Defending champion
Guillermo Vilas defeated
John Sadri in the final, 7–6
(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Guillermo Vilas (champion)
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John Alexander ''(first round)''
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Victor Amaya
Victor Amaya (born July 2, 1954) is a retired tennis player from the U.S.
The left-handed Amaya's career-high singles ranking was World No. 15, attained in August 1980.
One of Amaya's memorable matches was a loss to Björn Borg in the first ro ...
''(semifinals)''
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Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister (born October 9, 1953) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles (1981, Maui and 1982, Newport) during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP ...
''(first round)''
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Balázs Taróczy ''(first round)''
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John Sadri ''(final)''
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Tim Wilkison ''(first round)''
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Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl (born 30 November 1951) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was a quarterfinalist in the 1978 Australian Open, defeating Ken Rosewall
Kenneth Robert Rosewall (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world ...
''(first round)''
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Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March ...
''(third round)''
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Kim Warwick ''(third round)''
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Peter Rennert ''(quarterfinals)''
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Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former tennis player. He was part of doubles winning pairs in the US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon tournaments during the 1970s.
Tennis career
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Masters ...
''(second round)''
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Phil Dent ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ross Case Ross or ROSS may refer to:
People
* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan
* Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning
* Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland
Places
* RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...
''(first round)''
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Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world N ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Paul McNamee ''(third round)''
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1979 Australian Open Men's Singles draw1979 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:1979 Australian Open - Men's Singles
Mens singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles