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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Round of 128
Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4
Tomas Smid #43
Tom Gullikson 5-7 7-5 6-4 6-2
Herve Gauvain #160
Raymond Moore #94 6-3 7-5 6-3
Anand Amritraj
Werner Zirngibl #90 7-5 6-2 0-6 6-3
Van Winitsky #132
Gilles Moretton #178 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Peter Elter #82
Jose Luis Clerc #13 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3
Dick Stockton #23
Jiri Granat #188 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
Jose Luis Damiani #81
Francisco Gonzalez #66 6-2 7-6 7-6
Nicola Spear #357
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Vitas Gerulaitis #4 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Butch Walts #42
Brad Rowe #242 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Paul Kronk
Sandy Mayer #24 7-6 6-4 6-0
Raul Ramirez #18
Pat Dupre #35 6-4 6-4 7-6
Antonio Munoz #103
Ivan Lendl #47 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-3
Jaime Fillol #95
Patrice Dominguez #86 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6
Patrick Proisy #98
Arthur Ashe #9 6-4 6-2 6-3
Javier Soler #90
Chris Lewis #32 7-6 2-6 6-1 6-3
Ivan Molina #88
Jose Higueras #10 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
Mark Edmondson #67
Mike Cahill #73 6-1 6-3 6-4
Belus Prajoux #111
Bruce Manson #99 6-3 6-2 7-6
Regis Brunet #259
Gianni Ocleppo #79 6-4 4-6 6-2 7-5
Georges Goven #129
Eliot Teltscher #30 6-1 6-3 5-7 2-6 7-5
Ferdi Taygan #89
Cassio Motta #254 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1
Randy Crawford #104
Adriano Panatta #19 6-3 6-3 6-3
Angel Gimenez #95
Jan Kodes #69 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-5
Dick Crealy #131
Victor Pecci #29 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-1
Francois Jauffret #180
Pavel Slozil #190 6-2 6-1 7-6
John Marks #80
Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-4 6-2 7-5
Eric Deblicker #112
Colin Dowdeswell #77 6-2 6-2 6-1
Jairo Velasco
Harold Solomon #8 6-3 6-2 7-5
Erik Van Dillen
Pascal Portes #98 7-5 6-4 6-2
Hubertus Hoyt #207
Stan Smith #31 6-3 6-2 7-6
Zeljko Franulovic #63
John Yuill #147 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-3
Russell Simpson #108
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-1
Phil Dent #96
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166 6-3 0-6 2-6 6-4 7-5
Deon Joubert #64
Jean Francois Caujolle #328 7-6 6-2 6-2
Jean Louis Haillet #84
Brian Teacher #37 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-2
Jose Lopez Maeso
Gene Mayer #22 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
Tenny Svensson #200
Yannick Noah #40 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-3
Billy Martin #77
Brian Gottfried #12 7-5 6-2 6-4
Rejean Genois #121
Kim Warwick #54 6-1 6-1 7-6
Andreas Maurer #148
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-2 6-3
Terry Moor #59
Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 6-3 6-4
Peter Fleming #21
Ross Case #86 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4
Ricardo Cano #75
John James #92 6-3 7-6 6-1
Ricardo Ycaza #83
Manuel Orantes #11 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Ilie Nastase #20
Balazs Taroczy #25 6-0 6-2 (ret.)
Paolo Bertolucci #49
Rolf Gehring #53 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-2
Joao Soares #89
Roger Guedes #216 6-4 7-6 6-2
Alvin Gardiner #94
Eddie Dibbs #7 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
Nick Saviano #69
Christophe Freyss #159 6-3 6-2 6-4
Lito Alvarez
Buster C Mottram #38 1-6 6-1 6-1 7-6
Kjell Johansson #73
David Carter #139 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 6-2
Bill Maze #166
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt #60
Warren Maher 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-4
Max Wunschig #496
Dominique Bedel #76 7-5 6-2 6-3
Jiri Hrebec #93
John Lloyd 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-3
Bernard Fritz #145
Round of 64
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4
Tom Gullikson
Raymond Moore #94 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3
Werner Zirngibl #90
Gilles Moretton #178 6-4 6-2 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc #13
Jiri Granat #188 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Francisco Gonzalez #66
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Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-4 6-1 6-2
Brad Rowe #242
Sandy Mayer #24 6-2 6-1 6-2
Pat Dupre #35
Ivan Lendl #47 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
Patrice Dominguez #86
Arthur Ashe #9 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Chris Lewis #32
Jose Higueras #10 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-5
Mike Cahill #73
Bruce Manson #99 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-5
Gianni Ocleppo #79
Eliot Teltscher #30 3-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-1
Cassio Motta #254
Adriano Panatta #19 6-1 6-2 6-4
Jan Kodes #69
Victor Pecci #29 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4
Pavel Slozil #190
Corrado Barazzutti #16 6-7 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3
Colin Dowdeswell #77
Harold Solomon #8 6-2 6-1 6-1
Pascal Portes #98
Stan Smith #31 6-0 6-2 6-1
John Yuill #147
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-4 7-5 6-3
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166
Jean Francois Caujolle #328 7-6 1-6 6-2 7-5
Brian Teacher #37
Gene Mayer #22 3-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Yannick Noah #40
Brian Gottfried #12 6-2 6-0 6-4
Kim Warwick #54
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-1 6-4
Ramesh Krishnan
Ross Case #86 6-1 6-3 7-6
John James #92
Manuel Orantes #11 7-6 6-4 6-2
Balazs Taroczy #25
Rolf Gehring #53 6-4 6-1 6-3
Roger Guedes #216
Eddie Dibbs #7 6-0 6-4 6-3
Christophe Freyss #159
Buster C Mottram #38 6-3 6-2 6-0
David Carter #139
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-2 6-0 6-1
Warren Maher
Dominique Bedel #76 6-2 6-1 6-4
John Lloyd
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-1 6-0
Raymond Moore #94
Gilles Moretton #178 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Jiri Granat #188
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Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 6-1 6-2
Sandy Mayer #24
Ivan Lendl #47 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
Arthur Ashe #9
Jose Higueras #10 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2
Bruce Manson #99
Eliot Teltscher #30 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Adriano Panatta #19
Victor Pecci #29 7-5 6-3 7-6
Corrado Barazzutti #16
Harold Solomon #8 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-1 8-6
Stan Smith #31
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-3 6-1 6-3
Jean Francois Caujolle #328
Gene Mayer #22 1-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2
Brian Gottfried #12
Jimmy Connors #1 7-6 6-2 7-5
Ross Case #86
Manuel Orantes #11 6-2 6-1 6-2
Rolf Gehring #53
Eddie Dibbs #7 6-3 6-3 6-2
Buster C Mottram #38
Wojtek Fibak #14 5-7 7-6 7-5 6-2
Dominique Bedel #76
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg #2 7-5 6-4 6-2
Gilles Moretton #178
Hans Gildemeister
BYE
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-1 6-3
Ivan Lendl #47
Jose Higueras #10 6-3 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-3
Eliot Teltscher #30
Victor Pecci #29 6-1 6-4 6-3
Harold Solomon #8
Guillermo Vilas #5 7-5 1-6 6-7 6-1 6-2
Gene Mayer #22
Jimmy Connors #1 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1
Manuel Orantes #11
Eddie Dibbs #7 4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4
Wojtek Fibak #14
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-1 7-5
Hans Gildemeister
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4
Jose Higueras #10
Victor Pecci #29 6-0 6-2 7-5
Guillermo Vilas #5
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-2
Eddie Dibbs #7
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 6-0
Vitas Gerulaitis #4
Victor Pecci #29 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3
Jimmy Connors #1
Final
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4
Victor Pecci #16

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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 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.