# Munich 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/244/munich?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Start date: 1979-05-22
- End date: 1979-05-28

## Champion
- Winner: Manuel Orantes
- Runner-up: Wojtek Fibak
- Final score: 6-3 6-2 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Manuel Orantes d. Wojtek Fibak 6-3 6-2 6-4

### SF
- Manuel Orantes d. Jiri Hrebec 6-4 6-2
- Wojtek Fibak d. Andres Gomez 6-4 6-1

### QF
- Jiri Hrebec d. Ivan Molina 1-6 7-5 6-2
- Manuel Orantes d. Werner Zirngibl 6-1 3-6 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak d. Peter Elter 6-2 6-3
- Andres Gomez d. Jan Kodes 4-6 7-6 6-4

### R16
- Jan Kodes d. Victor Pecci 4-6 6-4 7-6
- Werner Zirngibl d. Ulrich Pinner 7-5 6-1
- Jiri Hrebec d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Russell Simpson 2-6 6-4 6-3
- Andres Gomez d. Rolf Gehring 7-6 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak d. Rick Fagel 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Peter Elter d. Tom Okker 7-6 7-5
- Ivan Molina d. Balazs Taroczy 6-2 0-6 7-6

### R32
- Wojtek Fibak d. Jean Louis Haillet 6-3 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Klaus Eberhard 6-2 6-4
- Peter Elter d. Kjell Johansson 6-7 6-2 6-1
- Andres Gomez d. John James 7-6 6-1
- Jiri Hrebec d. Jorge Andrew 6-2 6-3
- Jan Kodes d. Joao Soares 6-3 7-5
- Ulrich Pinner d. David Carter 6-2 6-3
- Werner Zirngibl d. Pavel Hutka 7-6 7-5
- Rick Fagel d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-1 6-2
- Rolf Gehring d. Raymond Moore 7-6 6-1
- Tom Okker d. Antonio Munoz 4-6 6-3 6-1
- Victor Pecci d. Stanislav Birner 6-2 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Ross Case 6-0 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Patrice Dominguez 6-3 3-6 7-5
- Russell Simpson d. Gunther Gnettner 6-0 6-3
- Ivan Molina d. Karl Meiler 6-4 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/244/munich?season=1979
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