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1979 US Open – Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 US Open. It was his first major singles title.

Men's singles
1979 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Score7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (14 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1979 US Open (tennis)

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by McEnroe. Connors' loss ended a record streak of five consecutive US Open finals (a record since broken by Ivan Lendl).

During the second round, Ilie Năstase was defaulted from his match against John McEnroe. The umpire had docked Năstase a point in the third set and then a game in the fourth for arguing and stalling. A near riot followed as the crowd disagreed with the umpire's decision, by throwing beer cans and cups on court. The match was eventually restarted with the umpire being replaced before McEnroe came out the winner.[1][2][3][4] McEnroe did not have to play in the third round (a walkover against John Lloyd) and only had to play three games in the quarterfinals (retirement by Eddie Dibbs).

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Björn Borg (quarterfinalist)
  2.   Jimmy Connors (semifinalist)
  3.   John McEnroe (champion)
  4.   Vitas Gerulaitis (finalist)
  5.   Roscoe Tanner (semifinalist)
  6.   Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
  7.   Harold Solomon (fourth round)
  8.   Víctor Pecci Sr. (third round)
  9.   Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinalist)
  10.   José Luis Clerc (fourth round)
  11.   Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
  12.   Wojtek Fibak (second round)
  13.   Gene Mayer (third round)
  14.   Tim Gullikson (fourth round)
  15.   Adriano Panatta (first round)
  16.   John Alexander (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Björn Borg 2 6 2 62
5   Roscoe Tanner 6 4 6 77
5   Roscoe Tanner 6 6 65 3 3
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 77 6 6
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 5 6 6 6
  Johan Kriek 7 3 4 3
4   Vitas Gerulaitis 5 3 3
3   John McEnroe 7 6 6
9   Eddie Dibbs 1r
3   John McEnroe 2
3   John McEnroe 6 6 7
2   Jimmy Connors 3 3 5
  Pat DuPré 2 1 1
2   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Borg 6 6 6
  Mitchell 1 1 2 1   Borg 6 6 6
  Cox 6 3 7 2 1 Q   Carter 1 1 1
Q   Carter 0 6 5 6 6 1   Borg 6 6 6
  Fleming 7 6 0 6   Fillol Sr. 0 3 2
  Okker 6 4 6 3   Fleming 1 7 2 2
  Bedel 6 1 6 2   Fillol Sr. 6 5 6 6
  Fillol Sr. 4 6 7 6 1   Borg 6 1 7 7
  Rennert 4 3 4   Stockton 4 6 6 5
Q   Foxworth 6 6 6 Q   Foxworth 3 6 3 6
  Ycaza 1 2 0   Stockton 6 4 6 7
  Stockton 6 6 6   Stockton 7 6 6
  Richardson 3 6 6 1 6   Richardson 6 3 3
Q   Siegler 6 3 1 6 3   Richardson 7 6 7
  Curren 6 7 7   Curren 5 4 5
15   Panatta 3 5 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Gullikson 6 3 6 6
  Teltscher 4 6 4 4 14   Gullikson 6 6 7
Q   Garcia 6 4 5   Pattison 3 2 6
  Pattison 7 6 7 14   Gullikson 3 6 6 6
  Mottram 4 7 6 7   Mottram 6 3 4 2
Q   Van't Hof 6 5 4 6   Mottram 6 7 6
  Schneider 6 7 4 3 1   Kodeš 3 6 2
  Kodeš 3 5 6 6 6 14   Gullikson 3 4 5
  Drewett 3 2 3 5   Tanner 6 6 7
  James 6 6 6   James 3 7 4 6
  Saviano 6 4 7 0 4   Saviano 6 5 6 7
  Teacher 1 6 6 6 4r   Saviano 4 4 6 3
  Van Patten 4 1 0 5   Tanner 6 6 3 6
  Lendl 6 6 6   Lendl 3 2 1
  Marks 4 2 0 5   Tanner 6 6 6
5   Tanner 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Gerulaitis 6 6 7
  Edmondson 3 2 5 4   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
  Taygan 7 6 6   Taygan 2 3 3
Q   Leonard 6 4 3 4   Gerulaitis 7 7 6
  Martin 5 1 6 7 4   Smith 6 6 3
  Simpson 7 6 1 5 6   Simpson 2 1 3
  Portes 2 3 4   Smith 6 6 6
  Smith 6 6 6 4   Gerulaitis 7 6 6
  Fisher 6 3 2 4 10   Clerc 6 2 2
Q   Trogolo 1 6 6 6 Q   Trogolo 6 2 6 6
Q   Norbäck 7 6 6 7 Q   Norbäck 4 6 2 2
  Kleege 6 7 1 6 Q   Trogolo 6 1 1 1
  Purcell 5 6 6 6 10   Clerc 4 6 6 6
  Moretton 7 2 4 3   Purcell 2 6 4
Q   Nichols 1 0 4 10   Clerc 6 7 6
10   Clerc 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Fibak 7 7 6
  Carmichael 6 5 2 12   Fibak 4 4 6
  Noah 6 6 4 7   Noah 6 6 7
Q   Cramer 3 0 6 6   Noah 7 6 6
  Dominguez 0 1 6   Walts 6 3 2
  Krulevitz 6 6 7   Krulevitz 3 6 6 0 2
  Lewis 3 2 1   Walts 6 3 4 6 6
  Walts 6 6 6   Noah 3 6 6 6 4
  Krishnan 6 6 6   Kriek 6 7 4 1 6
  Dent 3 0 3   Krishnan 5 2 3
  Kriek 6 6 4 0 6   Kriek 7 6 6
  Molina 0 4 6 6 3   Kriek 6 6 6
  Gómez 3 3 6 6 6 8   Pecci Sr. 3 2 0
  Lapidus 6 6 3 4 2   Gómez 2 2 4
  Kohlberg 6 4 7 3 4 8   Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
8   Pecci Sr. 3 6 5 6 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Vilas 6 6 7
  Parun 1 2 6 6   Vilas 6 6 6
  Lutz 6 6 1 r   Benavides 1 1 0
  Benavides 1 7 2 6   Vilas 2 7 6 6 6
  Bailey 6 5 6 3 6   Van Dillen 6 5 7 2 1
  Bengtson 4 7 4 6 4   Bailey 3 4 2
  Dowdeswell 7 4 6 3 4   Van Dillen 6 6 6
  Van Dillen 6 6 2 6 6 6   Vilas 3 7 5 1
  Mitton 6 6 6 9   Dibbs 6 5 7 6
  Amaya 2 1 4   Mitton 6 6 6
  Crawford 6 4 3 3   Stewart 1 3 2
  Stewart 4 6 6 6   Mitton 4 2 3
Q   Molin 0 7 0 4 9   Dibbs 6 6 6
  Malin 6 6 6 6   Malin 1 6 5 2
  Wilkison 6 6 5 2 3 9   Dibbs 6 1 7 6
9   Dibbs 4 2 7 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Alexander 6 7 7
  Schoenfield 1 5 5 16   Alexander 3 4 6 6 1
  Pfister 6 6 6   Pfister 6 6 3 4 6
  Docherty 4 3 3   Pfister 6 4 3 4
  Rocavert 6 6 7   Gorman 4 6 6 6
  Warwick 0 1 6   Rocavert 1 2 2
  Gorman 6 7 6   Gorman 6 6 6
  Owens 2 5 4   Gorman 2 4 1
Q   Pasarell 1 3 7 1 3   McEnroe 6 6 6
  Lloyd 6 6 6 6   Lloyd 5 6 7 7 7
  Barbosa 4 0 4   McNamee 7 7 5 6 6
  McNamee 6 6 6   Lloyd w/o
  Năstase 7 7 3   McEnroe
Q   Palin 5 5 r   Năstase 4 6 3 2
  Složil 1 2 4 3   McEnroe 6 4 6 6
3   McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Solomon 6 6 6
  Damiani 4 0 3 7   Solomon 6 6 6
  Austin 2 7 7 1 6   Austin 3 0 4
Q   Mayotte 6 6 5 6 3 7   Solomon 6 6 7
  Moore 4   Moore 3 0 5
  Borowiak 3 r   Moore 7 5
  Hřebec 6 7 7   Hřebec 6 0 r
  Álvarez 1 5 5 7   Solomon 6 3 2 6 4
  Du Pré 7 7 0 6   Du Pré 3 6 6 4 6
  Ramírez 6 5 6 2   Du Pré 6 6 1 6
  Scanlon 3 3 6 3 3   Šmid 2 2 6 3
  Šmid 6 6 2 6 6   Du Pré 7 6 6
  Gullikson 6 6 6 13   Mayer 5 2 3
  Prinsloo 3 4 2   Gullikson 4 5 1
  Shore 1 3 0 13   Mayer 6 7 6
13   Mayer 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Gottfried 6 6 6
  Winitsky 4 2 4 11   Gottfried 6 5 7 5 6
  Gardiner 5 2 3   Riessen 3 7 5 7 4
  Riessen 7 6 6 11   Gottfried 6 4 7 6 6
  Sadri 6 7 6   Amaya 7 6 5 1 4
  Fromm 1 5 3   Sadri 4 1 4
  Amaya 7 6 6   Amaya 6 6 6
  Buehning 5 1 2 11   Gottfried 2 6 4 5
  Fagel 6 6 0 3 3 2   Connors 6 1 6 7
  Manson 4 4 6 6 6   Manson 2 6 6 6
  Case 7 6 2 5 2   González 6 2 2 3
  González 5 3 6 7 6   Manson 3 0 3
  Meyer 3 4 1 2   Connors 6 6 6
  Amritraj 6 6 6   Amritraj 6 5 r
  Amritraj 2 4 4 2   Connors 7 7
2   Connors 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Down Memory Lane: The day John McEnroe and Ilie Nastase caused a racket at US Open". Belfasttelegraph.
  2. ^ Lorge, Barry (August 31, 1979). "McEnroe Triumphs After Near-Riot". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Top 5 Ridiculous U.S. Open Moments". Miami.cbslocal.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "US Open – Ten quirky and controversial moments". Espn.co.uk. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

External links edit

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