Argentina Open 1979

ATP · Clay · 31 singles matches · All champions

Guillermo Vilas won the title, beating Jose Luis Clerc 6–1 6–2 6–2 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Guillermo Vilas def. Eddie Dibbs 6–1 6–1
  • Semifinal: Jose Luis Clerc def. Ivan Lendl 6–3 3–6 6–4
  • Quarterfinal: Guillermo Vilas def. Tomas Smid 6–1 6–2
  • Quarterfinal: Eddie Dibbs def. Balazs Taroczy 6–4 6–4

Buenos Aires 1979 1979

Defending champion
Jose Luis Clerc

Ranking points by round

Champion250
Runner-up165
Semifinal100
Quarterfinal50
Round of 1625
Round of 320
Qualifier bonus13

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Jose Luis ClercVictor Pecci
1977Guillermo VilasJaime Fillol
1976Guillermo VilasJaime Fillol
1975Guillermo VilasAdriano Panatta
1974Guillermo VilasManuel Orantes
1973Guillermo VilasBjorn Borg
1972Karl MeilerGuillermo Vilas
1971Zeljko FranulovicIlie Nastase

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas1666
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc6122

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs411
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc6636
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl7364

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇨🇿Tomas Smid812
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs466
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy44
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc666
🇺🇸Terry Moor41
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl766
🇪🇸Jose Higueras222

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas177
🇦🇷Carlos Gattiker56
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid866
🇳🇿Chris Lewis14
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs466
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr23
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy66
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister521
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc666
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring22
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor668
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara746
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl7676
🇨🇱Alejandro Pierola754
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras266
🇪🇨Andres Gomez33

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux34
Fin
🇦🇷Carlos Gattiker67
🇦🇺Paul Kronk26
Fin
🇳🇿Chris Lewis66
🇪🇸Fernando Luna24
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid866
🇪🇸Angel GimenezQ22
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs4566
🇦🇷Ricardo Cano712
Fin
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr67
🇺🇸Rick Fagel25
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy66
🇨🇱Pedro RebolledoQ34
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister5666
🇺🇸Charlie Owens723
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc666
🇪🇸Jairo Velasco24
Fin
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring66
🇧🇷Thomaz Koch11
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor66
🇦🇷Alejandro GattikerQ11
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara66
🇵🇾Victor Pecci334
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl766
🇦🇷Roberto ArguelloQ32
Fin
🇨🇱Alejandro Pierola66
🇦🇺Rod Frawley13
Fin
🇪🇨Andres Gomez368
🇦🇷Fernando Dalla Fontana626
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras266
🇧🇷Cassio Motta13