# Roland Garros 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/249/roland-garros?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: clay
- Location: Paris, France
- Start date: 1979-05-28
- End date: 1979-06-11

## Champion
- Winner: Bjorn Borg
- Runner-up: Victor Pecci
- Final score: 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg d. Victor Pecci 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4

### SF
- Bjorn Borg d. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-1 6-0
- Victor Pecci d. Jimmy Connors 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3

### QF
- Jimmy Connors d. Eddie Dibbs 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Jose Higueras 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Victor Pecci d. Guillermo Vilas 6-0 6-2 7-5
- Bjorn Borg d. Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-1 7-5

### R16
- Eddie Dibbs d. Wojtek Fibak 4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4
- Victor Pecci d. Harold Solomon 6-1 6-4 6-3
- Jose Higueras d. Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Ivan Lendl 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Gene Mayer 7-5 1-6 6-7 6-1 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Gilles Moretton 7-5 6-4 6-2

### R32
- Eddie Dibbs d. Buster C Mottram 6-3 6-3 6-2
- Harold Solomon d. Stan Smith 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-1 8-6
- Gilles Moretton d. Jiri Granat 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
- Hans Gildemeister d. Louk Sanders 6-3 6-2 6-3
- Eliot Teltscher d. Adriano Panatta 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Ross Case 7-6 6-2 7-5
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Sandy Mayer 6-1 6-1 6-2
- Bjorn Borg d. Raymond Moore 6-3 6-1 6-0
- Tim Gullikson d. Victor Amaya 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4
- Gene Mayer d. Brian Gottfried 1-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2
- Wojtek Fibak d. Dominique Bedel 5-7 7-6 7-5 6-2
- Victor Pecci d. Corrado Barazzutti 7-5 6-3 7-6
- Jose Higueras d. Bruce Manson 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 6-1 6-3
- Ivan Lendl d. Arthur Ashe 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Manuel Orantes d. Rolf Gehring 6-2 6-1 6-2

### R64
- Gilles Moretton d. Jose Luis Clerc 6-4 6-2 6-3
- Victor Pecci d. Pavel Slozil 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Sandy Mayer d. Pat Dupre 6-2 6-1 6-2
- Louk Sanders d. Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-2
- Arthur Ashe d. Chris Lewis 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-4 7-5 6-3
- Raymond Moore d. Werner Zirngibl 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Tim Gullikson d. Jeff Borowiak 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-2
- Wojtek Fibak d. Warren Maher 6-2 6-0 6-1
- Stan Smith d. John Yuill 6-0 6-2 6-1
- Ross Case d. John James 6-1 6-3 7-6
- Gene Mayer d. Yannick Noah 3-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Bruce Manson d. Gianni Ocleppo 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-5
- Victor Amaya d. Pavel Hutka 6-3 7-5 3-6 7-5
- Bjorn Borg d. Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4
- Ivan Lendl d. Patrice Dominguez 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
- Dominique Bedel d. John Lloyd 6-2 6-1 6-4
- Jose Higueras d. Mike Cahill 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-5
- Rolf Gehring d. Roger Guedes 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Christophe Freyss 6-0 6-4 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-7 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Ramesh Krishnan 6-1 6-1 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Brad Rowe 6-4 6-1 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Kim Warwick 6-2 6-0 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Balazs Taroczy 7-6 6-4 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Jan Kodes 6-1 6-2 6-4
- Hans Gildemeister d. Bill Scanlon 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Harold Solomon d. Pascal Portes 6-2 6-1 6-1
- Jean Francois Caujolle d. Brian Teacher 7-6 1-6 6-2 7-5
- Jiri Granat d. Francisco Gonzalez 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
- Eliot Teltscher d. Cassio Motta 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-1
- Buster C Mottram d. David Carter 6-3 6-2 6-0

### R128
- John James d. Ricardo Ycaza 6-3 7-6 6-1
- Stan Smith d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-2 7-6
- Andrew Pattison d. Emilio Montano 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Christophe Freyss d. Lito Alvarez 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Warren Maher d. Max Wunschig 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-4
- Jan Kodes d. Dick Crealy 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Arthur Ashe d. Javier Soler 6-4 6-2 6-3
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Nicola Spear 6-2 7-6 7-6
- Brian Teacher d. Jose Lopez Maeso 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Eliot Teltscher d. Ferdi Taygan 6-1 6-3 5-7 2-6 7-5
- Jimmy Connors d. Terry Moor 6-1 6-2 6-3
- Sandy Mayer d. Raul Ramirez 7-6 6-4 6-0
- Jose Higueras d. Mark Edmondson 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
- Jean Francois Caujolle d. Jean Louis Haillet 7-6 6-2 6-2
- Gianni Ocleppo d. Georges Goven 6-4 4-6 6-2 7-5
- Pavel Slozil d. John Marks 6-2 6-1 7-6
- Victor Amaya d. Jan Norback 6-4 7-6 7-5
- Ross Case d. Ricardo Cano 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Bruce Manson d. Regis Brunet 6-3 6-2 7-6
- Pascal Portes d. Hubertus Hoyt 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Yannick Noah d. Billy Martin 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4
- Gilles Moretton d. Peter Elter 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
- Pavel Hutka d. Johan Kriek 7-6 6-0 3-6 6-3
- John Lloyd d. Bernard Fritz 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Ivan Lendl d. Jaime Fillol 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Ramesh Krishnan d. Peter Fleming 6-4 6-3 6-4
- Tim Gullikson d. Jorge Andrew 6-4 6-3 6-1
- Werner Zirngibl d. Van Winitsky 7-5 6-2 0-6 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Eric Deblicker 6-4 6-2 7-5
- Cassio Motta d. Randy Crawford 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Chris Lewis d. Ivan Molina 7-6 2-6 6-1 6-3
- Patrice Dominguez d. Patrick Proisy 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6
- Pat Dupre d. Antonio Munoz 6-4 6-4 7-6
- Roger Guedes d. Alvin Gardiner 6-4 7-6 6-2
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Deon Joubert 6-3 0-6 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Kim Warwick d. Andreas Maurer 6-1 6-1 7-6
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Dick Stockton 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Victor Pecci d. Francois Jauffret 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-1
- Harold Solomon d. Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-2 7-5
- Gene Mayer d. Tenny Svensson 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Hans Gildemeister d. Hank Pfister 6-4 6-4 7-6
- Mike Cahill d. Belus Prajoux 6-1 6-3 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Phil Dent 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-1
- Tom Gullikson d. Herve Gauvain 5-7 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Rolf Gehring d. Joao Soares 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-2
- Manuel Orantes d. Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
- Jiri Granat d. Jose Luis Damiani 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
- Eddie Dibbs d. Nick Saviano 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Dominique Bedel d. Jiri Hrebec 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Jairo Velasco 6-2 6-2 6-1
- Adriano Panatta d. Angel Gimenez 6-3 6-3 6-3
- John Yuill d. Russell Simpson 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-3
- Buster C Mottram d. Kjell Johansson 1-6 6-1 6-1 7-6
- Bill Scanlon d. Rick Fagel 6-4 6-3 6-2
- Jeff Borowiak d. Hans Kary 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-3
- Louk Sanders d. Peter Mcnamara 6-3 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Butch Walts 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Brad Rowe d. Paul Kronk 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Tomas Smid 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Brian Gottfried d. Rejean Genois 7-5 6-2 6-4
- Raymond Moore d. Anand Amritraj 6-3 7-5 6-3
- David Carter d. Bill Maze 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 6-2
- Balazs Taroczy d. Paolo Bertolucci 6-0 6-2 RET

## Stats
- Total matches: 126
- Players: 128

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/249/roland-garros?season=1979
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)