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Singles | |
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1979 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
Champion | John McEnroe |
Runner-up | Björn Borg |
Score | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Björn Borg.
John McEnroe won in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 against Borg.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Gene Mayer | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | John Alexander | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | John McEnroe | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Björn Borg | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Björn Borg | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Geoff Masters | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 |