# Madrid 1979

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

## Tournament info
- 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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