U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships 1979

ATP · Clay · 31 singles matches · All champions

Jose Higueras won the title, beating Gene Mayer 6–3 2–6 7–6 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Gene Mayer def. Manuel Orantes 7–6 6–3
  • Semifinal: Jose Higueras def. Roscoe Tanner 6–2 6–2
  • Quarterfinal: Gene Mayer def. Ricardo Ycaza 6–3 6–1
  • Quarterfinal: Manuel Orantes def. Hans Gildemeister 6–2 6–2

Houston 1979 1979

Defending champion
Brian Gottfried

Ranking points by round

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

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Brian GottfriedIlie Nastase
1977Adriano PanattaVitas Gerulaitis
1976Harold SolomonKen Rosewall
1975Ken RosewallCliff Drysdale
1974Rod LaverBjorn Borg
1973Ken RosewallFred Stolle
1972Rod LaverKen Rosewall
1971Cliff RicheyClark Graebner

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras7627
🇺🇸Gene Mayer366

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer76
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes463
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras766
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner222

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer66
🇪🇨Ricardo YcazaQ31
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes466
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister22
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras766
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs332
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner266
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti524

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer67
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez05
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo YcazaQ747
🇺🇸Pat Dupre666
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes466
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner43
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister66
🇦🇺John Alexander840
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras766
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci03
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs3746
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher662
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti5066
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic643
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner2746
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta563

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer466
🇺🇸Harold Solomon1614
Fin
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez477
🇦🇺Tony Roche665
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre366
🇺🇸Mike Cahill634
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo YcazaQ617
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak6266
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes466
🇦🇺Geoff Masters33
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner66
🇳🇱Tom Okker13
Fin
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister66
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison34
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander867
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy46
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras766
🇳🇿Chris Lewis32
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci76
🇦🇺Syd BallQ61
Fin
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher267
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring615
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs376
🇺🇸Sherwood Stewart50
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti5676
🇦🇺Kim Warwick751
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic66
🇦🇺Allan Stone34
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta66
🇵🇾Victor Pecci42
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner266
🇺🇸Victor Amaya24