ATP Roland Garros 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Roland Garros, defeating Victor Pecci 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 28 to June 11, 1979.

Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. Victor Pecci , 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4
Dates
May 28 — Jun 11
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 11, 1979* F Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4 Victor Pecci #16 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 10, 1979* SF Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 6-0 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 H2H Match data
Jun 10, 1979* SF Victor Pecci #29 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 8, 1979* QF Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #7 H2H Match data
Jun 8, 1979* QF Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4 Jose Higueras #10 H2H Match data
Jun 8, 1979* QF Victor Pecci #29 6-0 6-2 7-5 Guillermo Vilas #5 H2H Match data
Jun 8, 1979* QF Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-1 7-5 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
R16 (7)
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Eddie Dibbs #7 4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Victor Pecci #29 6-1 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #8 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Jose Higueras #10 6-3 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-3 Eliot Teltscher #30 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-1 6-3 Ivan Lendl #47 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Guillermo Vilas #5 7-5 1-6 6-7 6-1 6-2 Gene Mayer #22 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Jimmy Connors #1 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 Manuel Orantes #11 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1979* R16 Bjorn Borg #2 7-5 6-4 6-2 Gilles Moretton #178 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Eddie Dibbs #7 6-3 6-3 6-2 Buster C Mottram #38 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Harold Solomon #8 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-1 8-6 Stan Smith #31 — Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Gilles Moretton #178 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Jiri Granat #188 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-2 6-3 Louk Sanders #155 — Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Eliot Teltscher #30 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Adriano Panatta #19 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Jimmy Connors #1 7-6 6-2 7-5 Ross Case #86 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 6-1 6-2 Sandy Mayer #24 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-1 6-0 Raymond Moore #94 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Tim Gullikson 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4 Victor Amaya #33 — Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Gene Mayer #22 1-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2 Brian Gottfried #12 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Wojtek Fibak #14 5-7 7-6 7-5 6-2 Dominique Bedel #76 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Victor Pecci #29 7-5 6-3 7-6 Corrado Barazzutti #16 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Jose Higueras #10 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2 Bruce Manson #99 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Guillermo Vilas #5 6-3 6-1 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle #328 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Ivan Lendl #47 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3 Arthur Ashe #9 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1979* R32 Manuel Orantes #11 6-2 6-1 6-2 Rolf Gehring #53 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Gilles Moretton #178 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Victor Pecci #29 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4 Pavel Slozil #190 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Sandy Mayer #24 6-2 6-1 6-2 Pat Dupre #35 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Louk Sanders #155 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Arthur Ashe #9 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Chris Lewis #32 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Guillermo Vilas #5 6-4 7-5 6-3 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Raymond Moore #94 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3 Werner Zirngibl #90 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-2 Jeff Borowiak #99 — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Wojtek Fibak #14 6-2 6-0 6-1 Warren Maher — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Stan Smith #31 6-0 6-2 6-1 John Yuill #147 — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Ross Case #86 6-1 6-3 7-6 John James #92 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Gene Mayer #22 3-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Yannick Noah #40 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Bruce Manson #99 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 Gianni Ocleppo #79 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Victor Amaya #33 6-3 7-5 3-6 7-5 Pavel Hutka #99 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Ivan Lendl #47 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2 Patrice Dominguez #86 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Dominique Bedel #76 6-2 6-1 6-4 John Lloyd — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Jose Higueras #10 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-5 Mike Cahill #73 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Rolf Gehring #53 6-4 6-1 6-3 Roger Guedes #216 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Eddie Dibbs #7 6-0 6-4 6-3 Christophe Freyss #159 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-7 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #77 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-1 6-4 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-4 6-1 6-2 Brad Rowe #242 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Brian Gottfried #12 6-2 6-0 6-4 Kim Warwick #54 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Manuel Orantes #11 7-6 6-4 6-2 Balazs Taroczy #25 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Adriano Panatta #19 6-1 6-2 6-4 Jan Kodes #69 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-4 6-4 Bill Scanlon #62 — Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Harold Solomon #8 6-2 6-1 6-1 Pascal Portes #98 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Jean Francois Caujolle #328 7-6 1-6 6-2 7-5 Brian Teacher #37 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Jiri Granat #188 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Francisco Gonzalez #66 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Eliot Teltscher #30 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-1 Cassio Motta #254 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1979* R64 Buster C Mottram #38 6-3 6-2 6-0 David Carter #139 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
May 30, 1979* R128 John James #92 6-3 7-6 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #83 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Stan Smith #31 6-3 6-2 7-6 Zeljko Franulovic #63 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Andrew Pattison 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-2 Emilio Montano #190 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Christophe Freyss #159 6-3 6-2 6-4 Lito Alvarez — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Warren Maher 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-4 Max Wunschig #496 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jan Kodes #69 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-5 Dick Crealy #131 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Arthur Ashe #9 6-4 6-2 6-3 Javier Soler #90 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Francisco Gonzalez #66 6-2 7-6 7-6 Nicola Spear #357 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Brian Teacher #37 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-2 Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Eliot Teltscher #30 6-1 6-3 5-7 2-6 7-5 Ferdi Taygan #89 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-2 6-3 Terry Moor #59 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Sandy Mayer #24 7-6 6-4 6-0 Raul Ramirez #18 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jose Higueras #10 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 Mark Edmondson #67 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jean Francois Caujolle #328 7-6 6-2 6-2 Jean Louis Haillet #84 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Gianni Ocleppo #79 6-4 4-6 6-2 7-5 Georges Goven #129 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Pavel Slozil #190 6-2 6-1 7-6 John Marks #80 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Victor Amaya #33 6-4 7-6 7-5 Jan Norback #185 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Ross Case #86 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4 Ricardo Cano #75 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Bruce Manson #99 6-3 6-2 7-6 Regis Brunet #259 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Pascal Portes #98 7-5 6-4 6-2 Hubertus Hoyt #207 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Yannick Noah #40 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-3 Billy Martin #77 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #60 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Gilles Moretton #178 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2 Peter Elter #82 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Pavel Hutka #99 7-6 6-0 3-6 6-3 Johan Kriek #27 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 John Lloyd 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-3 Bernard Fritz #145 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Ivan Lendl #47 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Jaime Fillol #95 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 6-3 6-4 Peter Fleming #21 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-1 Jorge Andrew #98 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Werner Zirngibl #90 7-5 6-2 0-6 6-3 Van Winitsky #132 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-4 6-2 7-5 Eric Deblicker #112 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Cassio Motta #254 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1 Randy Crawford #104 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Chris Lewis #32 7-6 2-6 6-1 6-3 Ivan Molina #88 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Patrice Dominguez #86 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6 Patrick Proisy #98 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Pat Dupre #35 6-4 6-4 7-6 Antonio Munoz #103 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Roger Guedes #216 6-4 7-6 6-2 Alvin Gardiner #94 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166 6-3 0-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 Deon Joubert #64 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Kim Warwick #54 6-1 6-1 7-6 Andreas Maurer #148 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jose Luis Clerc #13 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3 Dick Stockton #23 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Victor Pecci #29 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-1 Francois Jauffret #180 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Harold Solomon #8 6-3 6-2 7-5 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Gene Mayer #22 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 Tenny Svensson #200 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-4 7-6 Hank Pfister #46 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Mike Cahill #73 6-1 6-3 6-4 Belus Prajoux #111 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Guillermo Vilas #5 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-1 Phil Dent #96 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Tom Gullikson 5-7 7-5 6-4 6-2 Herve Gauvain #160 — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Rolf Gehring #53 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-2 Joao Soares #89 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Manuel Orantes #11 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 Ilie Nastase #20 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jiri Granat #188 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Jose Luis Damiani #81 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Eddie Dibbs #7 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2 Nick Saviano #69 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Dominique Bedel #76 7-5 6-2 6-3 Jiri Hrebec #93 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Colin Dowdeswell #77 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jairo Velasco — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Adriano Panatta #19 6-3 6-3 6-3 Angel Gimenez #95 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 John Yuill #147 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-3 Russell Simpson #108 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Buster C Mottram #38 1-6 6-1 6-1 7-6 Kjell Johansson #73 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Bill Scanlon #62 6-4 6-3 6-2 Rick Fagel #78 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Jeff Borowiak #99 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 Hans Kary #192 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Louk Sanders #155 6-3 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 Peter Mcnamara — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Butch Walts #42 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Brad Rowe #242 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4 Tomas Smid #43 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Brian Gottfried #12 7-5 6-2 6-4 Rejean Genois #121 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Raymond Moore #94 6-3 7-5 6-3 Anand Amritraj — Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 David Carter #139 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 6-2 Bill Maze #166 H2H Match data
May 30, 1979* R128 Balazs Taroczy #25 6-0 6-2 (ret.) Paolo Bertolucci #49 H2H Match data

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