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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Round of 128
Bjorn Borg #2 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1
Tom Gorman #59
Vijay Amritraj #30 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Mark Edmondson #60
Hank Pfister #46 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6
Jan Kodes #74
Peter Fleming #22 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jaime Fillol #100
Brian Teacher #38 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5
Colin Dibley #83
David Schneider #77 6-4 7-6 6-1
Bob Carmichael #97
Brian Gottfried #12 6-2 7-6 6-1
Andrew Jarrett #140
Jeff Borowiak #93 6-2 6-2 6-4
Paul Kronk
Tom Okker #32 6-1 7-5 6-1
Roger Guedes #216
John Austin 6-2 7-6 6-3
Cliff Drysdale #100
Tim Wilkison #48 6-2 6-2 6-2
Noel Phillips #203
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-3 6-2 6-4
Roger Taylor #162
Gene Mayer #18 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Victor Amaya #29
Onny Parun #210 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3
David Lloyd #374
John Alexander #17 6-1 7-6 4-6 7-5
Dick Stockton #27
Heinz Gunthardt #55 6-4 6-1 6-3
Bernie Mitton #62
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
Jean Francois Caujolle #75
Marty Riessen #43 6-3 6-4 7-5
Ulf Eriksson #294
Johan Kriek #31 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0
Peter Feigl #39
Jan Norback #185 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3
Alvaro Fillol #214
Mark Cox #98 7-5 6-3 6-3
Karl Meiler #127
Balazs Taroczy #23 6-2 6-2 6-4
Randy Crawford #95
Gilles Moretton #178 7-5 6-7 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Alejandro Cortes #404
Manuel Orantes #11 7-6 6-7 7-6 4-6 6-4
Raymond Moore #85
Bill Scanlon #63 6-3 6-3 7-5
Robin Drysdale #158
Francisco Gonzalez #92 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Rohun Beven #328
Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-4
Corrado Barazzutti #20
Colin Dowdeswell #77 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2
John Fitzgerald
Brad Drewett #133 7-5 2-6 7-6 6-2
John Marks #85
John James #85 6-2 6-1 6-4
Erick Iskersky #99
Victor Pecci #15 7-5 6-2 6-3
Sherwood Stewart
Phil Dent #100 7-5 6-1 7-6
Rick Fisher #174
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Van Winitsky #132
Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-2 6-3
Ivan Lendl #34
Ross Case #79 7-5 6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2
Billy Martin #88
Pascal Portes #83 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Ferdi Taygan #81
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Bob Giltinan #154
Antonio Munoz #103 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-5
Dale Collings #144
Stan Smith #33 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-1
David Carter #139
Jose Luis Damiani #65 7-5 6-3 6-4
Cassio Motta #254
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John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-1 6-4
Terry Moor #61
Buster C Mottram #41 6-4 6-3 7-5
Richard Lewis #258
Tom Gullikson 4-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1
Pavel Slozil #90
Andreas Maurer #100 6-3 7-6 7-6
Anand Amritraj
Pat Dupre #37 7-6 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #4
Carlos Kirmayr #56 6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
John Feaver
Yannick Noah #42 7-6 6-3 7-5
Ramesh Krishnan
Nick Saviano #67 6-0 6-1 6-2
Rick Fagel #95
Bob Lutz 6-3 6-2 6-2
Rejean Genois #121
Ricardo Ycaza #84 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-0
David Whyte #404
Bruce Manson #98 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 9-7
Wojtek Fibak #13
Fritz Buehning #555 6-3 6-4 6-4
Richard Meyer #225
Adriano Panatta #19 6-3 6-3 6-4
Angel Gimenez #95
Jonathan Smith 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Alvin Gardiner #94
Ove Bengtson #98 6-3 6-4 6-1
John Lloyd
Chris Kachel #254 6-4 7-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe #8
Sandy Mayer #25 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-3
Charlie Pasarell #200
Raul Ramirez #26 6-2 6-3 6-1
Jorge Andrew #98
John Sadri #70 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
Ismail El Shafei
Jose Higueras #10 6-2 7-5 5-7 3-6 6-4
John Yuill #147
Round of 64
Bjorn Borg #2 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2
Vijay Amritraj #30
Hank Pfister #46 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
Peter Fleming #22
Brian Teacher #38 6-4 6-4 6-4
David Schneider #77
Brian Gottfried #12 7-6 6-4 6-4
Jeff Borowiak #93
Tom Okker #32 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2
John Austin
Tim Wilkison #48 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6
Guillermo Vilas #5
Gene Mayer #18 6-4 6-1 6-2
Onny Parun #210
John Alexander #17 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-2
Heinz Gunthardt #55
Jimmy Connors #1 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0
Marty Riessen #43
Johan Kriek #31 6-1 6-3 6-1
Jan Norback #185
Mark Cox #98 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6
Balazs Taroczy #23
Gilles Moretton #178 7-6 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1
Manuel Orantes #11
Bill Scanlon #63 7-6 6-4 6-4
Francisco Gonzalez #92
Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4 6-0
Colin Dowdeswell #77
Brad Drewett #133 7-5 7-5 6-3
John James #85
Victor Pecci #15 6-4 7-6 6-3
Phil Dent #100
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 7-6 6-4
Peter Mcnamara
Ross Case #79 6-2 6-1 7-5
Pascal Portes #83
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-1 6-3 6-4
Antonio Munoz #103
Stan Smith #33 6-3 6-2 7-6
Jose Luis Damiani #65
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John McEnroe #3 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2
Buster C Mottram #41
Tom Gullikson 6-1 6-4 6-4
Andreas Maurer #100
Pat Dupre #37 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-4
Carlos Kirmayr #56
Yannick Noah #42 6-3 6-4 7-5
Nick Saviano #67
Bob Lutz 6-0 6-3 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza #84
Bruce Manson #98 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
Fritz Buehning #555
Adriano Panatta #19 2-6 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
Jonathan Smith
Ove Bengtson #98 7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4
Chris Kachel #254
Sandy Mayer #25 6-3 7-6 4-6 7-6
Raul Ramirez #26
John Sadri #70 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5
Jose Higueras #10
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-1 6-3
Hank Pfister #46
Brian Teacher #38 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-3
Brian Gottfried #12
Tom Okker #32 7-5 7-5 6-4
Tim Wilkison #48
Gene Mayer #18 6-4 6-4 6-4
John Alexander #17
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-1 7-6
Johan Kriek #31
Mark Cox #98 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5
Gilles Moretton #178
Bill Scanlon #63 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-2
Andrew Pattison
Brad Drewett #133 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Victor Pecci #15
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-4 7-5 7-6
Ross Case #79
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5
Stan Smith #33
Tim Gullikson
BYE
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-4 7-6
Tom Gullikson
Pat Dupre #37 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-1
Yannick Noah #42
Bob Lutz 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-2
Bruce Manson #98
Adriano Panatta #19 7-6 7-6 7-6
Ove Bengtson #98
Sandy Mayer #25 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-2
John Sadri #70
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5
Brian Teacher #38
Tom Okker #32 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4
Gene Mayer #18
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-1 6-1
Mark Cox #98
Bill Scanlon #63 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-5
Brad Drewett #133
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-1
Jose Luis Clerc #14
Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2 6-4
John McEnroe #3
Pat Dupre #37 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 8-6
Bob Lutz
Adriano Panatta #19 7-6 6-3 7-6
Sandy Mayer #25
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 6-3
Tom Okker #32
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
Bill Scanlon #63
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2
Tim Gullikson
Pat Dupre #37 3-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3
Adriano Panatta #19
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 6-2
Jimmy Connors #1
Roscoe Tanner #6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Pat Dupre #37
Final
Bjorn Borg #1 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
Roscoe Tanner #5

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