ATP Wimbledon 1979 Draw & Results

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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 June 25–July 9 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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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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Results

Match type

126 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Bjorn Borg #1DEF · 3× 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #5 H2H Match data Jul 9, 1979* F
SF (2)
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-3 7-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #37 H2H Match data Jul 8, 1979* SF
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #1CH H2H Match data Jul 8, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 #1CH 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 Jul 6, 1979* QF
R16 (8)
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 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jimmy Connors #1CH 6-2 6-1 6-1 Mark Cox H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Pat Dupre #37 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 8-6 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
Bill Scanlon #63 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-5 Brad Drewett 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 #2DEF · 3× 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5 Brian Teacher #38 H2H Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16
R32 (15)
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5 Stan Smith CH H2H 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 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 #1CH 6-4 6-1 7-6 Johan Kriek #31 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
Brad Drewett 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Victor Pecci #15 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 H2H 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 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5 Gilles Moretton H2H Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
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 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 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 H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Gilles Moretton 7-6 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1 Manuel Orantes #11 H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Bob Lutz 6-0 6-3 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza #84 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Cliff Letcher 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Patrice Dominguez #69 — Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Jimmy Connors #1CH 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0 Marty Riessen #43 H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Brad Drewett 7-5 7-5 6-3 John James #85 H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Stan Smith CH 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jose Luis Damiani #65 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 — 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 #2DEF · 3× 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 7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4 Chris Kachel H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
Johan Kriek #31 6-1 6-3 6-1 Jan Norback H2H Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64
R128 (64)
Marty Riessen #43 6-3 6-4 7-5 Ulf Eriksson H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Sandy Mayer #25 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-3 Charlie Pasarell 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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Onny Parun 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3 David Lloyd H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Bjorn Borg #2DEF · 3× 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 — Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Jan Norback 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3 Alvaro Fillol 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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Chris Kachel 6-4 7-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe #8CH H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Buster C Mottram #41 6-4 6-3 7-5 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Phil Dent #100 7-5 6-1 7-6 Rick Fisher H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Patrice Dominguez #69 6-3 6-3 6-4 Pavel Hutka H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
John James #85 6-2 6-1 6-4 Erick Iskersky H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Adriano Panatta #19 6-3 6-3 6-4 Angel Gimenez 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 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Antonio Munoz 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 Dale Collings H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Jimmy Connors #1CH 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 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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mark Cox 7-5 6-3 6-3 Karl Meiler 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 7-5 6-7 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Alejandro Cortes H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Ricardo Ycaza #84 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-0 David Whyte H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Francisco Gonzalez #92 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Rohun Beven H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Yannick Noah #42 7-6 6-3 7-5 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Stan Smith CH 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-1 David Carter H2H 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 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 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2 John Fitzgerald H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Brad Drewett 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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Van Winitsky 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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Tom Okker #32 6-1 7-5 6-1 Roger Guedes 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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Raul Ramirez #26 6-2 6-3 6-1 Jorge Andrew 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 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 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 6-3 6-4 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
John Austin 6-2 7-6 6-3 Cliff Drysdale — Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Fritz Buehning 6-3 6-4 6-4 Richard Meyer H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128
Hank Pfister #46 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 Jan Kodes #74CH H2H Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128

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