ATP Australian Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 7, 1980* F Guillermo Vilas #6 7-6 6-3 6-2 John Sadri #28 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 6, 1980* SF John Sadri #45 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4 Colin Dibley #116 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1980* SF Guillermo Vilas #6 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-6 Victor Amaya #29 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 4, 1980* QF Colin Dibley #116 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 Mark Edmondson #95 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1980* QF Guillermo Vilas #6 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
R16 (8)
Jan 2, 1980* R16 Mark Edmondson #95 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 #6 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
R32 (16)
Dec 30, 1979* R32 Mark Edmondson #95 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 #6 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
R64 (32)
Dec 28, 1979* R64 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 Guillermo Vilas #6 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 Raymond Moore #99 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-1 Terry Rocavert #147 H2H Match data
Dec 28, 1979* R64 Mark Edmondson #95 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 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

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