# Wimbledon 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/256/wimbledon?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Start date: 1979-06-25
- End date: 1979-07-09

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

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg d. Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Roscoe Tanner d. Pat Dupre 6-3 7-6 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-3 6-2

### QF
- Bjorn Borg d. Tom Okker 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Roscoe Tanner d. Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Bill Scanlon 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
- Pat Dupre d. Adriano Panatta 3-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3

### R16
- Tom Okker d. Gene Mayer 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Sandy Mayer 7-6 6-3 7-6
- Tim Gullikson d. John McEnroe 6-4 6-2 6-4
- Jimmy Connors d. Mark Cox 6-2 6-1 6-1
- Pat Dupre d. Bob Lutz 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 8-6
- Bill Scanlon d. Brad Drewett 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-5
- Roscoe Tanner d. Jose Luis Clerc 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Brian Teacher 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5

### R32
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Stan Smith 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5
- Brian Teacher d. Brian Gottfried 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-3
- John McEnroe d. Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-4 7-6
- Adriano Panatta d. Ove Bengtson 7-6 7-6 7-6
- Roscoe Tanner d. Ross Case 6-4 7-5 7-6
- Gene Mayer d. John Alexander 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Pat Dupre d. Yannick Noah 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-1
- Sandy Mayer d. John Sadri 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Johan Kriek 6-4 6-1 7-6
- Brad Drewett d. Victor Pecci 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Hank Pfister 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Bob Lutz d. Bruce Manson 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-2
- Bill Scanlon d. Andrew Pattison 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Tim Wilkison 7-5 7-5 6-4
- Mark Cox d. Gilles Moretton 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5

### R64
- Hank Pfister d. Peter Fleming 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Jonathan Smith 2-6 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
- Pat Dupre d. Carlos Kirmayr 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-4
- Bill Scanlon d. Francisco Gonzalez 7-6 6-4 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Buster C Mottram 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2
- Bruce Manson d. Fritz Buehning 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Brian Gottfried d. Jeff Borowiak 7-6 6-4 6-4
- Mark Cox d. Balazs Taroczy 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6
- Tim Gullikson d. Tomas Smid 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-4
- Tom Gullikson d. Andreas Maurer 6-1 6-4 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Antonio Munoz 6-1 6-3 6-4
- Gilles Moretton d. Manuel Orantes 7-6 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1
- Tom Okker d. John Austin 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Gene Mayer d. Onny Parun 6-4 6-1 6-2
- Bob Lutz d. Ricardo Ycaza 6-0 6-3 6-2
- Yannick Noah d. Nick Saviano 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Victor Pecci d. Phil Dent 6-4 7-6 6-3
- Ross Case d. Pascal Portes 6-2 6-1 7-5
- John Sadri d. Jose Higueras 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Cliff Letcher d. Patrice Dominguez 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Jimmy Connors d. Marty Riessen 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0
- Brad Drewett d. John James 7-5 7-5 6-3
- Stan Smith d. Jose Luis Damiani 6-3 6-2 7-6
- Tim Wilkison d. Guillermo Vilas 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6
- John Alexander d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Peter Mcnamara 6-1 7-6 6-4
- Andrew Pattison d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-3 6-4 6-0
- Brian Teacher d. David Schneider 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Vijay Amritraj 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2
- Sandy Mayer d. Raul Ramirez 6-3 7-6 4-6 7-6
- Ove Bengtson d. Chris Kachel 7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4
- Johan Kriek d. Jan Norback 6-1 6-3 6-1

### R128
- Marty Riessen d. Ulf Eriksson 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Sandy Mayer d. Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Cliff Letcher d. Kim Warwick 7-6 6-1 2-6 7-6
- Gene Mayer d. Victor Amaya 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
- John Alexander d. Dick Stockton 6-1 7-6 4-6 7-5
- Carlos Kirmayr d. John Feaver 6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
- David Schneider d. Bob Carmichael 6-4 7-6 6-1
- Onny Parun d. David Lloyd 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Tom Gorman 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1
- Jonathan Smith d. Alvin Gardiner 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Jan Norback d. Alvaro Fillol 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Balazs Taroczy d. Randy Crawford 6-2 6-2 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Terry Moor 7-5 6-1 6-4
- Jose Luis Damiani d. Cassio Motta 7-5 6-3 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Bob Giltinan 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Chris Kachel d. Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-6 6-3
- Buster C Mottram d. Richard Lewis 6-4 6-3 7-5
- Phil Dent d. Rick Fisher 7-5 6-1 7-6
- Patrice Dominguez d. Pavel Hutka 6-3 6-3 6-4
- John James d. Erick Iskersky 6-2 6-1 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Angel Gimenez 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Tomas Smid d. Haroon Ismail 7-5 7-6 6-2
- Pat Dupre d. Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3
- Antonio Munoz d. Dale Collings 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-5
- Jimmy Connors d. Jean Francois Caujolle 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
- Peter Fleming d. Jaime Fillol 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Bruce Manson d. Wojtek Fibak 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 9-7
- Mark Cox d. Karl Meiler 7-5 6-3 6-3
- Peter Mcnamara d. Ivan Lendl 6-3 6-2 6-3
- Gilles Moretton d. Alejandro Cortes 7-5 6-7 6-2 1-0 RET
- Ricardo Ycaza d. David Whyte 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-0
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Rohun Beven 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Yannick Noah d. Ramesh Krishnan 7-6 6-3 7-5
- Stan Smith d. David Carter 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-1
- Johan Kriek d. Peter Feigl 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0
- Ross Case d. Billy Martin 7-5 6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Bernie Mitton 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Brian Teacher d. Colin Dibley 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5
- Pascal Portes d. Ferdi Taygan 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Colin Dowdeswell d. John Fitzgerald 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2
- Brad Drewett d. John Marks 7-5 2-6 7-6 6-2
- Andrew Pattison d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-4
- John Sadri d. Ismail El Shafei 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
- Brian Gottfried d. Andrew Jarrett 6-2 7-6 6-1
- Roscoe Tanner d. Van Winitsky 6-1 6-4 6-4
- Jeff Borowiak d. Paul Kronk 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Tim Wilkison d. Noel Phillips 6-2 6-2 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Roger Guedes 6-1 7-5 6-1
- Tim Gullikson d. Mike Cahill 6-4 6-2 6-4
- Bob Lutz d. Rejean Genois 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Raul Ramirez d. Jorge Andrew 6-2 6-3 6-1
- Vijay Amritraj d. Mark Edmondson 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Bill Scanlon d. Robin Drysdale 6-3 6-3 7-5
- Tom Gullikson d. Pavel Slozil 4-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1
- Guillermo Vilas d. Roger Taylor 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Victor Pecci d. Sherwood Stewart 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Andreas Maurer d. Anand Amritraj 6-3 7-6 7-6
- Ove Bengtson d. John Lloyd 6-3 6-4 6-1
- John Austin d. Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-6 6-3
- Nick Saviano d. Rick Fagel 6-0 6-1 6-2
- Manuel Orantes d. Raymond Moore 7-6 6-7 7-6 4-6 6-4
- Jose Higueras d. John Yuill 6-2 7-5 5-7 3-6 6-4
- Fritz Buehning d. Richard Meyer 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Hank Pfister d. Jan Kodes 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6

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

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/256/wimbledon?season=1979
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)