1979 US Open Men's Singles Draw & Results

Complete Open Era tournament bracket and match scores for US Open 1979 (Men's Singles). Champion: John McEnroe. Runner-up: Vitas Gerulaitis.

Round of 128

Bjorn Borg vs Matt Mitchell (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-1 6-1 6-2
Jimmy Connors vs Anand Amritraj (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-2 6-4 6-4
John McEnroe vs Pavel Slozil (Winner: John McEnroe) - 6-1 6-2 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Mark Edmondson (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 6-3 6-2 7-5
Roscoe Tanner vs John Marks (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 6-4 6-2 6-0
Guillermo Vilas vs Onny Parun (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 6-1 6-2 7-6
Harold Solomon vs Jose Luis Damiani (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-4 6-0 6-3
Victor Pecci vs Andy Kohlberg (Winner: Victor Pecci) - 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Eddie Dibbs vs Tim Wilkison (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Jose-Luis Clerc vs Bruce Nichols (Winner: Jose-Luis Clerc) - 6-1 6-0 6-4
Brian Gottfried vs Van Winitsky (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-4 6-2 6-4
Wojtek Fibak vs Bob Carmichael (Winner: Wojtek Fibak) - 7-6 7-5 6-2
Gene Mayer vs Mike Shore (Winner: Gene Mayer) - 6-1 6-4 6-0
Tim Gullikson vs Eliot Teltscher (Winner: Tim Gullikson) - 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4
Kevin Curren vs Adriano Panatta (Winner: Kevin Curren) - 6-3 7-5 7-6
John Alexander vs Howard Schoenfield (Winner: John Alexander) - 6-1 7-5 7-5
Victor Amaya vs Fritz Buehning (Winner: Victor Amaya) - 7-5 6-1 6-2
Vijay Amritraj vs Rick Meyer (Winner: Vijay Amritraj) - 6-3 6-4 6-1
John Austin vs Tim Mayotte (Winner: John Austin) - 2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3
Joel Bailey vs Ove Nils Bengtson (Winner: Joel Bailey) - 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Ramiro Benavides vs Robert Lutz (Winner: Ramiro Benavides) - 1-6 7-6 2-1 RET
David Carter vs Mark Cox (Winner: David Carter) - 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1
Pat Dupre vs Raul Ramirez (Winner: Pat Dupre) - 7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2
Jaime Fillol Sr. vs Dominique Bedel (Winner: Jaime Fillol Sr.) - 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Peter Fleming vs Tom Okker (Winner: Peter Fleming) - 7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3
Bruce Foxworth vs Peter Rennert (Winner: Bruce Foxworth) - 6-4 6-3 6-4
Andres Gomez vs Jay Lapidus (Winner: Andres Gomez) - 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Francisco Gonzalez vs Ross Case (Winner: Francisco Gonzalez) - 5-7 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
Tom Gorman vs Charles Owens (Winner: Tom Gorman) - 6-2 7-5 6-4
Tom Gullikson vs Willem Prinsloo (Winner: Tom Gullikson) - 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jiri Hrebec vs Elio Lito Alvarez (Winner: Jiri Hrebec) - 6-1 7-5 7-5
John James vs Brad Drewett (Winner: John James) - 6-3 6-2 6-3
Jan Kodes vs David Schneider (Winner: Jan Kodes) - 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
Johan Kriek vs Ivan Molina (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan vs Phil Dent (Winner: Ramesh Krishnan) - 6-3 6-0 6-3
Steve Krulevitz vs Patrice Dominguez (Winner: Steve Krulevitz) - 6-0 6-1 7-6
Ivan Lendl vs Vincent Van Patten (Winner: Ivan Lendl) - 6-4 6-1 6-0
John Lloyd vs Charlie Pasarell (Winner: John Lloyd) - 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1
Gene Stuart Malin vs John Molin (Winner: Gene Stuart Malin) - 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4
Bruce Manson vs Rick Fagel (Winner: Bruce Manson) - 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
Paul McNamee vs Givaldo Barbosa (Winner: Paul McNamee) - 6-4 6-0 6-4
Bernard Mitton vs George Amaya (Winner: Bernard Mitton) - 6-2 6-1 6-4
Raymond Moore vs Jeff Borowiak (Winner: Raymond Moore) - 4-3 RET
Buster C. Mottram vs Robert Van't Hof (Winner: Buster C. Mottram) - 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Ilie Nastase vs Leo Palin (Winner: Ilie Nastase) - 7-5 7-5 RET
Yannick Noah vs Pat Cramer (Winner: Yannick Noah) - 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6
Jan Norback vs Bruce Kleege (Winner: Jan Norback) - 7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Andrew Pattison vs Tim Garcia (Winner: Andrew Pattison) - 7-6 6-4 7-5
Henry Pfister vs Steve Docherty (Winner: Henry Pfister) - 6-4 6-3 6-3
Mel Purcell vs Gilles Moretton (Winner: Mel Purcell) - 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
Keith Richardson vs Dave Siegler (Winner: Keith Richardson) - 3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3
Marty Riessen vs Alvin Gardiner (Winner: Marty Riessen) - 7-5 6-2 6-3
Terry Rocavert vs Kim Warwick (Winner: Terry Rocavert) - 6-0 6-1 7-6
John Sadri vs Eric Fromm (Winner: John Sadri) - 6-1 7-5 6-3
Nick Saviano vs Brian Teacher (Winner: Nick Saviano) - 6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 RET
Russell Simpson vs Billy Martin (Winner: Russell Simpson) - 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4
Tomas Smid vs Bill Scanlon (Winner: Tomas Smid) - 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3
Stan Smith vs Pascal Portes (Winner: Stan Smith) - 6-2 6-3 6-4
Sherwood Stewart vs Randy Crawford (Winner: Sherwood Stewart) - 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Dick Stockton vs Ricardo Ycaza (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-1 6-2 6-0
Ferdi Taygan vs Tom Leonard (Winner: Ferdi Taygan) - 7-6 6-4 6-3
Robert Trogolo vs Rick Fisher (Winner: Robert Trogolo) - 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Erik Van Dillen vs Colin Dowdeswell (Winner: Erik Van Dillen) - 6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4
Butch Walts vs Chris Lewis (Winner: Butch Walts) - 6-3 6-2 6-1

Round of 64

Bjorn Borg vs David Carter (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-1 6-1 6-1
Jimmy Connors vs Vijay Amritraj (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 7-6 7-5 RET
John McEnroe vs Ilie Nastase (Winner: John McEnroe) - 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Ferdi Taygan (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 6-2 6-3 6-3
Roscoe Tanner vs Ivan Lendl (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 6-3 6-2 6-1
Guillermo Vilas vs Ramiro Benavides (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 6-1 6-1 6-0
Harold Solomon vs John Austin (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-3 6-0 6-4
Victor Pecci vs Andres Gomez (Winner: Victor Pecci) - 6-2 6-2 6-4
Eddie Dibbs vs Gene Stuart Malin (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2
Jose-Luis Clerc vs Mel Purcell (Winner: Jose-Luis Clerc) - 6-2 7-6 6-4
Brian Gottfried vs Marty Riessen (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4
Yannick Noah vs Wojtek Fibak (Winner: Yannick Noah) - 6-4 6-4 7-6
Gene Mayer vs Tom Gullikson (Winner: Gene Mayer) - 6-4 7-5 6-1
Tim Gullikson vs Andrew Pattison (Winner: Tim Gullikson) - 6-3 6-2 7-6
Henry Pfister vs John Alexander (Winner: Henry Pfister) - 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
Victor Amaya vs John Sadri (Winner: Victor Amaya) - 6-4 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre vs Tomas Smid (Winner: Pat Dupre) - 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3
Jaime Fillol Sr. vs Peter Fleming (Winner: Jaime Fillol Sr.) - 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2
Tom Gorman vs Terry Rocavert (Winner: Tom Gorman) - 6-1 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek vs Ramesh Krishnan (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 7-5 6-2 6-3
John Lloyd vs Paul McNamee (Winner: John Lloyd) - 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6
Bruce Manson vs Francisco Gonzalez (Winner: Bruce Manson) - 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Bernard Mitton vs Sherwood Stewart (Winner: Bernard Mitton) - 6-1 6-3 6-2
Raymond Moore vs Jiri Hrebec (Winner: Raymond Moore) - 7-6 5-0 RET
Buster C. Mottram vs Jan Kodes (Winner: Buster C. Mottram) - 6-3 7-6 6-2
Keith Richardson vs Kevin Curren (Winner: Keith Richardson) - 7-5 6-4 7-5
Nick Saviano vs John James (Winner: Nick Saviano) - 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6
Stan Smith vs Russell Simpson (Winner: Stan Smith) - 6-2 6-1 6-3
Dick Stockton vs Bruce Foxworth (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6
Robert Trogolo vs Jan Norback (Winner: Robert Trogolo) - 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Erik Van Dillen vs Joel Bailey (Winner: Erik Van Dillen) - 6-3 6-4 6-2
Butch Walts vs Steve Krulevitz (Winner: Butch Walts) - 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2

Round of 32

Bjorn Borg vs Jaime Fillol Sr. (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-0 6-3 6-1
Jimmy Connors vs Bruce Manson (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-3 6-0 6-3
John McEnroe vs John Lloyd (Winner: John McEnroe) - W/O
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Stan Smith (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 7-6 7-6 6-3
Roscoe Tanner vs Nick Saviano (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Guillermo Vilas vs Erik Van Dillen (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1
Harold Solomon vs Raymond Moore (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-3 6-0 7-5
Johan Kriek vs Victor Pecci (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 6-3 6-2 6-0
Eddie Dibbs vs Bernard Mitton (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 6-4 6-2 6-3
Jose-Luis Clerc vs Robert Trogolo (Winner: Jose-Luis Clerc) - 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Brian Gottfried vs Victor Amaya (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre vs Gene Mayer (Winner: Pat Dupre) - 7-5 6-2 6-3
Tim Gullikson vs Buster C. Mottram (Winner: Tim Gullikson) - 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Tom Gorman vs Henry Pfister (Winner: Tom Gorman) - 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Yannick Noah vs Butch Walts (Winner: Yannick Noah) - 7-6 6-3 6-2
Dick Stockton vs Keith Richardson (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 7-6 6-3 6-3