ATP Australian Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

Guillermo Vilas won the 1979 Australian Open, defeating John Sadri 7-6 6-3 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 24, 1979 to January 7, 1980. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Guillermo Vilas
def. John Sadri , 7-6 6-3 6-2
Dates
Dec 24 — Jan 7
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 7-6 6-3 6-2 John Sadri #28 H2H Match data Jan 7, 1980* F
SF (2)
John Sadri #45 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4 Colin Dibley #116 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1980* SF
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-6 Victor Amaya #29 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1980* SF
QF (4)
Colin Dibley #116 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 Mark Edmondson #95CH H2H Match data Jan 4, 1980* QF
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 6-2 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2 Phil Dent #50 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1980* QF
John Sadri #45 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 Rod Frawley #86 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1980* QF
Victor Amaya #29 7-6 6-4 6-4 Peter Rennert #60 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1980* QF
R16 (8)
Mark Edmondson #95CH 7-6 6-3 6-4 Warren Maher — Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Rod Frawley #86 6-2 7-6 6-3 Syd Ball #368 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 6-3 6-4 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Victor Amaya #29 7-6 6-3 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #82 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Peter Rennert #60 6-4 7-5 6-1 Steve Krulevitz #152 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
John Sadri #45 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 9-7 Kim Warwick #52 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Colin Dibley #116 6-4 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 Tony Roche #166 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
Phil Dent #50 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4 Chris Kachel #101 H2H Match data Jan 2, 1980* R16
R32 (16)
Mark Edmondson #95CH 6-2 6-2 6-1 Matt Mitchell #106 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Phil Dent #50 7-6 6-0 6-3 Craig A Miller #662 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Steve Krulevitz #152 6-4 6-4 6-3 Steve Docherty #130 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Syd Ball #368 6-3 6-3 6-4 Bill Maze #153 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Colin Dibley #116 6-8 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5 Rick Fisher #202 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Peter Mcnamara 6-3 7-6 6-3 Chris Delaney #119 — Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Paul Mcnamee #82 7-5 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson #133 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Rod Frawley #86 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-4 Gene Malin #161 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Warren Maher 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-4 10-8 Shlomo Glickstein #204 — Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Chris Kachel #101 7-6 6-2 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Victor Amaya #29 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 David Carter #118 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 6-4 6-2 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #234 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Kim Warwick #52 6-3 6-3 6-0 John James #91 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
John Sadri #45 6-4 6-4 6-3 Raymond Moore #99 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Peter Rennert #60 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-1 Ulrich Marten #400 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
Tony Roche #166 7-5 6-2 7-6 Geoff Masters #62 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Colin Dibley #116 7-5 5-7 6-3 6-1 John Austin — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Rod Frawley #86 6-1 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 Chris Johnstone #339 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Peter Mcnamara 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 Brad Drewett #78 — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Steve Krulevitz #152 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Balazs Taroczy #42 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Guillermo Vilas #6DEF 7-5 6-3 6-4 Chris Lewis #65 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Victor Amaya #29 6-3 6-4 6-1 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Peter Rennert #60 6-3 7-6 6-4 John Trickey #420 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Ulrich Marten #400 4-6 1-6 7-6 7-5 8-6 Cliff Letcher — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Alvin Gardiner #234 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4 Noel Phillips #209 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Phil Dent #50 6-3 6-2 6-2 John Marks #115 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Paul Mcnamee #82 6-2 4-6 5-7 7-5 6-0 Sashi Menon #187 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Shlomo Glickstein #204 7-5 6-4 6-2 George Hardie #120 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Steve Docherty #130 6-2 7-6 6-3 John Fitzgerald #305 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Kim Warwick #52 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0 Bob Carmichael #157 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Rick Fisher #202 7-6 7-6 6-4 John Alexander #20 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Raymond Moore #99 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-1 Terry Rocavert #147 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Mark Edmondson #95CH 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-1 Ross Case #74 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Warren Maher 7-6 7-6 7-5 Tim Wilkison #69 — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Paul Kronk 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-3 Peter Feigl #47 — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Chris Delaney #119 7-5 6-4 7-5 Jim Delaney #276 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Russell Simpson #133 6-3 6-4 6-4 Wayne Hampson #389 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
David Carter #118 6-2 6-3 6-2 Dale Collings #101 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Matt Mitchell #106 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 Dave Siegler #137 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Syd Ball #368 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3 Hank Pfister #30 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John James #91 6-1 6-2 6-3 Ray Ruffels #480 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Geoff Masters #62 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-3 David Schneider #144 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Craig A Miller #662 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-5 Jeremy Cohen — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Tony Roche #166 7-5 6-3 6-3 Phil Davies #339 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Gene Malin #161 6-4 6-2 6-4 Fred Mcnair — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Chris Kachel #101 7-6 6-2 6-1 Charlie Fancutt — Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
Bill Maze #153 7-6 1-6 7-6 6-4 Greg Whitecross #305 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64
John Sadri #45 6-3 6-3 6-4 Peter Doohan #480 H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64

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