ATP US Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

Full tournament history →

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
—
News: Tennis Is Building a Monoculture, and Nobody Is Worried (Last Word On Tennis, 15h ago) Has Alexander Zverev Bridged the Gap to Jannik Sinner? (Last Word On Tennis, 2d ago) Can King Arthur conquer America? Fery eyes US Open after Wimbledon heroics (Sky Sports Tennis, 7d ago) July 10, 1981: The day Flushing Meadows hosted its first Davis Cup tie (Tennis Majors, 7d ago) Serena Williams sends Carlos Alcaraz a three-word message after latest injury update (Tennis365, 12d ago)
Round of 128
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-2 6-4
Pavel Slozil #55
Ilie Nastase #23 7-5 7-5 (ret.)
Leo Palin #236
John Lloyd 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1
Charlie Pasarell #200
Paul Mcnamee #88 6-4 6-0 6-4
Givaldo Barbosa #82
Tom Gorman #63 6-2 7-5 6-4
Charlie Owens #62
Terry Rocavert #116 6-0 6-1 7-6
Kim Warwick #67
Hank Pfister #44 6-4 6-3 6-3
Steve Docherty #91
John Alexander #20 6-1 7-5 7-5
Howard Schoenfield #95
Eddie Dibbs #11 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Tim Wilkison #44
Gene Malin #126 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4
John Molin #248
Bernie Mitton #57 6-2 6-1 6-4
George Amaya
Sherwood Stewart 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Randy Crawford #199
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-2 7-6
Onny Parun #210
Ramiro Benavides #180 1-6 7-6 2-1 (ret.)
Bob Lutz
Erik Van Dillen 6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4
Colin Dowdeswell #81
Joel Bailey #197 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Ove Bengtson #98
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-4 6-4
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj #34 6-3 6-4 6-1
Richard Meyer #225
Bruce Manson #91 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
Rick Fagel #78
Francisco Gonzalez #94 5-7 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
Ross Case #65
Brian Gottfried #12 6-4 6-2 6-4
Van Winitsky #132
Marty Riessen #36 7-5 6-2 6-3
Alvin Gardiner #94
Victor Amaya #37 7-5 6-1 6-2
Fritz Buehning #555
John Sadri #64 6-1 7-5 6-3
Eric Fromm #254
Pat Dupre #19 7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2
Raul Ramirez #38
Tomas Smid #26 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3
Bill Scanlon #40
Gene Mayer #16 6-1 6-4 6-0
Mike Shore #236
Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-4 6-2
Willem Prinsloo #122
Harold Solomon #9 6-4 6-0 6-3
Jose Luis Damiani #92
John Austin 2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3
Tim Mayotte #436
Raymond Moore #90 4-3 (ret.)
Jeff Borowiak #89
Jiri Hrebec #75 6-1 7-5 7-5
Lito Alvarez
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 6-2 7-5
Mark Edmondson #72
Ferdi Taygan #100 7-6 6-4 6-3
Tom Leonard #82
Stan Smith #22 6-2 6-3 6-4
Pascal Portes #85
Russell Simpson #108 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4
Billy Martin #87
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-1 6-0 6-4
Bruce Nichols #284
Mel Purcell #555 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
Gilles Moretton #178
Robert Trogolo 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Rick Fisher #174
Jan Norback #185 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Bruce Kleege #148
Johan Kriek #29 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3
Ivan Molina #82
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-0 6-3
Phil Dent #93
Victor Pecci #10 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Andy Kohlberg #496
Andres Gomez 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jay Lapidus #272
Yannick Noah #39 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6
Pat Cramer #436
Wojtek Fibak #14 7-6 7-5 6-2
Bob Carmichael #97
Butch Walts #48 6-3 6-2 6-1
Chris Lewis #70
Steve Krulevitz #205 6-0 6-1 7-6
Patrice Dominguez #75
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-2 6-0
John Marks #92
Ivan Lendl #25 6-4 6-1 6-0
Vincent Van Patten
Nick Saviano #99 6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 (ret.)
Brian Teacher #30
John James #86 6-3 6-2 6-3
Brad Drewett #66
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Buster C Mottram #41 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Robert Vant Hof
Jan Kodes #71 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
David Schneider #76
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-2
Matt Mitchell #89
David Carter #139 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1
Mark Cox #77
Jaime Fillol #100 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Dominique Bedel #56
Peter Fleming #15 7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3
Tom Okker #43
Dick Stockton #35 6-1 6-2 6-0
Ricardo Ycaza #100
Bruce Foxworth #328 6-4 6-3 6-4
Peter Rennert #301
Keith Richardson #164 3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3
Dave Siegler
Kevin Curren #78 6-3 7-5 7-6
Adriano Panatta #18
Round of 64
John McEnroe #3 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
Ilie Nastase #23
John Lloyd 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6
Paul Mcnamee #88
Tom Gorman #63 6-1 6-2 6-2
Terry Rocavert #116
Hank Pfister #44 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
John Alexander #20
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2
Gene Malin #126
Bernie Mitton #57 6-1 6-3 6-2
Sherwood Stewart
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-1 6-0
Ramiro Benavides #180
Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-4 6-2
Joel Bailey #197
Jimmy Connors #2 7-6 7-5 (ret.)
Vijay Amritraj #34
Bruce Manson #91 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Francisco Gonzalez #94
Brian Gottfried #12 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4
Marty Riessen #36
Victor Amaya #37 6-4 6-1 6-4
John Sadri #64
Pat Dupre #19 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3
Tomas Smid #26
Gene Mayer #16 6-4 7-5 6-1
Tom Gullikson
Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 6-4
John Austin
Raymond Moore #90 7-6 5-0 (ret.)
Jiri Hrebec #75
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-3 6-3
Ferdi Taygan #100
Stan Smith #22 6-2 6-1 6-3
Russell Simpson #108
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-2 7-6 6-4
Mel Purcell #555
Robert Trogolo 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Jan Norback #185
Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-2 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan
Victor Pecci #10 6-2 6-2 6-4
Andres Gomez
Yannick Noah #39 6-4 6-4 7-6
Wojtek Fibak #14
Butch Walts #48 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
Steve Krulevitz #205
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-2 6-1
Ivan Lendl #25
Nick Saviano #99 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6
John James #86
Tim Gullikson
BYE
Buster C Mottram #41 6-3 7-6 6-2
Jan Kodes #71
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-1
David Carter #139
Jaime Fillol #100 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2
Peter Fleming #15
Dick Stockton #35 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6
Bruce Foxworth #328
Keith Richardson #164 7-5 6-4 7-5
Kevin Curren #78
Round of 32
John McEnroe #3 (w/o)
John Lloyd
Tom Gorman #63 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Hank Pfister #44
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-4 6-2 6-3
Bernie Mitton #57
Guillermo Vilas #6 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1
Erik Van Dillen
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-0 6-3
Bruce Manson #91
Brian Gottfried #12 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
Victor Amaya #37
Pat Dupre #19 7-5 6-2 6-3
Gene Mayer #16
Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 7-5
Raymond Moore #90
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 7-6 6-3
Stan Smith #22
Jose Luis Clerc #13 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Robert Trogolo
Johan Kriek #29 6-3 6-2 6-0
Victor Pecci #10
Yannick Noah #39 7-6 6-3 6-2
Butch Walts #48
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Nick Saviano #99
Tim Gullikson 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Buster C Mottram #41
Bjorn Borg #1 6-0 6-3 6-1
Jaime Fillol #100
Dick Stockton #35 7-6 6-3 6-3
Keith Richardson #164
Round of 16
John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-4 6-1
Tom Gorman #63
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1
Guillermo Vilas #6
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5
Brian Gottfried #12
Pat Dupre #19 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Harold Solomon #9
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 6-2 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc #13
Johan Kriek #29 6-3 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4
Yannick Noah #39
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-4 7-5
Tim Gullikson
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5
Dick Stockton #35
Quarterfinals
John McEnroe #3 2-1 (ret.)
Eddie Dibbs #11
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-1 6-1
Pat Dupre #19
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Johan Kriek #29
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6
Bjorn Borg #1
Semifinals
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 7-5
Jimmy Connors #2
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3
Roscoe Tanner #4
Final
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #5

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Jimmy Connors 5
Pete Sampras 5
Roger Federer 5
John McEnroe 4
Novak Djokovic 4

Recent Finals

SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2025 Hard Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner H2H Match data
2024 Hard Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz H2H Match data
2023 Hard Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev H2H Match data
2022 Hard Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud H2H Match data
2021 Hard Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic H2H Match data

View full tournament history →

Related Tournaments

View all Grand Slam champions by year →

Other Grand Slam tournaments in 1979

Previous editions of US Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Jimmy Connors has won 5 US Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?
US Open is played on hard courts.