# Washington Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/263/washington-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Guillermo Vilas won the 1979 Washington Open, defeating Victor Pecci 7-6 7-6 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Washington, United States, from July 14 to July 20, 1979. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Washington Open is a combined ATP and WTA event founded in 1969 and played in Washington, D.C.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: DC Open, Citi Open, Mubadala Citi DC Open, Washington DC Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Washington, United States
- Start date: 1979-07-14
- End date: 1979-07-20

## Champion
- Winner: Guillermo Vilas
- Runner-up: Victor Pecci
- Final score: 7-6 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Guillermo Vilas d. Victor Pecci 7-6 7-6

### SF
- Victor Pecci d. Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-0
- Guillermo Vilas d. Jose Luis Clerc 6-2 3-6 6-2

### QF
- Victor Pecci d. Jose Higueras 6-1 1-6 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Eliot Teltscher 3-6 6-4 6-0
- Guillermo Vilas d. Geoff Masters 6-3 7-6
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Hans Gildemeister 4-6 6-1 6-2

### R16
- Jose Higueras d. Pat Dupre 6-3 6-1
- Geoff Masters d. Emilio Montano 4-6 7-5 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc d. George Hardie 6-2 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Butch Walts 6-3 6-4
- Eliot Teltscher d. Mike Cahill 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Hans Gildemeister d. Rick Fagel 6-2 6-4
- Victor Pecci d. Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Marty Riessen 6-1 6-3

### R32
- Victor Pecci d. Bruce Manson 6-2 6-1
- Geoff Masters d. Eric Friedler 6-1 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Andrew Pattison 7-5 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Brad Drewett 6-1 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-1
- Rick Fagel d. Harold Solomon 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Marty Riessen d. Keith Richardson 6-3 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Warren Maher 6-4 6-2
- Raul Ramirez d. Robert Vant Hof 6-2 6-1
- Hans Gildemeister d. Phil Dent 6-1 6-1
- Emilio Montano d. Kim Warwick 6-3 3-6 6-5 RET
- Jose Higueras d. Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 6-0
- Pat Dupre d. Mel Purcell 6-4 6-3
- Butch Walts d. Eric Fromm 6-4 7-6
- George Hardie d. Juan Nunez 5-7 7-6 6-4
- Mike Cahill d. Fritz Buehning 6-4 6-3

### R64
- Rick Fagel d. Jai Dilouie 6-4 6-2
- Geoff Masters d. Brian Gottfried 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Eddie Dibbs d. Terry Moor 6-3 6-4
- Jose Higueras d. John Sadri 6-3 6-4
- George Hardie d. Trey Waltke 6-3 6-1
- Eric Friedler d. Van Winitsky 6-4 6-0
- Juan Nunez d. Rejean Genois 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Raul Ramirez d. Ross Case 6-2 6-3
- Alvin Gardiner d. Fred Mcnair 6-4 5-5 RET
- Eric Fromm d. Howard Schoenfield 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Robert Vant Hof d. Chris Lewis 7-6 7-6
- Phil Dent d. Ivan Molina 7-6 6-2
- Harold Solomon d. Haroon Ismail 6-2 6-3
- Keith Richardson d. Tim Garcia 6-1 6-0
- Fritz Buehning d. Manuel Orantes 0-6 6-3 6-4
- Brad Drewett d. Dale Collings 6-3 6-4
- Pat Dupre d. Ben Testerman 6-4 6-4
- Warren Maher d. Willem Prinsloo 3-6 6-1 6-2
- Hans Gildemeister d. David Schneider 6-3 5-7 6-0
- Mike Cahill d. Kevin Curren 6-1 6-4
- Ramesh Krishnan d. Francisco Gonzalez 6-4 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Jay Lapidus 7-6 6-1
- Marty Riessen d. Michael Grant 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-1
- Bruce Manson d. Jim Delaney 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Mel Purcell d. Deon Joubert 6-4 6-3
- Eliot Teltscher d. Richard Meyer 6-1 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. Dick Stockton 6-4 6-3
- Butch Walts d. Bruce Nichols 6-1 7-6
- Victor Pecci d. Erick Iskersky 6-3 6-4
- Emilio Montano d. John James 6-3 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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