1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles

First-seeded Guillermo Vilas successfully defended his title, defeating John Sadri 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open.

Men's Singles
1979 Australian Open
Champion Guillermo Vilas
Runner-up John Sadri
Final score7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2
Draw64
Seeds16

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Guillermo Vilas (Champion)
  2. John Alexander (First Round)
  3. Victor Amaya (Semifinals)
  4. Hank Pfister (First Round)
  5. Balázs Taróczy (First Round)
  6. John Sadri (Final)
  7. Tim Wilkison (First Round)
  8. Peter Feigl (First Round)
  9. Peter McNamara (Third Round)
  10. Kim Warwick (Third Round)
  11. Peter Rennert (Quarterfinals)
  12. Geoff Masters (Second Round)
  13. Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
  14. Ross Case (First Round)
  15. Rod Frawley (Quarterfinals)
  16. Paul McNamee (Third Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Guillermo Vilas 6 3 7 4 6
13 Phil Dent 2 6 6 6 2
1 Guillermo Vilas 7 3 7 7
3 Victor Amaya 5 6 6 6
3 Victor Amaya 7 6 6
11 Peter Rennert 6 4 4
1 Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
6 John Sadri 6 3 2
6 John Sadri 7 6 6 6
15 Rod Frawley 6 3 7 4
6 John Sadri 6 7 6 6
  Colin Dibley 4 6 7 4
  Mark Edmondson 6 4 6 6 4
  Colin Dibley 3 6 3 7 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Vilas 7 6 6
C Lewis 5 3 4 1 G Vilas 6 6 6
Q A Gardiner 6 3 6 6 Q A Gardiner 4 2 4
N Phillips 4 6 4 4 1 G Vilas 6 6 6
C Delaney 7 6 7 9 P McNamara 3 4 4
LL J Delaney 5 4 5 C Delaney 3 6 3
B Drewett 6 1 4 5 9 P McNamara 6 7 6
9 P McNamara 3 6 6 7 1 G Vilas 6 3 7 4 6
13 P Dent 6 6 6 13 P Dent 2 6 6 6 2
J Marks 3 2 2 13 P Dent 7 6 6
LL J Cohen 4 6 4 5 CA Miller 6 0 3
CA Miller 6 3 6 7 13 P Dent 6 6 4 6
C Kachel 7 6 6 C Kachel 4 1 6 4
LL C Fancutt 6 2 1 C Kachel 7 6 6
P Kronk 6 6 2 6 P Kronk 6 2 1
8 P Feigl 3 4 6 3

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 V Amaya 6 6 6
S Stewart 3 4 1 3 V Amaya 3 6 7 6
D Carter 6 6 6 D Carter 6 3 6 3
D Collings 2 3 2 3 V Amaya 7 6 7
Q W Hampson 3 4 4 16 P McNamee 6 3 6
R Simpson 6 6 6 R Simpson 5 4 4
S Menon 2 6 7 5 0 16 P McNamee 7 6 6
16 P McNamee 6 4 5 7 6 3 V Amaya 7 6 6
11 P Rennert 6 7 6 11 P Rennert 6 4 4
Q J Trickey 3 6 4 11 P Rennert 6 5 6 6
C Letcher 6 6 6 5 6 Q U Marten 2 7 3 1
Q U Marten 4 1 7 7 8 11 P Rennert 6 7 6
J Fitzgerald 2 6 3 S Krulevitz 4 5 1
S Docherty 6 7 6 S Docherty 4 4 3
S Krulevitz 6 6 3 6 S Krulevitz 6 6 6
5 B Taróczy 3 4 6 3

Bottom half

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 J Sadri 6 6 6
P Doohan 3 3 4 6 J Sadri 6 6 6
T Rocavert 5 6 2 1 R Moore 4 4 3
R Moore 7 4 6 6 6 J Sadri 3 4 6 6 9
Q R Ruffels 1 2 3 10 K Warwick 6 6 3 2 7
J James 6 6 6 J James 3 3 0
B Carmichael 1 6 2 0 10 K Warwick 6 6 6
10 K Warwick 6 4 6 6 6 J Sadri 7 6 6 6
15 R Frawley 6 3 6 6 6 15 R Frawley 6 3 7 4
C Johnstone 1 6 7 4 4 15 R Frawley 6 6 6 6
GS Malin 6 6 6 GS Malin 7 2 0 4
F McNair 4 2 4 15 R Frawley 6 7 6
B Maze 7 1 7 6 Q S Ball 2 6 3
G Whitecross 6 6 6 4 B Maze 3 3 4
Q S Ball 7 4 6 6 Q S Ball 6 6 6
4 H Pfister 5 6 4 3

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 T Wilkison 6 6 5
W Maher 7 7 7 W Maher 6 7 6 6 10
Q S Glickstein 7 6 6 Q S Glickstein 7 5 7 4 8
G Hardie 5 4 2 W Maher 6 3 4
M Mitchell 6 4 6 6 M Edmondson 7 6 6
D Siegler 3 6 3 4 M Mitchell 2 2 1
M Edmondson 6 6 6 6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
14 R Case 7 3 1 1 M Edmondson 6 4 6 6 4
12 G Masters 6 6 1 3 6 C Dibley 3 6 3 7 6
D Schneider 3 2 6 6 3 12 G Masters 5 2 6
Q P Davies 5 3 3 T Roche 7 6 7
T Roche 7 6 6 T Roche 4 7 6 3 4
C Dibley 7 5 6 6 C Dibley 6 6 3 6 6
J Austin 5 7 3 1 C Dibley 6 3 6 6 7
R Fisher 7 7 6 R Fisher 8 6 3 3 5
2 J Alexander 6 6 4
Preceded by
1979 US Open		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1980 French Open
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