Guillermo VilasGuillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
defeated
John SadriJohn Sadri is a former tennis player from the United States.Sadri won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 29, 1980, when he became the World No...
7–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the
Men's Singles title at the
1979 Australian OpenList of the 1979 Australian Open Champions:-Men's singles: Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri 7–6, 6–3, 6–2-----Women's singles: Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3-----Men's doubles:...
.
See also:
- 1979 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1979 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
- 1979 Australian Open - Men's Doubles
- 1979 Australian Open - Women's Doubles
- 1979 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Guillermo VilasGuillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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 Guillermo VilasGuillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
, (Champion)
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 John Alexander, (First Round)
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 Victor AmayaVictor Amaya is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980....
, (Semifinals)
- Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career...
, (First Round)
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 Balázs TaróczyBalázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion...
, (First Round)
- John Sadri
John Sadri is a former tennis player from the United States.Sadri won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 29, 1980, when he became the World No...
, (Finals)
- Tim Wilkison
Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...
, (First Round)
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 Peter FeiglPeter Feigl is a former Austrian professional tennis player.Feigl is best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1978 Australian Open.-Singles titles :-References:...
, (First Round) |
- Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
, (Third Round)
- Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...
, (Third Round)
- Peter Rennert
Peter Rennert , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Rennert enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 18 in 1983...
, (Quarterfinals)
- Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters is a former Australian tennis player.-Tennis tour career:In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon.-Doubles titles :-Post-tennis playing career:...
, (Second Round)
- Phil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...
, (Quarterfinals)
- Ross Case
Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...
, (First Round)
- Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title and five doubles titles during his professional career...
, (Quarterfinals)
- Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...
, (Third Round)
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Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- L = Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
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