# South African Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/atp_archive:6815/south-african-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Andrew Pattison won the 1979 South African Open, defeating Victor Pecci 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 27 to December 3, 1979. The match log contains 30 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1979-11-27
- End date: 1979-12-03

## Champion
- Winner: Andrew Pattison
- Runner-up: Victor Pecci
- Final score: 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Andrew Pattison def. Victor Pecci 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3

### SF
- Victor Pecci def. Jose Luis Clerc 3-6 6-4 6-0
- Andrew Pattison def. Ferdi Taygan 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Victor Pecci def. Rolf Gehring 6-4 6-1
- Ferdi Taygan def. Bernie Mitton 6-4 6-2
- Andrew Pattison def. Terry Moor 3-6 6-4 6-0
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Heinz Gunthardt 7-6 3-6 6-1

### R16
- Bernie Mitton def. Pascal Portes 6-3 6-0
- Heinz Gunthardt def. Buster C Mottram 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Victor Pecci def. Rory Chappell 6-0 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Mike Cahill 6-0 7-5
- Ferdi Taygan def. David Schneider 7-6 6-4
- Terry Moor def. Carlos Kirmayr 6-1 3-6 8-6
- Rolf Gehring def. Peter Feigl 6-0 6-4

### R32
- David Schneider def. Andre Zietsmann 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Carlos Kirmayr def. Deon Joubert 5-7 7-6 6-4
- Mike Cahill def. Eddie Edwards 3-6 6-3 6-0
- Victor Pecci def. Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 6-3
- Rory Chappell def. Rod Frawley 7-5 2-6 6-0
- Terry Moor def. Kevin Curren 2-6 6-4 6-4
- Peter Feigl def. Paul Kronk 6-2 6-3
- Pascal Portes def. Willem Prinsloo 7-5 6-3
- Buster C Mottram def. Brad Drewett 6-0 6-3
- Ferdi Taygan def. Harold Solomon 6-4 7-5
- Rolf Gehring def. Raymond Moore 2-6 7-6 8-6
- Andrew Pattison def. Ross Case 6-2 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt def. Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Peter Mcnamara 6-4 6-4
- Tim Gullikson def. Byron Bertram 7-6 6-4
- Bernie Mitton def. Hank Pfister 5-7 7-6 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 30
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
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