ATP Indianapolis 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jimmy Connors won the 1979 Indianapolis, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Indianapolis, United States, from August 6 to August 12, 1979. The match log contains 61 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Guillermo Vilas , 6-1 2-6 6-4
Dates
Aug 6 — Aug 12
Location
Indianapolis, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Indianapolis 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jimmy Connors #2 6-1 2-6 6-4 Guillermo Vilas #6 H2H Match data Aug 12, 1979* F
SF (2)
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 7-5 John McEnroe #3 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* SF
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 7-5 Jose Higueras #9 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-3 7-6 Jose Luis Clerc #12 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* QF
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 Manuel Orantes #19 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* QF
Jose Higueras #9 6-4 6-1 Corrado Barazzutti #28 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* QF
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 7-6 Ivan Lendl #37 H2H Match data Aug 11, 1979* QF
R16 (8)
Corrado Barazzutti #28 6-2 6-7 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #15 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-4 Tomas Smid #33 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Jose Higueras #9 6-4 6-2 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Ivan Lendl #37 6-2 7-5 Jaime Fillol #100 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Jimmy Connors #2 5-7 6-1 9-7 Balazs Taroczy #26 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Manuel Orantes #19 4-2 (ret.) Andres Gomez H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #90 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
Jose Luis Clerc #12 6-3 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #23 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
Ricardo Ycaza #90 6-4 6-7 7-5 Jorge Andrew #98 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-2 Pavel Slozil #61 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Andres Gomez 6-3 6-2 Chris Lewis #51 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Jose Higueras #9 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Paul Mcnamee #87 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-4 6-3 John Lloyd — Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Tomas Smid #33 6-4 7-6 Brad Drewett #74 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-1 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Jose Luis Clerc #12 6-2 6-1 Nick Saviano #87 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Balazs Taroczy #26 6-2 6-4 Warren Maher — Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Jaime Fillol #100 6-3 2-6 9-7 Zan Guerry #279 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Ivan Lendl #37 6-3 6-1 Paul Kronk — Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Guillermo Vilas #6 7-5 6-3 Van Winitsky #132 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #28 6-3 6-0 Jiri Hrebec #75 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Eliot Teltscher #23 6-2 6-4 Kim Warwick #60 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Manuel Orantes #19 6-2 6-3 Michael Grant #555 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
Peter Mcnamara 6-2 5-7 6-2 Howard Schoenfield #95 — Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32
R64 (30)
Chris Lewis #51 7-5 6-3 Jan Kodes #67 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-2 6-2 Mel Purcell #555 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #28 6-3 (ret.) Cary Stansbury #220 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jaime Fillol #100 1-6 6-2 6-3 Gene Mayer #14 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Wojtek Fibak #15 6-2 6-2 Andreas Maurer #100 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Brad Drewett #74 6-1 6-0 Noel Phillips #203 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Andres Gomez 4-6 6-3 6-4 Haroon Ismail #99 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Manuel Orantes #19 7-5 7-5 Tim Mayotte #436 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Nick Saviano #87 6-3 7-5 Andrew Pattison — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Kim Warwick #60 7-6 6-0 Lloyd Bourne #555 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Ricardo Ycaza #90 7-6 4-2 (ret.) Peter Feigl #40 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jose Higueras #9 6-2 6-2 Randy Crawford #97 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Eliot Teltscher #23 6-1 2-0 (ret.) Dick R Bohrnstedt — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jimmy Connors #2 6-4 7-5 Mark Edmondson #73 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jose Luis Clerc #12 6-2 7-6 Juan Nunez #254 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Balazs Taroczy #26 6-0 6-0 Emilio Montano #100 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Paul Kronk 6-3 6-3 John James #86 — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Tomas Smid #33 6-1 6-1 Mike Shore #236 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jiri Hrebec #75 6-3 6-0 Jay Lapidus #272 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Michael Grant #555 6-4 6-3 Dale Collings #144 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Ivan Lendl #37 7-5 6-1 Ross Case #63 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Paul Mcnamee #87 7-6 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #76 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Pavel Slozil #61 6-2 6-0 Fernando Dalla Fontana — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Jorge Andrew #98 1-6 6-3 6-4 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Van Winitsky #132 4-6 6-1 6-1 Steve Krulevitz #205 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
John Lloyd 6-4 7-5 George Hardie #153 — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Zan Guerry #279 6-3 6-3 Robin Drysdale #158 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Howard Schoenfield #95 7-6 0-6 6-0 Deon Joubert #97 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
Warren Maher 6-2 6-2 John Marks #95 — Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-1 Mike Cahill #78 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Indianapolis titles
PlayerTitles
Jimmy Connors 4
Manuel Orantes 3
Pete Sampras 3
Andres Gomez 2
Andy Roddick 2
Boris Becker 2
Cliff Richey 2
Jose Luis Clerc 2
Robby Ginepri 2
Zeljko Franulovic 2

Recent Finals

Recent Indianapolis finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Robby Ginepri #95 6-2 6-4 Sam Querrey #37 H2H Match data 2009 Hard
Gilles Simon #25 6-4 6-4 Dmitry Tursunov #32 H2H Match data 2008 Hard
Dmitry Tursunov #27 6-4 7-5 Frank Dancevic #109 H2H Match data 2007 Hard
James Blake #6 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) Andy Roddick #11 H2H Match data 2006 Hard
Robby Ginepri #98 4-6 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Taylor Dent #30 H2H Match data 2005 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1979

Previous editions of Indianapolis

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indianapolis held?
Indianapolis is held in Indianapolis, United States.
Who won the most recent Indianapolis?
The 2009 Indianapolis was won by Robby Ginepri 6-2 6-4.
Who has won the most Indianapolis titles?
Jimmy Connors has won 4 Indianapolis titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Indianapolis played?
The first edition of Indianapolis was held in 1968.
What surface is Indianapolis played on?
Indianapolis is played on clay courts.