ATP Rome 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1979 Rome, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 21 to May 28, 1979.

Champion
Vitas Gerulaitis
def. Guillermo Vilas , 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2
Dates
May 21 — May 28
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 28, 1979* F Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 27, 1979* SF Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Gene Mayer #27 H2H Match data
May 27, 1979* SF Vitas Gerulaitis #5 0-6 6-1 7-5 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #8 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 27, 1979* QF Gene Mayer #27 7-6 6-3 Terry Moor #69 H2H Match data
May 27, 1979* QF Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-4 6-2 Gianni Ocleppo #93 H2H Match data
May 27, 1979* QF Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-7 7-5 Adriano Panatta #18 H2H Match data
May 27, 1979* QF Eddie Dibbs #8 2-6 6-3 7-5 Harold Solomon #7 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 26, 1979* R16 Adriano Panatta #18 6-4 7-6 Jose Higueras #9 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-4 Paolo Bertolucci #53 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Gianni Ocleppo #93 6-4 3-6 7-5 Peter Feigl #40 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Gene Mayer #27 7-5 6-2 Ivan Lendl #48 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-7 6-2 6-3 John Alexander #15 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Harold Solomon #7 6-4 6-4 Dick Stockton #22 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Terry Moor #69 7-5 6-4 Dominique Bedel #170 H2H Match data
May 26, 1979* R16 Eddie Dibbs #8 7-5 6-4 Corrado Barazzutti #17 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 24, 1979* R32 Dick Stockton #22 6-3 6-2 Alvaro Fillol #214 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 3-0 (ret.) Tim Wilkison #49 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Gene Mayer #27 6-4 6-2 Tim Gullikson — Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Dominique Bedel #170 6-4 6-3 Heinz Gunthardt #62 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Gianni Ocleppo #93 7-5 2-6 6-3 Jose Luis Clerc #12 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Adriano Panatta #18 6-4 6-2 Bill Scanlon #64 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Peter Feigl #40 6-4 6-4 Antonio Zugarelli #107 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 4-6 6-4 Phil Dent #100 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 John Alexander #15 7-6 6-4 Christophe Freyss #159 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-3 Buster C Mottram #31 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Terry Moor #69 6-3 6-1 Sandy Mayer #23 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Harold Solomon #7 3-6 6-2 7-5 Chris Lewis #34 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Ivan Lendl #48 6-1 7-6 Fernando Luna #340 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Jose Higueras #9 6-3 6-3 Warren Maher — Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Paolo Bertolucci #53 6-4 5-7 7-6 Tomas Smid #44 H2H Match data
May 24, 1979* R32 Corrado Barazzutti #17 6-2 6-4 Kim Warwick #54 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 23, 1979* R64 Alvaro Fillol #214 6-3 1-6 6-0 Mike Cahill #70 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Jose Higueras #9 6-3 5-7 6-2 Butch Walts #37 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Kim Warwick #54 6-4 6-2 Angel Gimenez #95 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Dick Stockton #22 7-6 6-3 Marco Alciati H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #17 7-5 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #28 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Dominique Bedel #170 6-4 6-4 Brian Gottfried #11 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 John Alexander #15 5-7 7-5 6-4 Mark Edmondson #67 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Christophe Freyss #159 7-6 6-2 Diego Perez H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Peter Feigl #40 6-4 6-7 7-5 Jaime Fillol #86 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #12 2-6 6-0 6-1 Gabriel Urpi #496 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Fernando Luna #340 6-4 6-1 Nick Saviano #72 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Phil Dent #100 2-6 6-3 6-0 John Lloyd — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Adriano Panatta #18 6-2 6-2 Ricardo Cano #68 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Sandy Mayer #23 6-1 2-6 7-6 Peter Fleming #20 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-1 6-2 Fernando Dalla Fontana — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Tim Wilkison #49 6-4 6-4 Tom Gullikson — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Tomas Smid #44 7-6 6-3 Raul Ramirez #21 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Heinz Gunthardt #62 6-1 6-4 Zoltan Ilin — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Gianni Ocleppo #93 6-4 6-0 John Marks #74 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Warren Maher 6-3 6-4 Claudio Panatta — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Chris Lewis #34 6-1 6-1 Ferdi Taygan #84 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Buster C Mottram #31 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jeff Borowiak #99 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #53 6-4 3-6 6-2 Patrick Proisy #98 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Bill Scanlon #64 6-4 6-3 Carlos Kirmayr #55 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Tim Gullikson 6-1 5-7 7-6 Bruce Manson #99 — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 6-1 Carlos Gattiker #414 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Antonio Zugarelli #107 6-2 6-4 Ilie Nastase #19 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Terry Moor #69 6-1 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #94 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Eddie Dibbs #8 6-4 7-5 Peter Mcnamara — Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Gene Mayer #27 7-5 6-0 Francisco Gonzalez #66 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Harold Solomon #7 2-6 6-2 6-2 Deon Joubert #61 H2H Match data
May 23, 1979* R64 Ivan Lendl #48 6-4 6-2 Cassio Motta #254 H2H Match data

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