ATP US Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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John McEnroe won the 1979 US Open, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 28 to September 11, 1979.

Champion
John McEnroe
def. Vitas Gerulaitis , 7-5 6-3 6-3
Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 11, 1979* F John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 10, 1979* SF John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 7-5 Jimmy Connors #2 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1979* SF Vitas Gerulaitis #5 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #4 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 8, 1979* QF Vitas Gerulaitis #5 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3 Johan Kriek #29 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 1979* QF Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-1 6-1 Pat Dupre #19 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 1979* QF John McEnroe #3 2-1 (ret.) Eddie Dibbs #11 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 1979* QF Roscoe Tanner #4 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 Bjorn Borg #1 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Eddie Dibbs #11 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #6 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 6-2 6-2 Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Johan Kriek #29 6-3 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4 Yannick Noah #39 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Pat Dupre #19 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 Harold Solomon #9 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-4 6-1 Tom Gorman #63 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-4 7-5 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5 Dick Stockton #35 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1979* R16 Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5 Brian Gottfried #12 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Jose Luis Clerc #13 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1 Robert Trogolo H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Dick Stockton #35 7-6 6-3 6-3 Keith Richardson #164 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Johan Kriek #29 6-3 6-2 6-0 Victor Pecci #10 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 7-6 6-3 Stan Smith #22 — Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Tim Gullikson 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Buster C Mottram #41 — Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 Nick Saviano #99 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 John McEnroe #3 (w/o) John Lloyd — Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Eddie Dibbs #11 6-4 6-2 6-3 Bernie Mitton #57 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Bjorn Borg #1 6-0 6-3 6-1 Jaime Fillol #100 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Pat Dupre #19 7-5 6-2 6-3 Gene Mayer #16 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 7-5 Raymond Moore #90 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Brian Gottfried #12 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 Victor Amaya #37 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Guillermo Vilas #6 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Yannick Noah #39 7-6 6-3 6-2 Butch Walts #48 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-0 6-3 Bruce Manson #91 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1979* R32 Tom Gorman #63 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Hank Pfister #44 H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Yannick Noah #39 6-4 6-4 7-6 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-4 6-2 Joel Bailey #197 — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Dick Stockton #35 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 Bruce Foxworth #328 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 6-4 John Austin — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-1 David Carter #139 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 John Lloyd 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #88 — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Butch Walts #48 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 Steve Krulevitz #205 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Nick Saviano #99 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6 John James #86 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Jaime Fillol #100 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2 Peter Fleming #15 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Gene Mayer #16 6-4 7-5 6-1 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Hank Pfister #44 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1 John Alexander #20 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-1 6-0 Ramiro Benavides #180 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Eddie Dibbs #11 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2 Gene Malin #126 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Robert Trogolo 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2 Jan Norback #185 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-2 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Buster C Mottram #41 6-3 7-6 6-2 Jan Kodes #71 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-2 6-1 Ivan Lendl #25 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Tom Gorman #63 6-1 6-2 6-2 Terry Rocavert #116 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-2 7-6 6-4 Mel Purcell #555 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Keith Richardson #164 7-5 6-4 7-5 Kevin Curren #78 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Victor Pecci #10 6-2 6-2 6-4 Andres Gomez H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-3 6-3 Ferdi Taygan #100 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 John McEnroe #3 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 Ilie Nastase #23 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Jimmy Connors #2 7-6 7-5 (ret.) Vijay Amritraj #34 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Pat Dupre #19 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3 Tomas Smid #26 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Stan Smith #22 6-2 6-1 6-3 Russell Simpson #108 — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Bruce Manson #91 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 Francisco Gonzalez #94 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Brian Gottfried #12 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4 Marty Riessen #36 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Bernie Mitton #57 6-1 6-3 6-2 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Victor Amaya #37 6-4 6-1 6-4 John Sadri #64 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1979* R64 Raymond Moore #90 7-6 5-0 (ret.) Jiri Hrebec #75 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Raymond Moore #90 4-3 (ret.) Jeff Borowiak #89 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-2 Matt Mitchell #89 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-2 6-4 Pavel Slozil #55 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Bruce Manson #91 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3 Rick Fagel #78 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Brian Gottfried #12 6-4 6-2 6-4 Van Winitsky #132 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Steve Krulevitz #205 6-0 6-1 7-6 Patrice Dominguez #75 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Robert Trogolo 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Rick Fisher #174 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Johan Kriek #29 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3 Ivan Molina #82 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Kevin Curren #78 6-3 7-5 7-6 Adriano Panatta #18 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Andres Gomez 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jay Lapidus #272 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 6-2 7-5 Mark Edmondson #72 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Joel Bailey #197 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 Ove Bengtson #98 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John Alexander #20 6-1 7-5 7-5 Howard Schoenfield #95 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Marty Riessen #36 7-5 6-2 6-3 Alvin Gardiner #94 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Victor Amaya #37 7-5 6-1 6-2 Fritz Buehning #555 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Gene Mayer #16 6-1 6-4 6-0 Mike Shore #236 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Keith Richardson #164 3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3 Dave Siegler H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John Austin 2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3 Tim Mayotte #436 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-2 7-6 Onny Parun #210 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-2 6-0 John Marks #92 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Stan Smith #22 6-2 6-3 6-4 Pascal Portes #85 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Butch Walts #48 6-3 6-2 6-1 Chris Lewis #70 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Terry Rocavert #116 6-0 6-1 7-6 Kim Warwick #67 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jiri Hrebec #75 6-1 7-5 7-5 Lito Alvarez — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Victor Pecci #10 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4 Andy Kohlberg #496 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ramiro Benavides #180 1-6 7-6 2-1 (ret.) Bob Lutz — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Paul Mcnamee #88 6-4 6-0 6-4 Givaldo Barbosa #82 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Yannick Noah #39 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6 Pat Cramer #436 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Harold Solomon #9 6-4 6-0 6-3 Jose Luis Damiani #92 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tom Gorman #63 6-2 7-5 6-4 Charlie Owens #62 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Francisco Gonzalez #94 5-7 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2 Ross Case #65 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ilie Nastase #23 7-5 7-5 (ret.) Leo Palin #236 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John Lloyd 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1 Charlie Pasarell #200 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Bruce Foxworth #328 6-4 6-3 6-4 Peter Rennert #301 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Russell Simpson #108 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4 Billy Martin #87 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tim Gullikson 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4 Eliot Teltscher #31 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Peter Fleming #15 7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3 Tom Okker #43 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-1 6-0 6-4 Bruce Nichols #284 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Wojtek Fibak #14 7-6 7-5 6-2 Bob Carmichael #97 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Erik Van Dillen 6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #81 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ferdi Taygan #100 7-6 6-4 6-3 Tom Leonard #82 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 David Carter #139 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 Mark Cox #77 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-4 6-2 Willem Prinsloo #122 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Pat Dupre #19 7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2 Raul Ramirez #38 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Mel Purcell #555 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 Gilles Moretton #178 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Tomas Smid #26 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3 Bill Scanlon #40 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Gene Malin #126 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4 John Molin #248 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John Sadri #64 6-1 7-5 6-3 Eric Fromm #254 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jan Norback #185 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 Bruce Kleege #148 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Bernie Mitton #57 6-2 6-1 6-4 George Amaya — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Dick Stockton #35 6-1 6-2 6-0 Ricardo Ycaza #100 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Sherwood Stewart 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Randy Crawford #199 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Hank Pfister #44 6-4 6-3 6-3 Steve Docherty #91 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-0 6-3 Phil Dent #93 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jaime Fillol #100 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2 Dominique Bedel #56 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Ivan Lendl #25 6-4 6-1 6-0 Vincent Van Patten — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Nick Saviano #99 6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 (ret.) Brian Teacher #30 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Buster C Mottram #41 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6 Robert Vant Hof — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Vijay Amritraj #34 6-3 6-4 6-1 Richard Meyer #225 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jan Kodes #71 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1 David Schneider #76 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-4 7-5 Tim Garcia #175 — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Eddie Dibbs #11 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3 Tim Wilkison #44 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-4 6-4 Anand Amritraj — Match data
Aug 30, 1979* R128 John James #86 6-3 6-2 6-3 Brad Drewett #66 H2H Match data

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