Monte-Carlo Masters 1979

ATP · Clay · 31 singles matches · All champions

Bjorn Borg won the title, beating Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2 6–1 6–3 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Bjorn Borg def. Victor Pecci 6–4 6–1
  • Semifinal: Vitas Gerulaitis def. John Alexander 6–2 7–6
  • Quarterfinal: Bjorn Borg def. Jose Luis Clerc 4–6 6–2 6–1
  • Quarterfinal: Victor Pecci def. Yannick Noah 6–0 7–6

Monte Carlo 1979 1979

Defending champion
Raul Ramirez

Ranking points by round

Champion1,000
Runner-up650
Semifinal400
Quarterfinal200
Round of 16100
Round of 3250
Round of 6410
Qualifier bonus30

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Raul RamirezTomas Smid
1977Bjorn BorgCorrado Barazzutti
1976Guillermo VilasWojtek Fibak
1975Manuel OrantesBob Hewitt
1974Andrew PattisonIlie Nastase
1973Ilie NastaseBjorn Borg
1972Ilie NastaseFrantisek Pala
1971Ilie NastaseTom Okker

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1666
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis3213

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇵🇾Victor Pecci41
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis367
🇦🇺John Alexander26

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1466
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc7621
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci67
🇫🇷Yannick Noah06
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis366
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez803
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander656
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase5374

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇪🇸Jose Higueras44
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc7376
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner661
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah66
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic44
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci667
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring475
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez866
🇨🇿Tomas Smid33
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis3667
🇫🇷Francois Jauffret735
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase5
🇦🇺Geoff Masters
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander477
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas2666

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci01
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras76
🇺🇸Pat Dupre51
Fin
🇩🇪Ulrich Pinner266
🇫🇷Bernard Fritz622
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc766
🇲🇨Bernard Balleret20
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic67
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes425
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah66
🇲🇨Luis Borfiga13
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci66
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl13
Fin
🇩🇪Rolf Gehring76
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti662
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez876
🇫🇷Pascal Portes51
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid66
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison32
Fin
🇫🇷Francois Jauffret66
🇦🇺Dick CrealyQ44
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis3656
🇫🇷Jean Francois CaujolleQ374
Fin
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase566
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez23
Fin
🇦🇺Geoff Masters66
🇺🇸Johan Kriek24
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander767
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta576
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas2366
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy632