1979 Volvo International – Singles

Singles
Singles
1979 Volvo International
Final
Champion	Harold Solomon
Runner-up	José Higueras
Score	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated July 05, 2023

Eddie Dibbs was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Harold Solomon.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (second round, withdrew)
Roscoe Tanner (third round)
Guillermo Vilas (semifinals)
Harold Solomon (champion)
Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
José Higueras (final)
Víctor Pecci (quarterfinals)
José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
Brian Gottfried (third round)
Manuel Orantes (second round)
Tim Gullikson (second round)
John Alexander (first round)
Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
Brian Teacher (third round)
Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
Johan Kriek (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

5	Eddie Dibbs	6	3

4	Harold Solomon	7	6
				4	Harold Solomon	5	6	7

				6	José Higueras	7	4	6
3	Guillermo Vilas	2	1

6	José Higueras	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	6	6
	E Teltscher	2	4		1	J Connors
	F González	6	6			F González	w/o
	D P Martin	1	3							F González	6	1
	J Yuill	4	3						13	B Taróczy	7	6
	I Molina	6	6			I Molina	3	3
	R Krishnan	2	1		13	B Taróczy	6	6
13	B Taróczy	6	6											13	B Taróczy	3	7	1
16	J Kriek	5	3											5	E Dibbs	6	5	6
	N Saviano	7	6			N Saviano	3	1
	A Kohlberg	2	6	6		R Case	6	6
	R Case	6	2	7						R Case	6	1	5
	T Garcia	6	6						5	E Dibbs	2	6	7
	H Ismail	3	4			T Garcia	3	5
	A Gómez	3	5		5	E Dibbs	6	7
5	E Dibbs	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	H Solomon	6	6
	J Bartlett	3	1		4	H Solomon	7	4	6
	B Manson	6	6			B Manson	6	6	3
	A Chandronnait	1	1							4	H Solomon	6	6
	R Ramírez	6	6								R Ramírez	4	2
	G Hardie	2	4			R Ramírez	6	6
	J Marks	2	6	1	10	M Orantes	4	0
10	M Orantes	6	3	6											4	H Solomon	6	6
12	J Alexander	2	4												8	J L Clerc	3	1
	P McNamara	6	6			P McNamara	6	6
	B Maze	6	7			B Maze	4	3
	M Edmondson	4	5								P McNamara	2	6	3
	R Ycaza	3	6	0						8	J L Clerc	6	1	6
	M Cahill	6	4	6		M Cahill	2	1
	W Maher	0	3		8	J L Clerc	6	6
8	J L Clerc	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	V Pecci	6	6
	J Norbäck	3	1		7	V Pecci	7	6
	P Dent	3	6	4		Tom Gullikson	6	4
	Tom Gullikson	6	3	6						7	V Pecci	6	6
	P Kronk	5	6	6						14	B Teacher	2	1
	K Richardson	7	3	4		P Kronk	4	3
	T Wilkison	6	3	0	14	B Teacher	6	6
14	B Teacher	3	6	6											7	V Pecci	4	0
11	Tim Gullikson	1	6	6											3	G Vilas	6	6
	R Simpson	6	3	1	11	Tim Gullikson	1	5
	R Fagel	6	0			R Gehring	6	7
	R Gehring	7	6								R Gehring	6	5	1
Q	Z Guerry	1	2							3	G Vilas	3	7	6
	B Walts	6	6			B Walts	3	6	1
Q	J Nunez	1	1		3	G Vilas	6	3	6
3	G Vilas	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	J Higueras	6	6
	D Joubert	1	0		6	J Higueras	6	6
	T Mayotte	1	4			J Sadri	4	1
	J Sadri	6	6							6	J Higueras	6	6
	C Dowdeswell	7	6							9	B Gottfried	1	1
Q	A Madani	6	0			C Dowdeswell	2	4
	J Fillol	5	1		9	B Gottfried	6	6
9	B Gottfried	7	6												6	J Higueras	6	4	6
15	C Barazzutti	6	7												15	C Barazzutti	4	6	2
	S Krulevitz	3	6		15	C Barazzutti	4	6	6
	T Waltke	6	6			T Waltke	6	4	3
	C Lewis	3	2							15	C Barazzutti	6	7	7
Q	L Bourne	7	1	7						2	R Tanner	7	5	6
	A Gardiner	5	6	6	Q	L Bourne	3	6	4
	V Winitsky	1	5		2	R Tanner	6	4	6
2	R Tanner	6	7

External links

1979 Volvo International draw

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