1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Final score	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Last updated January 01, 2023

Top-seed Jimmy Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $25,000 by defeating third-seeded Guillermo Vilas in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Jimmy Connors (champion)
John McEnroe (semifinals)
Guillermo Vilas (final)
José Higueras (semifinals)
José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
Gene Mayer (first round)
Wojciech Fibak (third round)
Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
Eliot Teltscher (third round)
Balázs Taróczy (third round)
Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
Peter Feigl (first round)
Chris Lewis (second round)
Peter McNamara (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Jimmy Connors	6	7

13	Ivan Lendl	2	6
				1	Jimmy Connors	6	7

				4	José Higueras	2	5
4	José Higueras	6	6

11	Corrado Barazzutti	4	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	2	6

								3	Guillermo Vilas	1	6	4
5	José Luis Clerc	3	6

3	Guillermo Vilas	6	7
				3	Guillermo Vilas	6	7

				2	John McEnroe	4	5
8	Manuel Orantes	3	3

2	John McEnroe	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	6	7
	M Edmondson	4	5		1	J Connors	6	6
	P Složil	6	6			P Složil	3	2
	F Dalla Fontana	2	0							1	J Connors	5	6	9
Q	W Maher	6	6							10	B Taróczy	7	1	7
	J Marks	2	2		Q	W Maher	2	4
	E Montaño	0	0		10	B Taróczy	6	6
10	B Taróczy	6	6												1	J Connors	6	7
13	I Lendl	7	6												13	I Lendl	2	6
	R Case	5	1		13	I Lendl	6	6
	J James	3	3			P Kronk	3	1
	P Kronk	6	6							13	I Lendl	6	7
Q	R Drysdale	3	3								J Fillol	2	5
Q	Z Guerry	6	6		Q	Z Guerry	3	6	7
	J Fillol	1	6	6		J Fillol	6	2	9
6	G Mayer	6	2	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	J Higueras	6	6
	R Crawford	2	2		4	J Higueras	6	3
	C Dowdeswell	6	3			P McNamee	0	0^r
	P McNamee	7	6							4	J Higueras	6	6
	H Schoenfield	7	0	6						16	P McNamara	4	2
	D Joubert	6	6	0		H Schoenfield	2	7	2
	F McNair	2	0		16	P McNamara	6	5	6
16	P McNamara	6	6												4	J Higueras	6	6
11	C Barazzutti	6													11	C Barazzutti	4	1
	C Stansbury	3	r		11	C Barazzutti	6	6
	J Hřebec	6	6			J Hřebec	3	0
	J Lapidus	3	0							11	C Barazzutti	6	6	6
	G Hardie	4	5							7	W Fibak	2	7	4
	J Lloyd	6	7			J Lloyd	4	3
	A Maurer	2	2		7	W Fibak	6	6
7	W Fibak	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	JL Clerc	6	7
Q	J Núñez	2	6		5	JL Clerc	6	6
	A Pattison	3	5			N Saviano	2	1
	N Saviano	6	7						5	JL Clerc	6	6
	K Warwick	7	6						9	E Teltscher	3	2
Q	L Bourne	6	0			K Warwick	2	4
	D Bohrnstedt	1	0^r		9	E Teltscher	6	6
9	E Teltscher	6	2										5	JL Clerc	3	6
12	T Šmíd	6	6										3	G Vilas	6	7
	M Shore	1	1		12	T Šmíd	6	7
	B Drewett	6	6			B Drewett	4	6
	N Phillips	1	0						12	T Šmíd	1	4
	S Krulevitz	6	1	1					3	G Vilas	6	6
	V Winitsky	4	6	6		V Winitsky	5	3
	M Purcell	2	2		3	G Vilas	7	6
3	G Vilas	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	M Orantes	7	7
Q	T Mayotte	5	5		8	M Orantes	6	6
	D Collings	4	3		Q	M Grant	2	3
Q	M Grant	6	6							8	M Orantes	4
	H Ismail	6	3	4							A Gómez	2^r
	A Gómez	4	6	6		A Gómez	6	6
	J Kodeš	5	3		15	C Lewis	3	2
15	C Lewis	7	6											8	M Orantes	3	3
14	P Feigl	6	2^r											2	J McEnroe	6	6
	R Ycaza	7	4			R Ycaza	6	6	7
	C Roger-Vasselin	6	3	4		J Andrew	4	7	5
	J Andrew	1	6	6							R Ycaza	1	1
Q	R Van't Hof	6	3	3						2	J McEnroe	6	6
	R Krishnan	4	6	6		R Krishnan	4	1
	M Cahill	5	1		2	J McEnroe	6	6
2	J McEnroe	7	6

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References

↑ "Connors nails Vilas for title". The Spokesman-Review. AP. August 13, 1979. p. 17.

External links

"Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
"USCC-Indianapolis 1979". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

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[1] "Connors nails Vilas for title". The Spokesman-Review. AP. August 13, 1979. p. 17.

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