1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Boys' singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionIndia Ramesh Krishnan
Runner-upUnited States Dave Siegler
Score6–0, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1978 · Wimbledon Championships · 1980 →

Seeds

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01.     Ramesh Krishnan (champion)
02.     Dave Siegler (final)
03.     Hans Simonsson (semifinals)
04.     Ben Testerman (quarterfinals)
05.     Stefan Svensson (semifinals)
06.     Scott Davis (first round)
07.     Glenn Michibata (quarterfinals)
08.     Greg Whitecross (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Ramesh Krishnan 2 6 9
  Schalk van der Merwe 6 3 7
1   Ramesh Krishnan 7 6
5   Stefan Svensson 6 2
5   Stefan Svensson 5 6 6
4   Ben Testerman 7 3 4
1   Ramesh Krishnan 6 6
2   Dave Siegler 0 2
3   Hans Simonsson 7 7
  Christoph Zipf 5 5
3   Hans Simonsson 4 6 3
2   Dave Siegler 6 3 6
7   Glenn Michibata 6 4
2   Dave Siegler 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Ramesh Krishnan 6 6
  Pascal D'Hoop 2 7 2   S Menon 0 1
  Suresh Menon 6 5 6 1   R Krishnan 6 6
  T Tulasne 2 2
  Gordon Asciak 1 3
  Hugo Núñez 4 4   T Tulasne 6 6
  Thierry Tulasne 6 6 1   R Krishnan 2 6 9
8   Greg Whitecross 6 6   S van der Merwe 6 3 7
  Keith Gilbert 2 2 8   G Whitecross 6 6
  Sverre-Morten Blix 1 3
8   G Whitecross 4 3
  S van der Merwe 6 6
  Hans-Dieter Beutel 4 6 1
  Bernhard Pils 5 3   S van der Merwe 6 3 6
  Schalk van der Merwe 7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   Stefan Svensson 7 6
  Lee Woo-ryong 5 0 5   S Svensson 6 6
  Gabriel Urpí 3 4
5   S Svensson 3 6 8
  M Mortensen 6 4 6
  Steve Shaw 0 3
  Tarek El-Sakka 6 7 3   M Mortensen 6 6
  Michael Mortensen 7 6 6 5   S Svensson 5 6 6
4   B Testerman 7 3 4
4   Ben Testerman 7 6
  Kelvin Ng 2 6 6   K Ng 5 4
  Panomkorn Pladchurnil 6 1 1 4   B Testerman 6 7
  Jan Gunnarsson 6 6 6   J Gunnarsson 2 6
  Michael Fancutt 7 3 4   J Gunnarsson 6 6
  Trevor Raal 3 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  W Nasir 0 0
  Diego Pérez 6 6   D Pérez 4 2
  Ivica Buljević 6 6
  I Buljević 2 3
  Shigeyuki Nishio 2 4 3   H Simonsson 6 6
  Christo Steyn 6 6   C Steyn 6 3 8
3   Hans Simonsson 3 6 10
3   H Simonsson 7 7
  Philip Tuckniss 6 3 6   C Zipf 5 5
  Ivan Dupasquier 1 6 8   I Dupasquier 6 0
  Bruce Brescia 7 6
  B Brescia 6 2 5
  C Zipf 1 6 7
  Brian Yearwood 3 0
  Christoph Zipf 6 6   C Zipf 6 6
6   Scott Davis 3 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Tom Frischer 3 2
  Pascual Penetta 6 6   P Penetta 3 4
  Jeremy Bates 6 6
  J Bates 2 2
  Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 7   G Michibata 6 6
  Juan Carlos Ayala 2 6 3   F Segărceanu 3 6 1
7   Glenn Michibata 6 3 6
7   G Michibata 6 4
  Craig Miller 5 4 2   D Siegler 7 6
  Freddie Sauer 7 6   F Sauer 3 3
  Héctor Ortiz 6 6
  H Ortiz 3 1
  Bruce Derlin 6 7 2   D Siegler 6 6
  Juan Avendaño 2 6   B Derlin 3 2
2   D Siegler 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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