# US Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/313/us-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: hard
- Location: New York, United States
- Start date: 1979-08-28
- End date: 1979-09-11

## Champion
- Winner: John McEnroe
- Runner-up: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Final score: 7-5 6-3 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- John McEnroe d. Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-3 6-3

### SF
- John McEnroe d. Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 7-5
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Roscoe Tanner 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3

### QF
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Johan Kriek 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Pat Dupre 6-2 6-1 6-1
- John McEnroe d. Eddie Dibbs 2-1 RET
- Roscoe Tanner d. Bjorn Borg 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6

### R16
- Eddie Dibbs d. Guillermo Vilas 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Jose Luis Clerc 7-6 6-2 6-2
- Johan Kriek d. Yannick Noah 6-3 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4
- Pat Dupre d. Harold Solomon 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Tom Gorman 6-2 6-4 6-1
- Roscoe Tanner d. Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Bjorn Borg d. Dick Stockton 6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5
- Jimmy Connors d. Brian Gottfried 6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5

### R32
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Robert Trogolo 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
- Dick Stockton d. Keith Richardson 7-6 6-3 6-3
- Johan Kriek d. Victor Pecci 6-3 6-2 6-0
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Stan Smith 7-6 7-6 6-3
- Tim Gullikson d. Buster C Mottram 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Nick Saviano 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
- John McEnroe d. John Lloyd W/O
- Eddie Dibbs d. Bernie Mitton 6-4 6-2 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Jaime Fillol 6-0 6-3 6-1
- Pat Dupre d. Gene Mayer 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Harold Solomon d. Raymond Moore 6-3 6-0 7-5
- Brian Gottfried d. Victor Amaya 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Erik Van Dillen 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1
- Yannick Noah d. Butch Walts 7-6 6-3 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Bruce Manson 6-3 6-0 6-3
- Tom Gorman d. Hank Pfister 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

### R64
- Yannick Noah d. Wojtek Fibak 6-4 6-4 7-6
- Erik Van Dillen d. Joel Bailey 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Dick Stockton d. Bruce Foxworth 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6
- Harold Solomon d. John Austin 6-3 6-0 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. David Carter 6-1 6-1 6-1
- John Lloyd d. Paul Mcnamee 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6
- Butch Walts d. Steve Krulevitz 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
- Nick Saviano d. John James 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6
- Jaime Fillol d. Peter Fleming 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2
- Gene Mayer d. Tom Gullikson 6-4 7-5 6-1
- Hank Pfister d. John Alexander 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
- Guillermo Vilas d. Ramiro Benavides 6-1 6-1 6-0
- Eddie Dibbs d. Gene Malin 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2
- Robert Trogolo d. Jan Norback 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
- Johan Kriek d. Ramesh Krishnan 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Buster C Mottram d. Jan Kodes 6-3 7-6 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Ivan Lendl 6-3 6-2 6-1
- Tom Gorman d. Terry Rocavert 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Mel Purcell 6-2 7-6 6-4
- Keith Richardson d. Kevin Curren 7-5 6-4 7-5
- Victor Pecci d. Andres Gomez 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Ferdi Taygan 6-2 6-3 6-3
- John McEnroe d. Ilie Nastase 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Vijay Amritraj 7-6 7-5 RET
- Pat Dupre d. Tomas Smid 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3
- Stan Smith d. Russell Simpson 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Bruce Manson d. Francisco Gonzalez 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Marty Riessen 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4
- Bernie Mitton d. Sherwood Stewart 6-1 6-3 6-2
- Victor Amaya d. John Sadri 6-4 6-1 6-4
- Raymond Moore d. Jiri Hrebec 7-6 5-0 RET

### R128
- Raymond Moore d. Jeff Borowiak 4-3 RET
- Bjorn Borg d. Matt Mitchell 6-1 6-1 6-2
- John McEnroe d. Pavel Slozil 6-1 6-2 6-4
- Bruce Manson d. Rick Fagel 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Van Winitsky 6-4 6-2 6-4
- Steve Krulevitz d. Patrice Dominguez 6-0 6-1 7-6
- Robert Trogolo d. Rick Fisher 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Johan Kriek d. Ivan Molina 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3
- Kevin Curren d. Adriano Panatta 6-3 7-5 7-6
- Andres Gomez d. Jay Lapidus 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Mark Edmondson 6-3 6-2 7-5
- Joel Bailey d. Ove Bengtson 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
- John Alexander d. Howard Schoenfield 6-1 7-5 7-5
- Marty Riessen d. Alvin Gardiner 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Victor Amaya d. Fritz Buehning 7-5 6-1 6-2
- Gene Mayer d. Mike Shore 6-1 6-4 6-0
- Keith Richardson d. Dave Siegler 3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3
- John Austin d. Tim Mayotte 2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Onny Parun 6-1 6-2 7-6
- Roscoe Tanner d. John Marks 6-4 6-2 6-0
- Stan Smith d. Pascal Portes 6-2 6-3 6-4
- Butch Walts d. Chris Lewis 6-3 6-2 6-1
- Terry Rocavert d. Kim Warwick 6-0 6-1 7-6
- Jiri Hrebec d. Lito Alvarez 6-1 7-5 7-5
- Victor Pecci d. Andy Kohlberg 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Ramiro Benavides d. Bob Lutz 1-6 7-6 2-1 RET
- Paul Mcnamee d. Givaldo Barbosa 6-4 6-0 6-4
- Yannick Noah d. Pat Cramer 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6
- Harold Solomon d. Jose Luis Damiani 6-4 6-0 6-3
- Tom Gorman d. Charlie Owens 6-2 7-5 6-4
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Ross Case 5-7 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
- Ilie Nastase d. Leo Palin 7-5 7-5 RET
- John Lloyd d. Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1
- Bruce Foxworth d. Peter Rennert 6-4 6-3 6-4
- Russell Simpson d. Billy Martin 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4
- Tim Gullikson d. Eliot Teltscher 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Peter Fleming d. Tom Okker 7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Bruce Nichols 6-1 6-0 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak d. Bob Carmichael 7-6 7-5 6-2
- Erik Van Dillen d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Ferdi Taygan d. Tom Leonard 7-6 6-4 6-3
- David Carter d. Mark Cox 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1
- Tom Gullikson d. Willem Prinsloo 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Pat Dupre d. Raul Ramirez 7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2
- Mel Purcell d. Gilles Moretton 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
- Tomas Smid d. Bill Scanlon 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Gene Malin d. John Molin 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4
- John Sadri d. Eric Fromm 6-1 7-5 6-3
- Jan Norback d. Bruce Kleege 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
- Bernie Mitton d. George Amaya 6-2 6-1 6-4
- Dick Stockton d. Ricardo Ycaza 6-1 6-2 6-0
- Sherwood Stewart d. Randy Crawford 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Hank Pfister d. Steve Docherty 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Ramesh Krishnan d. Phil Dent 6-3 6-0 6-3
- Jaime Fillol d. Dominique Bedel 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
- Ivan Lendl d. Vincent Van Patten 6-4 6-1 6-0
- Nick Saviano d. Brian Teacher 6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 RET
- Buster C Mottram d. Robert Vant Hof 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
- Vijay Amritraj d. Richard Meyer 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Jan Kodes d. David Schneider 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
- Andrew Pattison d. Tim Garcia 7-6 6-4 7-5
- Eddie Dibbs d. Tim Wilkison 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Anand Amritraj 6-2 6-4 6-4
- John James d. Brad Drewett 6-3 6-2 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 126
- Players: 128

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