# Australian Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1979-12-24
- End date: 1980-01-07

## Champion
- Winner: Guillermo Vilas
- Runner-up: John Sadri
- Final score: 7-6 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Guillermo Vilas d. John Sadri 7-6 6-3 6-2

### SF
- John Sadri d. Colin Dibley 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Victor Amaya 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-6

### QF
- Colin Dibley d. Mark Edmondson 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Phil Dent 6-2 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2
- John Sadri d. Rod Frawley 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Victor Amaya d. Peter Rennert 7-6 6-4 6-4

### R16
- Mark Edmondson d. Warren Maher 7-6 6-3 6-4
- Rod Frawley d. Syd Ball 6-2 7-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Victor Amaya d. Paul Mcnamee 7-6 6-3 7-6
- Peter Rennert d. Steve Krulevitz 6-4 7-5 6-1
- John Sadri d. Kim Warwick 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 9-7
- Colin Dibley d. Tony Roche 6-4 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Phil Dent d. Chris Kachel 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4

### R32
- Mark Edmondson d. Matt Mitchell 6-2 6-2 6-1
- Phil Dent d. Craig A Miller 7-6 6-0 6-3
- Steve Krulevitz d. Steve Docherty 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Syd Ball d. Bill Maze 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Colin Dibley d. Rick Fisher 6-8 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5
- Peter Mcnamara d. Chris Delaney 6-3 7-6 6-3
- Paul Mcnamee d. Russell Simpson 7-5 6-4 6-4
- Rod Frawley d. Gene Malin 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-4
- Warren Maher d. Shlomo Glickstein 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-4 10-8
- Chris Kachel d. Paul Kronk 7-6 6-2 6-1
- Victor Amaya d. David Carter 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-2 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. John James 6-3 6-3 6-0
- John Sadri d. Raymond Moore 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Peter Rennert d. Ulrich Marten 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-1
- Tony Roche d. Geoff Masters 7-5 6-2 7-6

### R64
- Colin Dibley d. John Austin 7-5 5-7 6-3 6-1
- Rod Frawley d. Chris Johnstone 6-1 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Peter Mcnamara d. Brad Drewett 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5
- Steve Krulevitz d. Balazs Taroczy 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Chris Lewis 7-5 6-3 6-4
- Victor Amaya d. Sherwood Stewart 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Peter Rennert d. John Trickey 6-3 7-6 6-4
- Ulrich Marten d. Cliff Letcher 4-6 1-6 7-6 7-5 8-6
- Alvin Gardiner d. Noel Phillips 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Phil Dent d. John Marks 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Paul Mcnamee d. Sashi Menon 6-2 4-6 5-7 7-5 6-0
- Shlomo Glickstein d. George Hardie 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Steve Docherty d. John Fitzgerald 6-2 7-6 6-3
- Kim Warwick d. Bob Carmichael 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0
- Rick Fisher d. John Alexander 7-6 7-6 6-4
- Raymond Moore d. Terry Rocavert 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-1
- Mark Edmondson d. Ross Case 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-1
- Warren Maher d. Tim Wilkison 7-6 7-6 7-5
- Paul Kronk d. Peter Feigl 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-3
- Chris Delaney d. Jim Delaney 7-5 6-4 7-5
- Russell Simpson d. Wayne Hampson 6-3 6-4 6-4
- David Carter d. Dale Collings 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Matt Mitchell d. Dave Siegler 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Syd Ball d. Hank Pfister 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3
- John James d. Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-2 6-3
- Geoff Masters d. David Schneider 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-3
- Craig A Miller d. Jeremy Cohen 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Tony Roche d. Phil Davies 7-5 6-3 6-3
- Gene Malin d. Fred Mcnair 6-4 6-2 6-4
- Chris Kachel d. Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-2 6-1
- Bill Maze d. Greg Whitecross 7-6 1-6 7-6 6-4
- John Sadri d. Peter Doohan 6-3 6-3 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 63
- Players: 64

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