ATP Wimbledon 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Wimbledon, defeating Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 25 to July 9, 1979.

Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. Roscoe Tanner , 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
Dates
Jun 25 — Jul 9
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 9, 1979* F Bjorn Borg #1 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 8, 1979* SF Roscoe Tanner #6 6-3 7-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #37 H2H Match data
Jul 8, 1979* SF Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #1 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 6, 1979* QF Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 6-3 Tom Okker #32 H2H Match data
Jul 6, 1979* QF Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Jul 6, 1979* QF Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 Bill Scanlon #63 H2H Match data
Jul 6, 1979* QF Pat Dupre #37 3-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 Adriano Panatta #19 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Tom Okker #32 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 Gene Mayer #18 H2H Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Adriano Panatta #19 7-6 6-3 7-6 Sandy Mayer #25 H2H Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #3 — Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-1 6-1 Mark Cox #98 H2H Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Pat Dupre #37 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 8-6 Bob Lutz — Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Bill Scanlon #63 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-5 Brad Drewett #133 H2H Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Roscoe Tanner #6 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #14 H2H Match data
Jul 4, 1979* R16 Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5 Brian Teacher #38 H2H Match data
R32 (15)
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5 Stan Smith #33 — Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Brian Teacher #38 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-3 Brian Gottfried #12 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-4 7-6 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Adriano Panatta #19 7-6 7-6 7-6 Ove Bengtson #98 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Roscoe Tanner #6 6-4 7-5 7-6 Ross Case #79 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Gene Mayer #18 6-4 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #17 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Pat Dupre #37 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-1 Yannick Noah #42 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Sandy Mayer #25 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-2 John Sadri #70 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-1 7-6 Johan Kriek #31 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Brad Drewett #133 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Victor Pecci #15 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-1 6-3 Hank Pfister #46 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Bob Lutz 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-2 Bruce Manson #98 — Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Bill Scanlon #63 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Tom Okker #32 7-5 7-5 6-4 Tim Wilkison #48 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1979* R32 Mark Cox #98 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5 Gilles Moretton #178 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Hank Pfister #46 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Peter Fleming #22 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Adriano Panatta #19 2-6 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3 Jonathan Smith — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Pat Dupre #37 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-4 Carlos Kirmayr #56 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Bill Scanlon #63 7-6 6-4 6-4 Francisco Gonzalez #92 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 John McEnroe #3 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2 Buster C Mottram #41 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Bruce Manson #98 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 Fritz Buehning #555 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Brian Gottfried #12 7-6 6-4 6-4 Jeff Borowiak #93 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Mark Cox #98 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6 Balazs Taroczy #23 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Tim Gullikson 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-4 Tomas Smid #44 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Tom Gullikson 6-1 6-4 6-4 Andreas Maurer #100 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-1 6-3 6-4 Antonio Munoz #103 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Gilles Moretton #178 7-6 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1 Manuel Orantes #11 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Tom Okker #32 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 John Austin — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Gene Mayer #18 6-4 6-1 6-2 Onny Parun #210 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Bob Lutz 6-0 6-3 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza #84 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Yannick Noah #42 6-3 6-4 7-5 Nick Saviano #67 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Victor Pecci #15 6-4 7-6 6-3 Phil Dent #100 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Ross Case #79 6-2 6-1 7-5 Pascal Portes #83 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 John Sadri #70 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5 Jose Higueras #10 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Cliff Letcher 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Patrice Dominguez #69 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Jimmy Connors #1 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0 Marty Riessen #43 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Brad Drewett #133 7-5 7-5 6-3 John James #85 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Stan Smith #33 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jose Luis Damiani #65 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Tim Wilkison #48 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 Guillermo Vilas #5 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 John Alexander #17 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-2 Heinz Gunthardt #55 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 7-6 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4 6-0 Colin Dowdeswell #77 — Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Brian Teacher #38 6-4 6-4 6-4 David Schneider #77 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Bjorn Borg #2 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2 Vijay Amritraj #30 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Sandy Mayer #25 6-3 7-6 4-6 7-6 Raul Ramirez #26 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Ove Bengtson #98 7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4 Chris Kachel #254 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1979* R64 Johan Kriek #31 6-1 6-3 6-1 Jan Norback #185 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Marty Riessen #43 6-3 6-4 7-5 Ulf Eriksson #294 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Sandy Mayer #25 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-3 Charlie Pasarell #200 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Cliff Letcher 7-6 6-1 2-6 7-6 Kim Warwick #51 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Gene Mayer #18 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Victor Amaya #29 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 John Alexander #17 6-1 7-6 4-6 7-5 Dick Stockton #27 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Carlos Kirmayr #56 6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 John Feaver — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 David Schneider #77 6-4 7-6 6-1 Bob Carmichael #97 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Onny Parun #210 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3 David Lloyd #374 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Bjorn Borg #2 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1 Tom Gorman #59 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jonathan Smith 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #94 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jan Norback #185 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3 Alvaro Fillol #214 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Balazs Taroczy #23 6-2 6-2 6-4 Randy Crawford #95 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-1 6-4 Terry Moor #61 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jose Luis Damiani #65 7-5 6-3 6-4 Cassio Motta #254 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Bob Giltinan #154 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Chris Kachel #254 6-4 7-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe #8 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Buster C Mottram #41 6-4 6-3 7-5 Richard Lewis #258 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Phil Dent #100 7-5 6-1 7-6 Rick Fisher #174 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Patrice Dominguez #69 6-3 6-3 6-4 Pavel Hutka #99 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 John James #85 6-2 6-1 6-4 Erick Iskersky #99 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Adriano Panatta #19 6-3 6-3 6-4 Angel Gimenez #95 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Tomas Smid #44 7-5 7-6 6-2 Haroon Ismail #99 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Pat Dupre #37 7-6 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Antonio Munoz #103 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 Dale Collings #144 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle #75 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Peter Fleming #22 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jaime Fillol #100 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Bruce Manson #98 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 9-7 Wojtek Fibak #13 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Mark Cox #98 7-5 6-3 6-3 Karl Meiler #127 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-2 6-3 Ivan Lendl #34 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Gilles Moretton #178 7-5 6-7 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Alejandro Cortes #404 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Ricardo Ycaza #84 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-0 David Whyte #404 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Francisco Gonzalez #92 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Rohun Beven #328 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Yannick Noah #42 7-6 6-3 7-5 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Stan Smith #33 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-1 David Carter #139 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Johan Kriek #31 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0 Peter Feigl #39 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Ross Case #79 7-5 6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 Billy Martin #88 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Heinz Gunthardt #55 6-4 6-1 6-3 Bernie Mitton #62 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Brian Teacher #38 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5 Colin Dibley #83 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Pascal Portes #83 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Ferdi Taygan #81 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Colin Dowdeswell #77 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2 John Fitzgerald H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Brad Drewett #133 7-5 2-6 7-6 6-2 John Marks #85 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-4 Corrado Barazzutti #20 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 John Sadri #70 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4 Ismail El Shafei — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Brian Gottfried #12 6-2 7-6 6-1 Andrew Jarrett #140 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Van Winitsky #132 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jeff Borowiak #93 6-2 6-2 6-4 Paul Kronk — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Tim Wilkison #48 6-2 6-2 6-2 Noel Phillips #203 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Tom Okker #32 6-1 7-5 6-1 Roger Guedes #216 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2 6-4 Mike Cahill #78 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Bob Lutz 6-3 6-2 6-2 Rejean Genois #121 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Raul Ramirez #26 6-2 6-3 6-1 Jorge Andrew #98 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Vijay Amritraj #30 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Mark Edmondson #60 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Bill Scanlon #63 6-3 6-3 7-5 Robin Drysdale #158 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Tom Gullikson 4-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1 Pavel Slozil #90 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Guillermo Vilas #5 6-3 6-2 6-4 Roger Taylor #162 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Victor Pecci #15 7-5 6-2 6-3 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Andreas Maurer #100 6-3 7-6 7-6 Anand Amritraj — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Ove Bengtson #98 6-3 6-4 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 John Austin 6-2 7-6 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #100 — Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Nick Saviano #67 6-0 6-1 6-2 Rick Fagel #95 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Manuel Orantes #11 7-6 6-7 7-6 4-6 6-4 Raymond Moore #85 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Jose Higueras #10 6-2 7-5 5-7 3-6 6-4 John Yuill #147 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Fritz Buehning #555 6-3 6-4 6-4 Richard Meyer #225 H2H Match data
Jun 27, 1979* R128 Hank Pfister #46 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 Jan Kodes #74 H2H Match data

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