1979 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1979 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Guillermo Vilas
Runner-up	John Sadri
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

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.

Seeds

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

Guillermo Vilas (champion)
John Alexander (first round)
Victor Amaya (semifinals)
Hank Pfister (first round)
Balázs Taróczy (first round)
John Sadri (final)
Tim Wilkison (first round)
Peter Feigl (first round)
Peter McNamara (third round)
Kim Warwick (third round)
Peter Rennert (quarterfinals)
Geoff Masters (second round)
Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
Ross Case (first round)
Rod Frawley (quarterfinals)
Paul McNamee (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	7	4	6

13	Phil Dent	2	6	6	6	2
							1	Guillermo Vilas	7	3	7	7

							3	Victor Amaya	5	6	6	6
3	Victor Amaya	7	6	6

11	Peter Rennert	6	4	4
													1	Guillermo Vilas	7	6	6

													6	John Sadri	6	3	2
6	John Sadri	7	6	6	6

15	Rod Frawley	6	3	7	4
							6	John Sadri	6	7	6	6

								Colin Dibley	4	6	7	4
	Mark Edmondson	6	4	6	6	4

	Colin Dibley	3	6	3	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

1	G Vilas	7	6	6
	C Lewis	5	3	4		1	G Vilas	6	6	6
Q	A Gardiner	6	3	6	6	Q	A Gardiner	4	2	4
	N Phillips	4	6	4	4						1	G Vilas	6	6	6
	C Delaney	7	6	7							9	P McNamara	3	4	4
LL	J Delaney	5	4	5			C Delaney	3	6	3
	B Drewett	6	1	4	5	9	P McNamara	6	7	6
9	P McNamara	3	6	6	7												1	G Vilas	6	3	7	4	6
13	P Dent	6	6	6													13	P Dent	2	6	6	6	2
	J Marks	3	2	2		13	P Dent	7	6	6
LL	J Cohen	4	6	4	5		CA Miller	6	0	3
	CA Miller	6	3	6	7						13	P Dent	6	6	4	6
	C Kachel	7	6	6								C Kachel	4	1	6	4
LL	C Fancutt	6	2	1			C Kachel	7	6	6
	P Kronk	6	6	2	6		P Kronk	6	2	1
8	P Feigl	3	4	6	3

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

3	V Amaya	6	6	6
	S Stewart	3	4	1			3	V Amaya	3	6	7	6
	D Carter	6	6	6				D Carter	6	3	6	3
	D Collings	2	3	2									3	V Amaya	7	6	7
Q	W Hampson	3	4	4									16	P McNamee	6	3	6
	R Simpson	6	6	6				R Simpson	5	4	4
	S Menon	2	6	7	5	0	16	P McNamee	7	6	6
16	P McNamee	6	4	5	7	6												3	V Amaya	7	6	6
11	P Rennert	6	7	6														11	P Rennert	6	4	4
Q	J Trickey	3	6	4			11	P Rennert	6	5	6	6
	C Letcher	6	6	6	5	6	Q	U Marten	2	7	3	1
Q	U Marten	4	1	7	7	8							11	P Rennert	6	7	6
	J Fitzgerald	2	6	3										S Krulevitz	4	5	1
	S Docherty	6	7	6				S Docherty	4	4	3
	S Krulevitz	6	6	3	6			S Krulevitz	6	6	6
5	B Taróczy	3	4	6	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

6	J Sadri	6	6	6
	P Doohan	3	3	4			6	J Sadri	6	6	6
	T Rocavert	5	6	2	1			R Moore	4	4	3
	R Moore	7	4	6	6								6	J Sadri	3	4	6	6	9
Q	R Ruffels	1	2	3									10	K Warwick	6	6	3	2	7
	J James	6	6	6				J James	3	3	0
	B Carmichael	1	6	2	0		10	K Warwick	6	6	6
10	K Warwick	6	4	6	6															6	J Sadri	7	6	6	6
15	R Frawley	6	3	6	6	6														15	R Frawley	6	3	7	4
	C Johnstone	1	6	7	4	4	15	R Frawley	6	6	6	6
	G Malin	6	6	6				G Malin	7	2	0	4
	F McNair	4	2	4									15	R Frawley	6	7	6
	B Maze	7	1	7	6								Q	S Ball	2	6	3
	G Whitecross	6	6	6	4			B Maze	3	3	4
Q	S Ball	7	4	6	6		Q	S Ball	6	6	6
4	H Pfister	5	6	4	3

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

7	T Wilkison	6	6	5
	W Maher	7	7	7				W Maher	6	7	6	6	10
Q	S Glickstein	7	6	6			Q	S Glickstein	7	5	7	4	8
	G Hardie	5	4	2											W Maher	6	3	4
	M Mitchell	6	4	6	6										M Edmondson	7	6	6
	D Siegler	3	6	3	4			M Mitchell	2	2	1
	M Edmondson	6	6	6	6			M Edmondson	6	6	6
14	R Case	7	3	1	1																	M Edmondson	6	4	6	6	4
12	G Masters	6	6	1	3	6																C Dibley	3	6	3	7	6
	D Schneider	3	2	6	6	3	12	G Masters	5	2	6
Q	P Davies	5	3	3				T Roche	7	6	7
	T Roche	7	6	6											T Roche	4	7	6	3	4
	C Dibley	7	5	6	6										C Dibley	6	6	3	6	6
	J Austin	5	7	3	1			C Dibley	6	3	6	6	7
	R Fisher	7	7	6				R Fisher	8	6	3	3	5
2	J Alexander	6	6	4

External links

Preceded by 1979 US Open	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1980 French Open

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