ATP Japan Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

Terry Moor won the 1979 Japan Open, defeating Pat Dupre 3-6 7-6 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 22 to October 28, 1979. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Terry Moor
def. Pat Dupre , 3-6 7-6 6-2
Dates
Oct 22 — Oct 28
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Japan Open 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Terry Moor #54 3-6 7-6 6-2 Pat Dupre #21 H2H Match data Oct 28, 1979* F
SF (2)
Terry Moor #54 6-4 6-1 John Sadri #76 H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* SF
Pat Dupre #21 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram #35 H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* SF
QF (4)
John Sadri #76 7-6 2-6 6-2 Kim Warwick #58 H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* QF
Terry Moor #54 7-6 6-0 Jun Kamiwazumi #284 H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* QF
Pat Dupre #21 6-4 7-6 Chris Delaney H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* QF
Buster C Mottram #35 6-2 3-6 6-3 Rod Frawley #81 H2H Match data Oct 27, 1979* QF
R16 (8)
Jun Kamiwazumi #284 6-4 7-5 Michael Grant #555 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
John Sadri #76 4-6 6-3 6-1 Shigeyuki Nishio #263 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
Rod Frawley #81 7-6 6-3 Victor Amaya #28 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Buster C Mottram #35 6-2 6-1 Mike Cahill #85 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
Terry Moor #54 6-3 6-4 Peter Feigl #43 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
Pat Dupre #21 6-4 6-3 Mark Edmondson #76 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
Chris Delaney 6-2 6-1 Ross Case #64 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
Kim Warwick #58 6-2 0-6 7-5 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Oct 26, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
Shigeyuki Nishio #263 6-1 6-3 Toru Yonezawa H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
John Sadri #76 6-1 6-1 Jurgen Fassbender #151 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-2 Nobuya Tamura #418 — Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Jun Kamiwazumi #284 6-3 6-2 Tetsu Kuramitsu #418 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Rod Frawley #81 6-2 2-6 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Buster C Mottram #35 6-0 6-1 Mark Turpin H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Peter Feigl #43 6-2 6-1 John Bartlett #268 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Mark Edmondson #76 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #100 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Mike Cahill #85 7-6 6-2 George Hardie #153 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Michael Grant #555 6-3 4-6 6-1 Joel Bailey #197 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Kim Warwick #58 6-2 0-6 7-5 Hans Simonsson H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Ross Case #64 3-6 6-2 7-5 Jun Kuki #146 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Terry Moor #54 (w/o) Paul Kronk — Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Pat Dupre #21 6-1 6-1 Matt Mitchell #84 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Chris Delaney 2-6 6-4 6-2 Colin Dibley #81 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
Victor Amaya #28 6-3 3-6 6-3 Stefan Simonsson #340 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1979* R32
R64 (31)
Michael Grant #555 6-4 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #15 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pat Dupre #21 6-0 6-0 Tony Graham #244 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Buster C Mottram #35 7-5 6-2 Alvin Gardiner #94 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Jun Kamiwazumi #284 6-2 6-0 Francisco Gonzalez #68 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Peter Feigl #43 6-0 6-4 Akira Kawaguchi #496 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Rod Frawley #81 4-6 6-1 6-3 Sashi Menon #136 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Mike Cahill #85 6-4 6-2 Shozo Shiraishi H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Hans Simonsson 3-6 6-2 6-2 Sachio Kato — Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Cliff Drysdale #100 6-3 7-6 John Marks #92 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Joel Bailey #197 6-2 6-7 6-2 Suehiro Ito H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
John Sadri #76 6-3 6-1 Steve Denton #226 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Toru Yonezawa 6-4 6-4 Zhao Xie H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Matt Mitchell #84 7-6 6-4 Carlos Gattiker #414 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Nobuya Tamura #418 6-2 6-4 Akira Motomura #496 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
George Hardie #153 6-4 2-6 6-2 Jim Delaney #418 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Stefan Simonsson #340 6-1 6-0 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Tetsu Kuramitsu #418 6-2 6-3 Shoichi Tatsuno H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Kim Warwick #58 6-4 6-4 Tsuyoshi Fukui #374 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Terry Moor #54 6-1 7-6 Etsuo Uchiyama #496 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Jun Kuki #146 6-2 6-2 Akinori Naguro #374 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Chris Delaney 6-7 6-0 6-4 Shinichi Sakamoto #374 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Mark Turpin 6-3 7-5 Hiroyuki Bamba #555 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Shigeyuki Nishio #263 6-1 6-1 Eiji Takeuchi H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Paul Kronk 6-0 6-0 Osuma Nakamura #555 — Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Victor Amaya #28 6-0 6-2 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-2 Chang Hong Ni — Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Mark Edmondson #76 6-1 7-5 Takao Yamamoto H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
John Bartlett #268 6-1 6-4 Taisen Kanai #465 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Colin Dibley #81 7-5 6-4 Tim Wilkison #47 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Ross Case #64 6-2 7-6 Wolfgang Popp H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64
Jurgen Fassbender #151 6-4 6-3 Haroon Ismail #99 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1979* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
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