12   J Higueras 3 7 4 5
12   José Higueras 6 7 5 3 6

Section 6 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Wojciech Fibak 6 7 4 2 7
  Bruce Manson 4 6 6 6 9   B Manson 7 4 6 6
Q   Fritz Buehning 6 6 6 Q   F Buehning 6 6 4 4
Q   Richard Meyer 3 4 4   B Manson 7 4 3 2
  Bob Lutz 6 6 6   R Lutz 6 6 6 6
  Réjean Genois 3 2 2   R Lutz 6 6 6
  Ricardo Ycaza 6 1 6 6   R Ycaza 0 3 2
Q   David Whyte 4 6 2 0   R Lutz 6 5 6 4 6
  Yannick Noah 7 6 7   P DuPré 3 7 4 6 8
LL   Ramesh Krishnan 6 3 5   Y Noah 6 6 7
  Nick Saviano 6 6 6   N Saviano 3 4 5
  Rick Fagel 0 1 2   Y Noah 5 6 3 1
  Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 4 3 6 6   P DuPré 7 1 6 6
WC   John Feaver 1 6 6 3 4   C Kirmayr 6 6 3 4
  Pat DuPré 7 6 3 3 6   P DuPré 4 7 6 6
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 3

Section 7 Edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
  Van Winitsky 1 4 4 5   R Tanner 6 7 6
  Peter McNamara 6 6 6   P McNamara 1 6 4
  Ivan Lendl 3 2 3 5   R Tanner 6 7 7
  Pascal Portes 1 6 6 6   R Case 4 5 6
  Ferdi Taygan 6 4 4 4   P Portes 2 1 5
  Billy Martin 5 7 2 6 2   R Case 6 6 7
  Ross Case 7 6 6 4 6 5   R Tanner 6 7 6 6
Q   Cássio Motta 5 3 4 14   JL Clerc 7 6 4 1
  José Luis Damiani 7 6 6   JL Damiani 3 2 6
  David Carter 1 6 4 1   S Smith 6 6 7
  Stan Smith 6 2 6 6   S Smith 7 6 3 5
  Dale Collings 6 3 6 5 14
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Three time defending champion Bjorn 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 singles1979 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionBjorn BorgRunner upRoscoe TannerScore6 7 4 7 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 4DetailsDraw128 16Q 8WC Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1978 Wimbledon Championships 1980 Main article 1979 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 References 5 External linksSeeds Edit0 1 Bjorn Borg champion 0 2 John McEnroe fourth round 0 3 Jimmy Connors semifinals 0 4 Vitas Gerulaitis first round 0 5 Roscoe Tanner final 0 6 Guillermo Vilas second round 0 7 Arthur Ashe first round 0 8 Victor Pecci third round 0 9 Brian Gottfried third round 10 Wojciech Fibak first round 11 John Alexander third round 12 Jose Higueras second round 13 Manuel Orantes second round 14 Jose 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 EditMain article 1979 Wimbledon Championships Men s singles qualifyingDraw EditKey Edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Finals Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 Bjorn Borg666 Tom Okker2131 Bjorn Borg6663 Jimmy Connors2323 Jimmy Connors6476 Bill Scanlon36641 Bjorn Borg6463665 Roscoe Tanner771634 Adriano Panatta64743 Pat DuPre36666 Pat DuPre3635 Roscoe Tanner6765 Roscoe Tanner666615 Tim Gullikson1472Top half Edit Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 Bjorn Borg3676 Tom Gorman64511 B Borg26476 Mark Edmondson76322 V Amritraj64662 Vijay Amritraj646661 B Borg666 Hank Pfister6377 H Pfister413 Jan Kodes3666 H Pfister6636 Jaime Fillol6324 P Fleming1364 Peter Fleming36661 B Borg6567 David Schneider676 B Teacher4745 Bob Carmichael461 D Schneider444 Brian Teacher6367 B Teacher666 Colin Dibley4635 B Teacher6756 Paul Kronk2249 B Gottfried3573 Jeff Borowiak666 J Borowiak644WC Andrew Jarrett2619 B Gottfried7669 Brian Gottfried676Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round11 John Alexander6747 Dick Stockton166511 J Alexander63566 Heinz Gunthardt666 H Gunthardt36732 Bernard Mitton41311 J Alexander444WC David Lloyd2653 E Mayer666Q Onny Parun6476Q O Parun412 Gene Mayer3667 E Mayer666 Victor Amaya6345 E Mayer6744 Tom Okker676 T Okker7566 Roger Guedes151 T Okker7636 Cliff Drysdale263 J Austin6462 John Austin676 T Okker776 Tim Wilkison666 T Wilkison554LL Noel Phillips222 T Wilkison5667WC Roger Taylor3246 G Vilas72166 Guillermo Vilas666Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round3 Jimmy Connors6676 Jean Francois Caujolle27533 J Connors6676Q Ulf Eriksson345 M Riessen7360 Marty Riessen6673 J Connors667 Johan Kriek4666 J Kriek416 Peter Feigl6330 J Kriek666LL Alvaro Fillol5163Q J Norback131Q Jan Norback76363 J Connors666 Randy Crawford224 M Cox211 Balazs Taroczy666 B Taroczy4636 Mark Cox766 M Cox6467 Karl Meiler533 M Cox36677Q Alejandro Cortes5720rQ G Moretton67165Q Gilles Moretton7661Q G Moretton73736 Ray Moore6766413 M Orantes6666113 Manuel Orantes76746Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round16 Corrado Barazzutti34764 Andrew Pattison66546 A Pattison666Q John Fitzgerald4762 C Dowdeswell340 Colin Dowdeswell6676 A Pattison6642 Francisco Gonzalez4666 W Scanlon7466Q Rohun Beven6224 F Gonzalez644WC Robin Drysdale335 W Scanlon766 Bill Scanlon667 W Scanlon6667 John Marks5662Q B Drewett4475Q Brad Drewett7276Q B Drewett776 Erick Iskersky214 J James553 John James666Q B Drewett4776Q Rick Fisher5168 V Pecci6664 Phil Dent767 P Dent463 Sherwood Stewart5238 V Pecci6768 Victor Pecci766Bottom half Edit Section 5 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 Arthur Ashe463 Chris Kachel676 C Kachel53674 John Lloyd341 O Bengtson76066 Ove Bengtson666 O Bengtson666 Alvin Gardiner66324 A Panatta777WC Jonathan Smith14666WC J Smith62753 Adriano Panatta666 A Panatta26676 Angel Gimenez334 A Panatta767 Sandy Mayer6666 A Mayer636Q Charlie Pasarell1733 A Mayer6747 Jorge Andrew231 R Ramirez3666 Raul Ramirez666 A Mayer6776WC Ismail El Shafei63674 J Sadri7562 John Sadri36766 J Sadri6567LL John Yuill2576412 J Higueras374512 Jose Higueras67536Section 6 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round10 Wojciech Fibak67427 Bruce Manson46669 B Manson7466Q Fritz Buehning666Q F Buehning6644Q Richard Meyer344 B Manson7432 Bob Lutz666 R Lutz6666 Rejean Genois322 R Lutz666 Ricardo Ycaza6166 R Ycaza032Q David Whyte4620 R Lutz65646 Yannick Noah767 P DuPre37468LL Ramesh Krishnan635 Y Noah667 Nick Saviano666 N Saviano345 Rick Fagel012 Y Noah5631 Carlos Alberto Kirmayr64366 P DuPre7166WC John Feaver16634 C Kirmayr6634 Pat DuPre76336 P DuPre47664 Vitas Gerulaitis63663Section 7 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 Roscoe Tanner666 Van Winitsky1445 R Tanner676 Peter McNamara666 P McNamara164 Ivan Lendl3235 R Tanner677 Pascal Portes1666 R Case456 Ferdi Taygan6444 P Portes215 Billy Martin57262 R Case667 Ross Case766465 R Tanner6766Q Cassio Motta53414 JL Clerc7641 Jose Luis Damiani766 JL Damiani326 David Carter1641 S Smith667 Stan Smith6266 S Smith7635 Dale Collings636514 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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