1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Singles

Top-seed Jimmy Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $25,000 by defeating third-seeded Guillermo Vilas in the final.[1]

Men's Singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Final score6–1, 2–6, 6–4


Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
  2. John McEnroe (Semifinals)
  3. Guillermo Vilas (Final)
  4. José Higueras (Semifinals)
  5. José Luis Clerc (Quarterfinals)
  6. Gene Mayer (First Round)
  7. Wojciech Fibak (Third Round)
  8. Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinals)
  9. Eliot Teltscher (Third Round)
  10. Balázs Taróczy (Third Round)
  11. Corrado Barazzutti (Quarterfinals)
  12. Tomáš Šmíd (Third Round)
  13. Ivan Lendl (Quarterfinals)
  14. Peter Feigl (First Round)
  15. Chris Lewis (Second Round)
  16. Peter McNamara (Third Round)

Draw

Key


Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Jimmy Connors 6 7  
13 Ivan Lendl 2 6  
1 Jimmy Connors 6 7  
4 José Higueras 2 5  
4 José Higueras 6 6  
11 Corrado Barazzutti 4 1  
1 Jimmy Connors 6 2 6
3 Guillermo Vilas 1 6 4
5 José Luis Clerc 3 6  
3 Guillermo Vilas 6 7  
3 Guillermo Vilas 6 7  
2 John McEnroe 4 5  
8 Manuel Orantes 3 3  
2 John McEnroe 6 6  


Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 J Connors 6 7  
  M Edmondson 4 5   1 J Connors 6 6  
  P Složil 6 6     P Složil 3 2  
  F Dalla-Fontana 2 0   1 J Connors 5 6 9
Q W Maher 6 6   10 B Taróczy 7 1 7
  J Marks 2 2   Q W Maher 2 4  
  E Montaño 0 0   10 B Taróczy 6 6  
10 B Taróczy 6 6   1 J Connors 6 7  
13 I Lendl 7 6   13 I Lendl 2 6  
  R Case 5 1   13 I Lendl 6 6  
  J James 3 3     P Kronk 3 1  
  P Kronk 6 6   13 I Lendl 6 7  
Q R Drysdale 3 3     J Fillol 2 5  
Q Z Guerry 6 6   Q Z Guerry 3 6 7
  J Fillol 1 6 6   J Fillol 6 2 9
6 G Mayer 6 2 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 J Higueras 6 6  
  R Crawford 2 2   4 J Higueras 6 3  
  C Dowdeswell 6 3     P McNamee 0 0r  
  P McNamee 7 6   4 J Higueras 6 6  
  H Schoenfield 7 0 6 16 P McNamara 4 2  
  D Joubert 6 6 0   H Schoenfield 2 7 2
  F McNair 2 0   16 P McNamara 6 5 6
16 P McNamara 6 6   4 J Higueras 6 6  
11 C Barazzutti 6     11 C Barazzutti 4 1  
  C Stansbury 3 r   11 C Barazzutti 6 6  
  J Hřebec 6 6     J Hřebec 3 0  
  J Lapidus 3 0   11 C Barazzutti 6 6 6
  G Hardie 4 5   7 W Fibak 2 7 4
  J Lloyd 6 7     J Lloyd 4 3  
  A Maurer 2 2   7 W Fibak 6 6  
7 W Fibak 6 6  


Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 JL Clerc 6 7  
Q J Núñez 2 6   5 JL Clerc 6 6  
  A Pattison 3 5     N Saviano 2 1  
  N Saviano 6 7   5 JL Clerc 6 6  
  K Warwick 7 6   9 E Teltscher 3 2  
Q L Bourne 6 0     K Warwick 2 4  
  D Bohrnstedt 1 0r   9 E Teltscher 6 6  
9 E Teltscher 6 2   5 JL Clerc 3 6  
12 T Šmíd 6 6   3 G Vilas 6 7  
  M Shore 1 1   12 T Šmíd 6 7  
  B Drewett 6 6     B Drewett 4 6  
  N Phillips 1 0   12 T Šmíd 1 4  
  S Krulevitz 6 1 1 3 G Vilas 6 6  
  V Winitsky 4 6 6   V Winitsky 5 3  
  M Purcell 2 2   3 G Vilas 7 6  
3 G Vilas 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 M Orantes 7 7  
Q T Mayotte 5 5   8 M Orantes 6 6  
  D Collings 4 3   Q M Grant 2 3  
Q M Grant 6 6   8 M Orantes 4    
  H Ismail 6 3 4   A Gómez 2r    
  A Gómez 4 6 6   A Gómez 6 6  
  J Kodeš 5 3   15 C Lewis 3 2  
15 C Lewis 7 6   8 M Orantes 3 3  
14 P Feigl 6 2r   2 J McEnroe 6 6  
  R Ycaza 7 4     R Ycaza 6 6 7
  C Roger-Vasselin 6 3 4   J Andrew 4 7 5
  J Andrew 1 6 6   R Ycaza 1 1  
Q R Van't Hof 6 3 3 2 J McEnroe 6 6  
  R Krishnan 4 6 6   R Krishnan 4 1  
  M Cahill 5 1   2 J McEnroe 6 6  
2 J McEnroe 7 6  


References
  1. "Connors nails Vilas for title". The Spokesman-Review. AP. Aug 13, 1979.
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