ATP Canadian Open 1979 Draw & Results

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Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Canadian Open, defeating John McEnroe 6-3 6-3 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played August 13–20 on hard courts in Montreal, Canada.

The Canadian Open is run in Toronto and Montreal, with the ATP and WTA events using opposite host cities in a given season.

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Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. John McEnroe , 6-3 6-3
Dates
Aug 13 — Aug 20
Location
Montreal, Canada
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

62 recorded singles results

Canadian Open 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #3 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1979* F
SF (2)
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #6 H2H Match data Aug 19, 1979* SF
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-1 Ivan Lendl #35 H2H Match data Aug 19, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-1 Gene Mayer #14 H2H Match data Aug 19, 1979* QF
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-3 Wojtek Fibak #15 H2H Match data Aug 19, 1979* QF
Ivan Lendl #35 7-5 6-4 Phil Dent H2H Match data Aug 19, 1979* QF
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-0 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data Aug 19, 1979* QF
R16 (7)
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-4 6-2 David Schneider #73 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-2 6-1 Butch Walts #49 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-4 Yannick Noah #40 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
Ivan Lendl #35 6-2 6-1 Tom Okker #46CH H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
Gene Mayer #14 3-6 6-3 7-6 Brian Teacher #31 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-0 Tomas Smid #34 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
Phil Dent 6-4 7-5 Andrew Pattison — Match data Aug 18, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
Tom Okker #46CH 6-3 7-5 Guillermo Vilas #42× CH H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tomas Smid #34 6-3 6-3 Haroon Ismail H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-1 6-1 Pavel Slozil #61 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-4 Dominique Bedel #58 — Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 Jan Kodes #67 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
David Schneider #73 6-4 7-5 Michael Grant H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Bjorn Borg #1 6-0 6-3 Ivan Molina #82 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Andrew Pattison 7-6 2-6 6-3 Mark Edmondson #71 — Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Phil Dent 7-5 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #54 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Brian Teacher #31 6-2 6-3 Vincent Van Patten — Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Butch Walts #49 5-7 6-3 6-1 Peter Fleming #22 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Gene Mayer #14 6-1 6-1 Ross Case #63 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Paul Kronk 6-4 6-4 Jaime Fillol — Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Yannick Noah #40 4-6 6-2 7-6 Bill Scanlon #41 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-1 6-3 Van Winitsky H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
Ivan Lendl #35 7-6 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #76 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Andrew Pattison 6-4 3-6 6-3 Dick Stockton #27 — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Dominique Bedel #58 6-3 7-5 Derek Segal H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Ivan Lendl #35 7-5 6-1 Marty Riessen #36 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Ross Case #63 4-6 6-4 6-3 Chris Lewis #51 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Yannick Noah #40 6-4 6-4 Tim Wilkison #45 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Vincent Van Patten 6-2 7-5 Howard Schoenfield — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Jaime Fillol 3-6 7-5 6-2 Harold Solomon #8 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Heinz Gunthardt #54 5-7 7-6 6-1 Kim Warwick #60 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-3 3-6 6-3 John Marks #94 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Gene Mayer #14 6-1 6-1 Dale Power H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Haroon Ismail 4-6 6-3 6-2 Bruce Nichols H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Jan Kodes #67 0-6 7-5 6-0 Victor Amaya #37 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Peter Fleming #22 6-4 6-4 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Butch Walts #49 5-7 6-3 6-1 Glenn Michibata H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Guillermo Vilas #42× CH 6-1 6-4 John Austin — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Van Winitsky 6-2 7-6 Randy Crawford H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Mark Edmondson #71 0-6 6-2 6-4 John Lloyd — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-2 Jiri Hrebec H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Bill Scanlon #41 2-6 6-4 6-2 John Alexander #18 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Michael Grant 6-3 6-4 Robert Bettauer H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-4 Pat Dupre #21 — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Phil Dent 6-7 7-6 6-1 Roscoe Tanner #5 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-4 Bruce Manson #93 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Brian Teacher #31 7-6 6-0 Rejean Genois H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Paul Kronk 6-4 2-6 6-4 Geoff Masters #48 — Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
David Schneider #73 6-4 2-6 6-1 Vijay Amritraj #33 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tomas Smid #34 6-3 6-3 Martin Wostenholme H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-4 6-3 Mark Cox #79 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Colin Dowdeswell #76 6-2 6-2 Jose Luis Damiani #74 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Ivan Molina #82 6-2 6-1 Russell Simpson H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Tom Okker #46CH 1-6 6-2 6-4 Brad Drewett #72 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64
Pavel Slozil #61 4-6 6-0 6-4 Hank Pfister #39 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1979* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Canadian Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Ivan Lendl 6 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Ivan Lendl 9 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Ivan Lendl 57 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. John McEnroe 16 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Canadian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Ben Shelton #6 6-3 7-6(4) Brandon Nakashima #22 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Ben Shelton #6 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) Karen Khachanov #12 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Alexei Popyrin #30 6-2 6-4 Andrey Rublev #6 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Jannik Sinner #8 6-4 6-1 Alex de Minaur #18 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Pablo Carreno Busta #23 3-6 6-3 6-3 Hubert Hurkacz #10 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 500 tournaments in 1979

Previous editions of Canadian Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Canadian Open held?
Canadian Open is held in Montreal, Canada.
Who is the latest recorded Canadian Open winner?
The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton, who defeated Brandon Nakashima 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.