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
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

Results

Round of 128

John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-2 6-4
Ilie Nastase #23 7-5 7-5 (ret.)
John Lloyd 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1
Paul Mcnamee #88 6-4 6-0 6-4
Tom Gorman #63 6-2 7-5 6-4
Terry Rocavert 6-0 6-1 7-6
Hank Pfister #44 6-4 6-3 6-3
Eddie Dibbs #11 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Gene Malin 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4
Bernie Mitton #57 6-2 6-1 6-4
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-2 7-6
Ramiro Benavides 1-6 7-6 2-1 (ret.)
Erik Van Dillen 6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4
Joel Bailey 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-4 6-4
Vijay Amritraj #34 6-3 6-4 6-1
Bruce Manson #91 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
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
Marty Riessen #36 7-5 6-2 6-3
Victor Amaya #37 7-5 6-1 6-2
John Sadri #64 6-1 7-5 6-3
Pat Dupre #19 7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2
Tomas Smid #26 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3
Gene Mayer #16 6-1 6-4 6-0
Harold Solomon #9 6-4 6-0 6-3
John Austin 2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 6-2 7-5
Ferdi Taygan #100 7-6 6-4 6-3
Stan Smith 6-2 6-3 6-4
Russell Simpson 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-1 6-0 6-4
Mel Purcell 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
Robert Trogolo 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jan Norback 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Johan Kriek #29 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-0 6-3
Phil Dent #93
Victor Pecci #10 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Andres Gomez 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Yannick Noah #39 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6
Wojtek Fibak #14 7-6 7-5 6-2
Butch Walts #48 6-3 6-2 6-1
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-2 6-0
Ivan Lendl #25 6-4 6-1 6-0
Nick Saviano #99 6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 (ret.)
John James 6-3 6-2 6-3
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Buster C Mottram #41 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Jan Kodes #71 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-2
David Carter 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1
Mark Cox #77
Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Peter Fleming #15 7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3
Tom Okker #43
Dick Stockton #35 6-1 6-2 6-0
Keith Richardson 3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3
Kevin Curren 6-3 7-5 7-6

Round of 64

John McEnroe #3 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
John Lloyd 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6
Tom Gorman #63 6-1 6-2 6-2
Hank Pfister #44 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2
Jimmy Connors #2 7-6 7-5 (ret.)
Bruce Manson #91 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Brian Gottfried #12 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4
Victor Amaya #37 6-4 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre #19 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3
Gene Mayer #16 6-4 7-5 6-1
Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 6-4
Raymond Moore 7-6 5-0 (ret.)
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-3 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-2 7-6 6-4
Robert Trogolo 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-2 6-3
Victor Pecci #10 6-2 6-2 6-4
Yannick Noah #39 6-4 6-4 7-6
Butch Walts #48 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-2 6-1
Nick Saviano #99 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6
Buster C Mottram #41 6-3 7-6 6-2
Jan Kodes #71
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 6-1
Jaime Fillol 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2
Dick Stockton #35 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6

Round of 32

Tom Gorman #63 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-4 6-2 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #6 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-0 6-3
Brian Gottfried #12 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre #19 7-5 6-2 6-3
Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-0 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 7-6 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc #13 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Johan Kriek #29 6-3 6-2 6-0
Yannick Noah #39 7-6 6-3 6-2
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Tim Gullikson 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Bjorn Borg #1 6-0 6-3 6-1

Round of 16

John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-4 6-1
Eddie Dibbs #11 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5
Pat Dupre #19 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek #29 6-3 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-3 6-4 7-5
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5

Quarterfinals

John McEnroe #3 2-1 (ret.)
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-1 6-1
Pat Dupre #19
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Roscoe Tanner #4 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6

Semifinals

John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3

Final

John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 6-3

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
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Who has won the most US Open titles?
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When was the first US Open played?
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What surface is US Open played on?
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