1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
	1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 05, 2020

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Seeds

Vitas Gerulaitis (Champion)
Guillermo Vilas (Final)
Pat Du Pré (First Round)
n/a
Vijay Amritraj (Second Round)
Peter Feigl (Quarterfinals)
Geoff Masters (Second Round)
Tom Gorman (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Semifinals					Final


1	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	7

	Francisco González	1	5
					1	Vitas Gerulaitis	4	6	6

					2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	1
	Kim Warwick	4	6	1

2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	6

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	V Gerulaitis	4	6	7
	M Edmondson	6	2	5	1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
Q	A Gardiner	4	2			T Rocavert	1	2
	T Rocavert	6	6							1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	J Newcombe	6	6								J Newcombe	1	3
	R Case	3	1			J Newcombe	6	6
	S Menon	3	5		5	V Amritraj	4	4
5	V Amritraj	6	7											1	V Gerulaitis	6	7
LL	C Fancutt	3	1												F González	1	5
	A Stone	6	6			A Stone	3	5
	F González	7	2	6		F González	6	7
	R Frawley	5	6	3							F González	6	6
	D Collings	6	4	7							D Collings	1	4
	K Rosewall	2	6	6		D Collings	7	5	6
	B Drewett	3	6	1	7	G Masters	6	7	2
7	G Masters	6	3	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

8	T Gorman	7	3	6
	C Kachel	5	6	3	8	T Gorman	6	2
	J James	1	3			K Warwick	7	6
	K Warwick	6	6							K Warwick	6	4	6
	P Dent	6	3	6						P Dent	3	6	0
	P Kronk	2	6	3		P Dent	6	6
	M Mitchell	6	6	6		M Mitchell	3	2
3	P Du Pré	7	2	2											K Warwick	4	6	1
6	P Feigl	6	6											2	G Vilas	6	3	6
	G Hardie	3	3		6	P Feigl	7	6
	E Montaño	6	6			E Montaño	5	3
	J Marks	4	3						6	P Feigl	6	5
Q	D Crealy	4	3						2	G Vilas	7	7
	C Drysdale	6	6			C Drysdale	2	4
	C Letcher	4	2		2	G Vilas	6	6
2	G Vilas	6	6

External links

1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw

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