Where is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships held?

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is held in Boston, United States.

Who is the latest recorded U.S. Pro Tennis Championships winner?

The 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was won by Marat Safin, who defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 7-6(11).

Who has won the most U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles?

Bjorn Borg has won 3 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played?

The first edition of U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was held in 1927.

What surface is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played on?

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is played on clay courts.

ATP U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1979 Draw & Results

Completed

Jose Higueras won the 1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, defeating Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played August 20–26 on clay courts in Boston, United States.

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Champion

Jose Higueras

def. Hans Gildemeister , 6-3 6-1

Dates

Aug 20 — Aug 26

Location

Boston, United States

Results

63 recorded singles results

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1979 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
Jose Higueras #8	6-3 6-1	Hans Gildemeister	—	Match data	Aug 26, 1979*	F
SF (2)
Hans Gildemeister	6-4 6-4	Manuel Orantes #19DEF · 2×	—	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	SF
Jose Higueras #8	6-2 6-4	Tomas Smid #31	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	SF
QF (4)
Manuel Orantes #19DEF · 2×	6-1 6-0	Johan Kriek #29	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	QF
Tomas Smid #31	6-3 3-6 6-2	Pavel Slozil #62	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	QF
Jose Higueras #8	6-2 6-7 6-2	Vijay Amritraj #34	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	QF
Hans Gildemeister	6-4 6-1	Ivan Lendl #26	—	Match data	Aug 25, 1979*	QF
R16 (8)
Pavel Slozil #62	6-3 7-5	John James	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Johan Kriek #29	6-2 6-4	Ross Case #64	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Ivan Lendl #26	3-6 6-3 6-0	Chris Lewis #70	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Manuel Orantes #19DEF · 2×	6-3 6-4	Heinz Gunthardt #57	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Tomas Smid #31	7-5 6-1	Jay Lapidus	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Hans Gildemeister	6-2 6-3	Mike Cahill	—	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Vijay Amritraj #34	7-6 6-1	John Lloyd	—	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
Jose Higueras #8	6-3 6-3	Terry Moor #53	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1979*	R16
R32 (16)
Manuel Orantes #19DEF · 2×	(w/o)	Jan Norback	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Jose Higueras #8	6-0 6-2	Peter Rennert	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Ross Case #64	6-3 6-4	Ivan Molina #82	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Chris Lewis #70	7-5 6-1	Noel Phillips	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Vijay Amritraj #34	6-3 7-6	Leo Palin	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
John James	7-5 6-2	Buster C Mottram #42	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Lloyd	6-4 6-1	Jan Kodes #69	—	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Johan Kriek #29	(w/o)	Sashi Menon	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Pavel Slozil #62	6-2 6-1	Balazs Taroczy #25	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tomas Smid #31	6-4 7-6	Paul Mcnamee #87	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Mike Cahill	6-2 4-6 6-0	David Carter	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Ivan Lendl #26	6-3 6-2	Steve Krulevitz	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Jay Lapidus	6-3 5-4 (ret.)	Eric Fromm	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Hans Gildemeister	6-2 7-5	Erick Iskersky	—	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Heinz Gunthardt #57	7-6 5-7 6-4	Deon Joubert	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
Terry Moor #53	6-3 6-1	Jai Dilouie	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1979*	R32
R64 (32)
Sashi Menon	6-3 6-1	Cliff Letcher	—	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Leo Palin	6-3 6-2	Jorge Andrew	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Pavel Slozil #62	7-6 7-5	Ashok Amritraj	—	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Balazs Taroczy #25	6-4 7-5	John Marks #92	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Terry Moor #53	6-4 6-4	Ferdi Taygan #98	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Ivan Molina #82	6-0 6-4	Cary Stansbury	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Ivan Lendl #26	6-4 7-6	Rick Fagel #72	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Hans Gildemeister	6-3 6-3	Emilio Montano #100	—	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Johan Kriek #29	7-6 6-3	Phil Dent #93	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Buster C Mottram #42	6-2 6-0	Juan Nunez	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Jai Dilouie	6-3 6-3	Rejean Genois	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
John James	6-3 6-4	Tim Garcia	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Paul Mcnamee #87	7-6 6-2	Warren Girle	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Eric Fromm	6-3 6-1	Haroon Ismail	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Deon Joubert	6-2 6-1	Mark Edmondson #67	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Jan Norback	6-1 7-6	Gene Malin	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Ross Case #64	6-1 7-5	Heinz Gildemeister	—	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Manuel Orantes #19DEF · 2×	6-1 6-1	Harry Fritz	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Vijay Amritraj #34	3-6 6-4 6-3	Michael Grant	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Jan Kodes #69	7-6 3-6 6-3	John Yuill	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Jose Higueras #8	6-2 6-4	Andy Kohlberg	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Jay Lapidus	6-2 7-5	Kim Warwick #63	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
John Lloyd	7-6 6-4	Jeff Borowiak	—	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
David Carter	6-3 6-2	Carlos Gattiker	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Heinz Gunthardt #57	6-4 6-3	Peter Campbell	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Peter Rennert	6-4 6-3	Dale Collings	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Noel Phillips	6-3 6-3	Tim Mayotte	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Tomas Smid #31	6-2 6-3	Ramesh Krishnan	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Chris Lewis #70	7-6 6-3	Onny Parun	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Mike Cahill	6-2 7-5	Jose Luis Clerc #12	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Erick Iskersky	7-6 6-1	David Schneider #65	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64
Steve Krulevitz	6-3 7-5	Ramiro Benavides	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1979*	R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for U.S. Pro Tennis Championships.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Bjorn Borg 3 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 4 players share this record.

Bjorn Borg 3 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Guillermo Vilas 29 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Harold Solomon 12 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent U.S. Pro Tennis Championships finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Marat Safin #33	6-4 7-6(11)	Greg Rusedski #9	H2H	Match data	1999	Hard
Michael Chang #22	6-3 6-4	Paul Haarhuis #85	H2H	Match data	1998	Hard
Sjeng Schalken #79	7-5 6-3	Marcelo Rios #10	H2H	Match data	1997	Hard
Andres Gomez #27	6-1 6-4	Mats Wilander #6	H2H	Match data	1989	Clay
Thomas Muster #50	6-2 6-2	Lawson Duncan #82	H2H	Match data	1988	Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships held?: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is held in Boston, United States.
Who is the latest recorded U.S. Pro Tennis Championships winner?: The 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was won by Marat Safin, who defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 7-6(11).
Who has won the most U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles?: Bjorn Borg has won 3 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played?: The first edition of U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was held in 1927.
What surface is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played on?: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is played on clay courts.