# Indian Wells Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/237/indian-wells-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Roscoe Tanner won the 1979 Indian Wells Open, defeating Brian Gottfried 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Rancho Mirage, United States, from February 12 to February 18, 1979. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Masters, Pacific Life Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Rancho Mirage, United States
- Start date: 1979-02-12
- End date: 1979-02-18

## Champion
- Winner: Roscoe Tanner
- Runner-up: Brian Gottfried
- Final score: 6-4 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Roscoe Tanner d. Brian Gottfried 6-4 6-2

### SF
- Roscoe Tanner d. Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Harold Solomon 1-6 7-5 6-2

### QF
- Roscoe Tanner d. Jimmy Connors 4-6 6-3 7-6
- Brian Gottfried d. Tom Okker 6-2 6-0
- Eliot Teltscher d. Colin Dibley 6-2 7-6
- Harold Solomon d. Wojtek Fibak 6-3 6-4

### R16
- Wojtek Fibak d. Billy Martin 6-1 7-6
- Eliot Teltscher d. Bob Lutz 6-2 7-6
- Brian Gottfried d. Jose Higueras 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Gene Mayer 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Bruce Manson 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Colin Dibley d. Nick Saviano 6-3 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Victor Amaya 6-0 6-4
- Harold Solomon d. Dick Stockton 6-2 6-4

### R32
- Dick Stockton d. Pat Dupre 7-6 6-4
- Bruce Manson d. Charlie Pasarell 6-3 5-7 6-3
- Nick Saviano d. Tom Gorman 4-6 6-1 7-6
- Victor Amaya d. Raymond Moore 6-1 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Cliff Drysdale 5-7 7-5 7-5
- Jimmy Connors d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-0 6-4
- Bob Lutz d. Alvaro Fillol 6-0 6-3
- Billy Martin d. Matt Mitchell 6-2 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. John McEnroe 6-7 7-5 7-6
- Brian Gottfried d. Terry Moor 6-3 6-2
- Wojtek Fibak d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 6-4
- Colin Dibley d. Sandy Mayer 6-7 6-4 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Stan Smith 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Gene Mayer d. John Sadri 6-1 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Bob Carmichael 7-6 6-1
- Harold Solomon d. Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-2

### R64
- Peter Mcnamara d. Bernie Mitton 7-5 6-3
- Harold Solomon d. George Hardie 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Cliff Drysdale d. Tim Wilkison 6-4 6-1
- Alvaro Fillol d. Adriano Panatta 7-6 6-2
- Wojtek Fibak d. Francisco Gonzalez 2-6 6-4 6-3
- Nick Saviano d. Raul Ramirez 7-6 7-5
- Heinz Gunthardt d. David Schneider 7-5 6-3
- Tom Gorman d. Mike Cahill 6-2 6-4
- John Sadri d. Butch Walts 6-7 6-3 6-4
- Dick Stockton d. John Chris Lewis 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Matt Mitchell d. Erik Van Dillen 6-2 7-5
- Sandy Mayer d. John Lloyd 7-5 3-6 7-5
- Gene Mayer d. Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Brian Teacher 6-3 5-7 6-3
- Bruce Manson d. Bjorn Borg 6-7 7-5 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Marty Riessen 6-4 6-2
- Pat Dupre d. Ross Case 6-0 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Lito Alvarez 6-3 6-1
- Charlie Pasarell d. Jaime Fillol 6-3 7-6
- Eliot Teltscher d. Hank Pfister 6-3 7-6
- Colin Dibley d. Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2
- Bob Carmichael d. Jorge Andrew 6-3 6-2
- Billy Martin d. Jan Norback 6-3 6-1
- Terry Moor d. Phil Dent 6-3 4-6 7-6
- Jimmy Connors d. Vladimir Zednik 6-2 7-5
- Victor Amaya d. Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-1
- John McEnroe d. Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Angel Gimenez 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Peter Feigl 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Bob Lutz d. Carlos Kirmayr 6-3 6-1
- Raymond Moore d. Tim Gullikson 7-5 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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