# Madrid Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/245/madrid-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Yannick Noah won the 1979 Madrid Open, defeating Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Madrid, Spain, from September 24 to September 30, 1979. The match log contains 61 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Madrid Open is a combined ATP and WTA clay-court event in the European swing leading to Roland Garros.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid Masters
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Start date: 1979-09-24
- End date: 1979-09-30

## Champion
- Winner: Yannick Noah
- Runner-up: Manuel Orantes
- Final score: 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Yannick Noah d. Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Yannick Noah d. Jose Higueras 6-1 3-6 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Jose Luis Clerc 3-6 7-5 6-1

### QF
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Paul Mcnamee 7-5 6-1
- Yannick Noah d. Gabriel Urpi 6-4 6-1
- Jose Higueras d. Keith Richardson 3-6 7-5 6-1
- Manuel Orantes d. Peter Mcnamara 6-4 6-1

### R16
- Gabriel Urpi d. Eddie Edwards 2-6 6-2 9-7
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-1 6-3
- Peter Mcnamara d. Alejandro Pierola 6-2 2-6 6-1
- Paul Mcnamee d. Terry Moor 6-4 6-1
- Yannick Noah d. Carlos Kirmayr 6-1 6-1
- Manuel Orantes d. Patrick Proisy 7-6 6-2
- Keith Richardson d. Pascal Portes 6-4 7-5
- Jose Higueras d. Christophe Freyss 6-1 6-3

### R32
- Paul Mcnamee d. Georges Goven 6-2 2-6 6-3
- Manuel Orantes d. Jairo Velasco 6-4 6-2
- Pascal Portes d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-2 6-2
- Terry Moor d. Jose Lopez Maeso 6-7 6-2 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Ivan Molina 6-4 6-3
- Yannick Noah d. Per Hjertquist 7-5 6-3
- Alejandro Pierola d. Jean Francois Caujolle 4-6 6-3 6-1
- Gabriel Urpi d. Roberto Vizcaino 7-6 5-7 5-2 RET
- Carlos Kirmayr d. Onny Parun 6-1 6-2
- Patrick Proisy d. Louk Sanders 6-2 7-6
- Keith Richardson d. Jose Andrade 6-1 6-3
- Eddie Edwards d. Javier Soler 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Peter Elter 6-2 6-4
- Christophe Freyss d. Alejandro Cortes 4-6 7-6 6-1
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Jaime Fillol 6-2 6-4

### R64
- Manuel Orantes d. Roger Guedes 6-1 6-1
- Roberto Vizcaino d. Angel Gimenez 6-3 6-0
- Javier Soler d. Cassio Motta 6-1 5-7 6-1
- Keith Richardson d. Christophe Casa 6-2 4-6 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Max Hurlimann 6-2 6-2
- Jean Francois Caujolle d. Ramiro Benavides 4-6 6-2 6-4
- Jose Higueras d. Stefan Svensson 6-1 6-4
- Alejandro Pierola d. Jan Gunnarsson 6-1 7-6
- Yannick Noah d. Jorge Andrew 6-1 6-4
- Jose Andrade d. Alvaro Margets 6-3 6-2
- Patrick Proisy d. Gregoire Rafaitin 6-3 6-2
- Louk Sanders d. John Yuill 6-0 6-2
- Pascal Portes d. Francisco Rodriguez 6-4 6-3
- Jairo Velasco d. Miguel Mir 7-6 6-3
- Per Hjertquist d. Birger Andersson 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Onny Parun d. Ernie Ewert 6-3 6-3
- Peter Elter d. John Feaver 7-6 6-7 6-4
- Ivan Molina d. Roberto Meneschincheri 6-1 6-1
- Carlos Kirmayr d. Robin Drysdale 6-3 2-6 6-1
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Carlos Behar 6-7 6-0 6-0
- Eddie Edwards d. Gaston Escofet 6-4 6-1
- Gabriel Urpi d. Ulf Eriksson 7-6 6-3
- Jaime Fillol d. Ismail El Shafei 6-2 6-4
- Georges Goven d. Alfonso Gonzalez 6-3 6-2
- Jose Lopez Maeso d. Jose Castanon 6-1 6-3
- Terry Moor d. Andreas Maurer 6-3 6-2
- Christophe Freyss d. Rick Fagel 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Alejandro Cortes d. Bernard Fritz 6-3 6-3
- Paul Mcnamee d. Fernando Luna 4-0 RET
- Peter Mcnamara d. Antonio Munoz 6-2 6-1
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Gonzalo Nunez 6-1 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 61
- Players: 62

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/245/madrid-open?season=1979
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