Italian Open 1979

ATP · Clay · 63 singles matches · All champions

Vitas Gerulaitis won the title, beating Guillermo Vilas 6–7 7–6 6–7 6–4 6–2 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Vitas Gerulaitis def. Eddie Dibbs 0–6 6–1 7–5 6–3
  • Semifinal: Guillermo Vilas def. Gene Mayer 6–3 3–0 RET
  • Quarterfinal: Gene Mayer def. Terry Moor 7–6 6–3
  • Quarterfinal: Eddie Dibbs def. Harold Solomon 2–6 6–3 7–5

Rome 1979 1979

Defending champion
Bjorn Borg

Ranking points by round

Champion1,000
Runner-up650
Semifinal400
Quarterfinal200
Round of 16100
Round of 3250
Round of 6430
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus20

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Bjorn BorgAdriano Panatta
1977Vitas GerulaitisAntonio Zugarelli
1976Arthur AsheBob Lutz
1975Raul RamirezManuel Orantes
1974Bjorn BorgIlie Nastase
1973Ilie NastaseManuel Orantes
1972Arthur AsheBob Lutz
1971Rod LaverJan Kodes

Matches by round

63 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis267666
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas176742

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis20676
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs46153
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas163
🇺🇸Gene Mayer30

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer76
🇺🇸Terry Moor63
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs4267
🇺🇸Harold Solomon5635
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis266
🇮🇹Gianni Ocleppo42
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas1667
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta11175

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇮🇹Gianni Ocleppo637
🇦🇹Peter Feigl465
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor76
🇫🇷Dominique BedelQ54
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer76
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl52
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta1167
🇪🇸Jose Higueras746
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon566
🇺🇸Dick Stockton1644
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs476
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti1254
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis2666
🇦🇺John Alexander9723
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci34

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor66
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer31
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl67
🇪🇸Fernando LunaQ16
Fin
🇦🇹Peter Feigl66
🇮🇹Antonio Zugarelli44
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci657
🇨🇿Tomas Smid476
Fin
🇫🇷Dominique BedelQ66
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt43
Fin
🇺🇸Dick Stockton1666
🇨🇱Alvaro FillolQ32
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti1266
🇦🇺Kim Warwick24
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta1166
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon42
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer66
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson1042
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander976
🇫🇷Christophe FreyssQ64
Fin
🇮🇹Gianni Ocleppo726
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc8563
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras766
🇦🇺Warren Maher33
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon5367
🇳🇿Chris Lewis625
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs466
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram23
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis263
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison20
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas1646
🇦🇺Phil Dent264

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison66
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson44
Fin
🇦🇺Kim Warwick66
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez42
Fin
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon66
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr43
Fin
🇮🇹Gianni Ocleppo66
🇦🇺John Marks40
Fin
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram366
🇺🇸Jeff Borowiak634
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor66
🇦🇺Alvin Gardiner14
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer76
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez50
Fin
🇦🇺Warren Maher66
🇮🇹Claudio Panatta34
Fin
🇪🇸Fernando LunaQ66
🇺🇸Nick Saviano41
Fin
🇳🇿Chris Lewis66
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan11
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl66
🇧🇷Cassio Motta42
Fin
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt66
🇷🇸Zoltan IlinQ14
Fin
🇫🇷Christophe FreyssQ76
🇺🇾Diego PerezQ62
Fin
🇨🇱Alvaro FillolQ616
🇺🇸Mike Cahill360
Fin
🇦🇹Peter Feigl667
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol475
Fin
🇦🇺Phil Dent266
🇬🇧John Lloyd630
Fin
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci636
🇫🇷Patrick Proisy462
Fin
🇺🇸Dick Stockton1676
🇮🇹Marco Alciati63
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid76
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez1563
Fin
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer627
🇺🇸Peter Fleming14166
Fin
🇮🇹Antonio Zugarelli66
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase1324
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti1276
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher52
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta1166
🇦🇷Ricardo Cano22
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson10657
🇺🇸Bruce Manson176
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander9576
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson754
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc8266
🇪🇸Gabriel Urpi601
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras7656
🇺🇸Butch Walts372
Fin
🇫🇷Dominique BedelQ66
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried644
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon5266
🇿🇦Deon Joubert622
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs467
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara45
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis266
🇦🇷Fernando Dalla Fontana12
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇦🇷Carlos GattikerQ21