ATP US Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 126 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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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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Results

US Open 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 H2H Match data Sep 11, 1979* F
SF (2)
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 Sep 10, 1979* SF
QF (4)
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 Sep 8, 1979* QF Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
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 Sep 6, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
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 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 H2H 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 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 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 Sep 3, 1979* R32
R64 (31)
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 — Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Dick Stockton #35 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 Bruce Foxworth 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 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 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Nick Saviano #99 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6 John James H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Jaime Fillol 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2 Peter Fleming #15 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2 Gene Malin H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Robert Trogolo 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2 Jan Norback H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-2 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H 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 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-2 7-6 6-4 Mel Purcell H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
Keith Richardson 7-5 6-4 7-5 Kevin Curren 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 6-2 6-1 6-3 Russell Simpson H2H 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 7-6 5-0 (ret.) Jiri Hrebec H2H Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64
R128 (64)
Raymond Moore 4-3 (ret.) Jeff Borowiak H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-2 Matt Mitchell 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Steve Krulevitz 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Johan Kriek #29 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3 Ivan Molina H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Kevin Curren 6-3 7-5 7-6 Adriano Panatta #18 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Andres Gomez 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jay Lapidus 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 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Alexander #20 6-1 7-5 7-5 Howard Schoenfield H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Marty Riessen #36 7-5 6-2 6-3 Alvin Gardiner H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Victor Amaya #37 7-5 6-1 6-2 Fritz Buehning H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Gene Mayer #16 6-1 6-4 6-0 Mike Shore H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Keith Richardson 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 — Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-2 7-6 Onny Parun 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 6-2 6-3 6-4 Pascal Portes #85 H2H 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 6-0 6-1 7-6 Kim Warwick #67 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Jiri Hrebec 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Ramiro Benavides 1-6 7-6 2-1 (ret.) Bob Lutz H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
John Lloyd 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1 Charlie Pasarell — Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Bruce Foxworth 6-4 6-3 6-4 Peter Rennert H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Russell Simpson 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Wojtek Fibak #14 7-6 7-5 6-2 Bob Carmichael 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
David Carter 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 Mark Cox #77 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-4 6-2 Willem Prinsloo — 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 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 Gilles Moretton 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 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4 John Molin H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
John Sadri #64 6-1 7-5 6-3 Eric Fromm H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Jan Norback 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 Bruce Kleege 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 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Sherwood Stewart 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Randy Crawford — Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Hank Pfister #44 6-4 6-3 6-3 Steve Docherty H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-0 6-3 Phil Dent #93 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128
Jaime Fillol 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 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 — 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 6-3 6-2 6-3 Brad Drewett #66 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128

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