1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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

Singles
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Final score4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6

Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 against Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds
  1. Vitas Gerulaitis (Champion)
  2. Guillermo Vilas (Final)
  3. Pat Du Pré (First Round)
  4. n/a
  5. Vijay Amritraj (Second Round)
  6. Peter Feigl (Quarterfinals)
  7. Geoff Masters (Second Round)
  8. 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  
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