ATP Boston 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jose Higueras won the 1979 Boston, defeating Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Boston, United States, from August 20 to August 26, 1979.

Champion
Jose Higueras
def. Hans Gildemeister , 6-3 6-1
Dates
Aug 20 — Aug 26
Location
Boston, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 26, 1979* F Jose Higueras #8 6-3 6-1 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
SF (2)
Aug 25, 1979* SF Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes #19 — Match data
Aug 25, 1979* SF Jose Higueras #8 6-2 6-4 Tomas Smid #31 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 25, 1979* QF Manuel Orantes #19 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
R16 (8)
Aug 24, 1979* R16 Pavel Slozil #62 6-3 7-5 John James #86 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 #19 6-3 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #57 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1979* R16 Tomas Smid #31 7-5 6-1 Jay Lapidus #272 H2H Match data
Aug 24, 1979* R16 Hans Gildemeister 6-2 6-3 Mike Cahill #78 — 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
R32 (16)
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Manuel Orantes #19 (w/o) Jan Norback #185 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Jose Higueras #8 6-0 6-2 Peter Rennert #301 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 #203 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Vijay Amritraj #34 6-3 7-6 Leo Palin #236 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 John James #86 7-5 6-2 Buster C Mottram #42 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 John Lloyd 6-4 6-1 Jan Kodes #69 — Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Johan Kriek #29 (w/o) Sashi Menon #136 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Pavel Slozil #62 6-2 6-1 Balazs Taroczy #25 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Tomas Smid #31 6-4 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #87 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Mike Cahill #78 6-2 4-6 6-0 David Carter #139 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Ivan Lendl #26 6-3 6-2 Steve Krulevitz #205 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Jay Lapidus #272 6-3 5-4 (ret.) Eric Fromm #254 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Hans Gildemeister 6-2 7-5 Erick Iskersky #99 — Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Heinz Gunthardt #57 7-6 5-7 6-4 Deon Joubert #97 H2H Match data
Aug 23, 1979* R32 Terry Moor #53 6-3 6-1 Jai Dilouie #223 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Sashi Menon #136 6-3 6-1 Cliff Letcher — Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Leo Palin #236 6-3 6-2 Jorge Andrew #98 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 #220 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 #254 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Jai Dilouie #223 6-3 6-3 Rejean Genois #121 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 John James #86 6-3 6-4 Tim Garcia #175 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Paul Mcnamee #87 7-6 6-2 Warren Girle #465 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Eric Fromm #254 6-3 6-1 Haroon Ismail #99 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Deon Joubert #97 6-2 6-1 Mark Edmondson #67 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Jan Norback #185 6-1 7-6 Gene Malin #236 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Ross Case #64 6-1 7-5 Heinz Gildemeister — Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Manuel Orantes #19 6-1 6-1 Harry Fritz H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Vijay Amritraj #34 3-6 6-4 6-3 Michael Grant #555 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Jan Kodes #69 7-6 3-6 6-3 John Yuill #147 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Jose Higueras #8 6-2 6-4 Andy Kohlberg #496 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Jay Lapidus #272 6-2 7-5 Kim Warwick #63 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 John Lloyd 7-6 6-4 Jeff Borowiak #89 — Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 David Carter #139 6-3 6-2 Carlos Gattiker #414 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Heinz Gunthardt #57 6-4 6-3 Peter Campbell #179 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Peter Rennert #301 6-4 6-3 Dale Collings #144 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Noel Phillips #203 6-3 6-3 Tim Mayotte #436 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Tomas Smid #31 6-2 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Chris Lewis #70 7-6 6-3 Onny Parun #210 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Mike Cahill #78 6-2 7-5 Jose Luis Clerc #12 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Erick Iskersky #99 7-6 6-1 David Schneider #65 H2H Match data
Aug 22, 1979* R64 Steve Krulevitz #205 6-3 7-5 Ramiro Benavides #180 H2H Match data

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