ATP Canadian Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule
Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Canadian Open, defeating John McEnroe 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Montreal, Canada, from August 13 to August 20, 1979. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.
The Canadian Open is run in Toronto and Montreal, with the ATP and WTA events using opposite host cities in a given season.
Full tournament history →Dates
Aug 13 — Aug 20
Location
Montreal, Canada
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 64
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-4
Ivan Molina
6-2 6-1
Yannick Noah
6-4 6-4
Bill Scanlon
2-6 6-4 6-2
Gene Mayer
6-1 6-1
Ross Case
4-6 6-4 6-3
Brian Teacher
7-6 6-0
Vincent Van Patten
6-2 7-5
Ivan Lendl
7-5 6-1
Colin Dowdeswell
6-2 6-2
Tom Okker
1-6 6-2 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
6-1 6-4
Phil Dent
6-7 7-6 6-1
Heinz Gunthardt
5-7 7-6 6-1
Andrew Pattison
6-4 3-6 6-3
Mark Edmondson
0-6 6-2 6-4
John McEnroe
6-3 6-2
Jan Kodes
0-6 7-5 6-0
Tomas Smid
6-3 6-3
Haroon Ismail
4-6 6-3 6-2
Wojtek Fibak
6-3 3-6 6-3
Pavel Slozil
4-6 6-0 6-4
Butch Walts
5-7 6-3 6-1
Peter Fleming
6-4 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-4 6-3
Van Winitsky
6-2 7-6
David Schneider
6-4 2-6 6-1
Michael Grant
6-3 6-4
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg
6-0 6-3
Yannick Noah
4-6 6-2 7-6
Gene Mayer
6-1 6-1
Brian Teacher
6-2 6-3
Ivan Lendl
7-6 6-1
Tom Okker
6-3 7-5
Phil Dent
7-5 6-4
Andrew Pattison
7-6 2-6 6-3
John McEnroe
7-5 6-3
Tomas Smid
6-3 6-3
Wojtek Fibak
6-1 6-1
Butch Walts
5-7 6-3 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-1 6-3
David Schneider
6-4 7-5
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-4
Gene Mayer
3-6 6-3 7-6
Ivan Lendl
6-2 6-1
Phil Dent
6-4 7-5
John McEnroe
6-3 6-0
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-4 6-2
BYE
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg
6-3 6-1
John McEnroe
6-3 6-3
Final
Bjorn Borg
6-3 6-3
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 6 |
| Rafael Nadal | 5 |
| Novak Djokovic | 4 |
| Andre Agassi | 3 |
| Andy Murray | 3 |
| Ben Shelton | 2 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 2 |
| John McEnroe | 2 |
| Roger Federer | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 6-3 7-6(4) | Brandon Nakashima | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Hard |
| Ben Shelton | 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) | Karen Khachanov | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Alexei Popyrin | 6-2 6-4 | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Jannik Sinner | 6-4 6-1 | Alex de Minaur | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | Hubert Hurkacz | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Canadian Open held?
- Canadian Open is held in Montreal, Canada.
- Who won the most recent Canadian Open?
- The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(4).
- Who has won the most Canadian Open titles?
- Ivan Lendl has won 6 Canadian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Canadian Open played?
- The first edition of Canadian Open was held in 1881.
- What surface is Canadian Open played on?
- Canadian Open is played on hard courts.