1979 US Open – Men's Singles

John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 US Open. Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to McEnroe. Connors' loss broke a string of five consecutive men's finals reached, a record since broken by Ivan Lendl.

Men's Singles
1979 US Open
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Vitas Gerulaitis
Final score7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128 (14Q)
Seeds16

During the second round Ilie Nastase was defaulted from his match against John McEnroe. The umpire had docked Nastase a point in the third set and then a game in the fourth for arguing and stalling. A near riot followed as the crowd disagreed with the umpire's decision, by throwing beer cans and cups on court. The match was eventually restarted with the umpire being replaced before McEnroe ran out the winner.[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

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

  1. Björn Borg (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Jimmy Connors (Semifinalist)
  3. John McEnroe (Champion)
  4. Vitas Gerulaitis (Finalist)
  5. Roscoe Tanner (Semifinalist)
  6. Guillermo Vilas (Fourth round)
  7. Harold Solomon (Fourth round)
  8. Victor Pecci Sr. (Third round)
  9. Eddie Dibbs (Quarterfinalist)
  10. José Luis Clerc (Fourth round)
  11. Brian Gottfried (Fourth round)
  12. Wojtek Fibak (Second round)
  13. Gene Mayer (Third round)
  14. Tim Gullikson (Fourth round)
  15. Adriano Panatta (First round)
  16. John Alexander (Second round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 2 6 2 62
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 4 6 77
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 65 3 3
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 77 6 6
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 5 6 6 6
Johan Kriek 7 3 4 3
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 5 3 3
3 John McEnroe 7 6 6
9 Eddie Dibbs 1r
3 John McEnroe 2
3 John McEnroe 6 6 7
2 Jimmy Connors 3 3 5
Pat Dupre 2 1 1
2 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Borg 6 6 6
Mitchell 1 1 2 1 Borg 6 6 6
Cox 6 3 7 2 1 Q Carter 1 1 1
Q Carter 0 6 5 6 6 1 Borg 6 6 6
Fleming 7 6 0 6 Fillol Sr. 0 3 2
Okker 6 4 6 3 Fleming 1 7 2 2
Bedel 6 1 6 2 Fillol Sr. 6 5 6 6
Fillol Sr. 4 6 7 6 1 Borg 6 1 7 7
Rennert 4 3 4 Stockton 4 6 6 5
Q Foxworth 6 6 6 Q Foxworth 3 6 3 6
Ycaza 1 2 0 Stockton 6 4 6 7
Stockton 6 6 6 Stockton 7 6 6
Richardson 3 6 6 1 6 Richardson 6 3 3
Q Siegler 6 3 1 6 3 Richardson 7 6 7
Curren 6 7 7 Curren 5 4 5
15 Panatta 3 5 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Gullikson 6 3 6 6
Teltscher 4 6 4 4 14 Gullikson 6 6 7
Q Garcia 6 4 5 Pattison 3 2 6
Pattison 7 6 7 14 Gullikson 3 6 6 6
Mottram 4 7 6 7 Mottram 6 3 4 2
Q Van't Hof 6 5 4 6 Mottram 6 7 6
Schneider 6 7 4 3 1 Kodeš 3 6 2
Kodeš 3 5 6 6 6 14 Gullikson 3 4 5
Drewett 3 2 3 5 Tanner 6 6 7
James 6 6 6 James 3 7 4 6
Saviano 6 4 7 0 4 Saviano 6 5 6 7
Teacher 1 6 6 6 4 Saviano 4 4 6 3
Van Patten 4 1 0 5 Tanner 6 6 3 6
Lendl 6 6 6 Lendl 3 2 1
Marks 4 2 0 5 Tanner 6 6 6
5 Tanner 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Gerulaitis 6 6 7
Edmondson 3 2 5 4 Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Taygan 7 6 6 Taygan 2 3 3
Q Leonard 6 4 3 4 Gerulaitis 7 7 6
Martin 5 1 6 7 4 Smith 6 6 3
Simpson 7 6 1 5 6 Simpson 2 1 3
Portes 2 3 4 Smith 6 6 6
Smith 6 6 6 4 Gerulaitis 7 6 6
Fisher 6 3 2 4 10 Clerc 6 2 2
Q Trogolo 1 6 6 6 Q Trogolo 6 2 6 6
Q Norbäck 7 6 6 7 Q Norbäck 4 6 2 2
Kleege 6 7 1 6 Q Trogolo 6 1 1 1
Purcell 5 6 6 6 10 Clerc 4 6 6 6
Moretton 7 2 4 3 Purcell 2 6 4
Q Nichols 1 0 4 10 Clerc 6 7 6
10 Clerc 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Fibak 7 7 6
Carmichael 6 5 2 12 Fibak 4 4 6
Noah 6 6 4 7 Noah 6 6 7
Q Cramer 3 0 6 6 Noah 7 6 6
Dominguez 0 1 6 Walts 6 3 2
Krulevitz 6 6 7 Krulevitz 3 6 6 0 2
Lewis 3 2 1 Walts 6 3 4 6 6
Walts 6 6 6 Noah 3 6 6 6 4
Krishnan 6 6 6 Kriek 6 7 4 1 6
Dent 3 0 3 Krishnan 5 2 3
Kriek 6 6 4 0 6 Kriek 7 6 6
Molina 0 4 6 6 3 Kriek 6 6 6
Gómez 3 3 6 6 6 8 Pecci Sr. 3 2 0
Lapidus 6 6 3 4 2 Gómez 2 2 4
Kohlberg 6 4 7 3 4 8 Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
8 Pecci Sr. 3 6 5 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Vilas 6 6 7
Parun 1 2 6 6 Vilas 6 6 6
Lutz 6 6 1 r Benavides 1 1 0
Benavides 1 7 2 6 Vilas 2 7 6 6 6
Bailey 6 5 6 3 6 Van Dillen 6 5 7 2 1
Bengtson 4 7 4 6 4 Bailey 3 4 2
Dowdeswell 7 4 6 3 4 Van Dillen 6 6 6
Van Dillen 6 6 2 6 6 6 Vilas 3 7 5 1
Mitton 6 6 6 9 Dibbs 6 5 7 6
Amaya 2 1 4 Mitton 6 6 6
Crawford 6 4 3 3 Stewart 1 3 2
Stewart 4 6 6 6 Mitton 4 2 3
Q Molin 0 7 0 4 9 Dibbs 6 6 6
Malin 6 6 6 6 Malin 1 6 5 2
Wilkison 6 6 5 2 3 9 Dibbs 6 1 7 6
9 Dibbs 4 2 7 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Alexander 6 7 7
Schoenfield 1 5 5 16 Alexander 3 4 6 6 1
Pfister 6 6 6 Pfister 6 6 3 4 6
Docherty 4 3 3 Pfister 6 4 3 4
Rocavert 6 6 7 Gorman 4 6 6 6
Warwick 0 1 6 Rocavert 1 2 2
Gorman 6 7 6 Gorman 6 6 6
Owens 2 5 4 Gorman 2 4 1
Q Pasarell 1 3 7 1 3 McEnroe 6 6 6
Lloyd 6 6 6 6 Lloyd 5 6 7 7 7
Barbosa 4 0 4 McNamee 7 7 5 6 6
McNamee 6 6 6 Lloyd w/o
Năstase 7 7 3 McEnroe
Q Palin 5 5 r Năstase 4 6 3 2
Složil 1 2 4 3 McEnroe 6 4 6 6
3 McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Solomon 6 6 6
Damiani 4 0 3 7 Solomon 6 6 6
Austin 2 7 7 1 6 Austin 3 0 4
Q Mayotte 6 6 5 6 3 7 Solomon 6 6 7
Moore 4 Moore 3 0 5
Borowiak 3 r Moore 7 5
Hřebec 6 7 7 Hřebec 6 0 r
Álvarez 1 5 5 7 Solomon 6 3 2 6 4
Dupre 7 7 0 6 Dupre 3 6 6 4 6
Ramírez 6 5 6 2 Dupre 6 6 1 6
Scanlon 3 3 6 3 3 Šmid 2 2 6 3
Šmid 6 6 2 6 6 Dupre 7 6 6
Gullikson 6 6 6 13 Mayer 5 2 3
Prinsloo 3 4 2 Gullikson 4 5 1
Shore 1 3 0 13 Mayer 6 7 6
13 Mayer 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Gottfried 6 6 6
Winitsky 4 2 4 11 Gottfried 6 5 7 5 6
Gardiner 5 2 3 Riessen 3 7 5 7 4
Riessen 7 6 6 11 Gottfried 6 4 7 6 6
Sadri 6 7 6 Amaya 7 6 5 1 4
Fromm 1 5 3 Sadri 4 1 4
Amaya 7 6 6 Amaya 6 6 6
Buehning 5 1 2 11 Gottfried 2 6 4 5
Fagel 6 6 0 3 3 2 Connors 6 1 6 7
Manson 4 4 6 6 6 Manson 2 6 6 6
Case 7 6 2 5 2 González 6 2 2 3
González 5 3 6 7 6 Manson 3 0 3
Meyer 3 4 1 2 Connors 6 6 6
Amritraj 6 6 6 Amritraj 6 5 r
Amritraj 2 4 4 2 Connors 7 7
2 Connors 6 6 6

References
  1. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/down-memory-lane-the-day-john-mcenroe-and-ilie-nastase-caused-a-racket-at-us-open-28557594.html
  2. Lorge, Barry (August 31, 1979). "McEnroe Triumphs After Near-Riot". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. "Top 5 Ridiculous U.S. Open Moments". Miami.cbslocal.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  4. "US Open - Ten quirky and controversial moments". Espn.co.uk. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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