ATP Roland Garros 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 126 recorded singles results for this edition.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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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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Results

Match type

126 recorded singles results

Roland Garros 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4 Victor Pecci #16 H2H Match data Jun 11, 1979* F
SF (2)
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 Jun 10, 1979* SF Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
QF (4)
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 #5CH H2H Match data Jun 8, 1979* QF
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 6-4 6-1 7-5 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Jun 8, 1979* QF
R16 (7)
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 #5CH 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 #2DEF · 3× 7-5 6-4 6-2 Gilles Moretton H2H Match data Jun 6, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
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 H2H Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32
Gilles Moretton 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Jiri Granat H2H Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32
Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-2 6-3 Louk Sanders — Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32
Eliot Teltscher #30 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Adriano Panatta #19CH 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 #2DEF · 3× 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 H2H Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32
Guillermo Vilas #5CH 6-3 6-1 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle 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 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Manuel Orantes #11 6-2 6-1 6-2 Rolf Gehring #53 H2H Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Victor Pecci #29 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4 Pavel Slozil 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 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 #5CH 6-4 7-5 6-3 Christophe Roger-Vasselin 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 6-0 6-2 6-1 John Yuill H2H 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 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 H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Eddie Dibbs #7 6-0 6-4 6-3 Christophe Freyss H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-7 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-1 6-4 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-4 6-1 6-2 Brad Rowe 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 #19CH 6-1 6-2 6-4 Jan Kodes #692× CH 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 7-6 1-6 6-2 7-5 Brian Teacher #37 H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Jiri Granat 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 H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
Buster C Mottram #38 6-3 6-2 6-0 David Carter H2H Match data Jun 1, 1979* R64
R128 (64)
John James #92 6-3 7-6 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #83 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 7-6 Zeljko Franulovic #63 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Andrew Pattison 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-2 Emilio Montano — Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Christophe Freyss 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 — Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Jan Kodes #692× CH 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-5 Dick Crealy H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Arthur Ashe #9 6-4 6-2 6-3 Javier Soler H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Francisco Gonzalez #66 6-2 7-6 7-6 Nicola Spear 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 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 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Pavel Slozil 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 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 6-3 6-2 7-6 Regis Brunet H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Pascal Portes #98 7-5 6-4 6-2 Hubertus Hoyt 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 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2 Peter Elter #82 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Pavel Hutka 7-6 6-0 3-6 6-3 Johan Kriek #27 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Lloyd 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-3 Bernard Fritz — 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 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-1 Jorge Andrew — Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Werner Zirngibl #90 7-5 6-2 0-6 6-3 Van Winitsky H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-4 6-2 7-5 Eric Deblicker H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Cassio Motta 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1 Randy Crawford 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 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Pat Dupre #35 6-4 6-4 7-6 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Roger Guedes 6-4 7-6 6-2 Alvin Gardiner #94 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Christophe Roger-Vasselin 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 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 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 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 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Guillermo Vilas #5CH 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 — 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 #20CH H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Jiri Granat 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 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jairo Velasco — Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Adriano Panatta #19CH 6-3 6-3 6-3 Angel Gimenez #95 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
John Yuill 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-3 Russell Simpson H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Buster C Mottram #38 1-6 6-1 6-1 7-6 Kjell Johansson 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 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Louk Sanders 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 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 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 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 6-2 Bill Maze H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128
Balazs Taroczy #25 6-0 6-2 (ret.) Paolo Bertolucci #49 H2H Match data May 30, 1979* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Roland Garros finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Alexander Zverev #3 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Flavio Cobolli #14 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #1 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.