# Rancho Mirage 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/237/rancho-mirage?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- 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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