Wimbledon 1979

ATP · Grass · 127 singles matches · All champions

Bjorn Borg won the title, beating Roscoe Tanner 6–7 6–1 3–6 6–3 6–4 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Roscoe Tanner def. Pat Dupre 6–3 7–6 6–3
  • Semifinal: Bjorn Borg def. Jimmy Connors 6–2 6–3 6–2
  • Quarterfinal: Pat Dupre def. Adriano Panatta 3–6 6–4 6–7 6–4 6–3
  • Quarterfinal: Roscoe Tanner def. Tim Gullikson 6–1 6–4 6–7 6–2

Wimbledon 1979 1979

Defending champion
Bjorn Borg

Ranking points by round

Champion2,000
Runner-up1,300
Semifinal800
Quarterfinal400
Round of 16200
Round of 32100
Round of 6450
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus30

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Bjorn BorgJimmy Connors
1977Bjorn BorgJimmy Connors
1976Bjorn BorgIlie Nastase
1975Mark CoxBrian Fairlie
1974Bjorn BorgMark Cox
1973Tom OkkerIlie Nastase
1972Ilie NastaseTom Gorman
1971John NewcombeStan Smith

Matches by round

127 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166366
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner571634

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner5676
🇺🇸Pat Dupre363
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1666
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors3232

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre36666
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta64743
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner56666
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson151472
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors36476
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon3664
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1666
🇳🇱Tom Okker213

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon6667
🇦🇺Brad DrewettQ4475
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta767
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer636
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker7566
🇺🇸Gene Mayer6744
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre37468
🇺🇸Bob Lutz65646
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner56766
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc147641
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors3666
🇬🇧Mark Cox211
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson15666
🇺🇸John McEnroe2424
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg16567
🇺🇸Brian Teacher4745

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon7466
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison6642
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta777
🇸🇪Ove Bengtson666
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker776
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison554
Fin
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer6776
🇺🇸John Sadri7562
Fin
🇺🇸Bob Lutz6666
🇺🇸Bruce Manson7432
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre7166
🇫🇷Yannick Noah5631
Fin
🇬🇧Mark Cox36677
🇫🇷Gilles MorettonQ67165
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson15666
🇦🇺Cliff LetcherQ041
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc146767
🇺🇸Stan Smith7635
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer666
🇦🇺John Alexander11444
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Teacher6756
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried93573
Fin
🇦🇺Brad DrewettQ4776
🇵🇾Victor Pecci86664
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner5677
🇦🇺Ross Case456
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors3667
🇺🇸Johan Kriek416
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe2667
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson446
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1666
🇺🇸Hank Pfister413

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander1163566
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt36732
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried9766
🇺🇸Jeff Borowiak644
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci8676
🇦🇺Phil Dent463
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison5667
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas67216
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner5676
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara164
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors36676
🇺🇸Marty Riessen7360
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe26676
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram7262
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg126476
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj64662
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Teacher666
🇺🇸David Schneider444
Fin
🇺🇸Stan Smith667
🇺🇾Jose Luis Damiani326
Fin
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon766
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez644
Fin
🇺🇸Hank Pfister6636
🇺🇸Peter Fleming1364
Fin
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison666
🇬🇧Colin Dowdeswell340
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta26676
🇬🇧Jonathan SmithWC62753
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker7636
🇺🇸John Austin6462
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah667
🇺🇸Nick Saviano345
Fin
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer6747
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez3666
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer666
🇳🇿Onny ParunQ412
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson7466
🇺🇸Fritz BuehningQ6644
Fin
🇺🇸Bob Lutz666
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza032
Fin
🇦🇺Cliff LetcherQ6366
🇫🇷Patrice Dominguez1634
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek666
🇸🇪Jan NorbackQ131
Fin
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson666
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer144
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre4766
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr6634
Fin
🇦🇺Brad DrewettQ776
🇦🇺John James553
Fin
🇬🇧Mark Cox6467
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy4636
Fin
🇦🇺Ross Case667
🇫🇷Pascal Portes215
Fin
🇸🇪Ove Bengtson76066
🇦🇺Chris Kachel53674
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson157666
🇨🇿Tomas Smid5724
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc14666
🇪🇸Antonio Munoz134
Fin
🇫🇷Gilles MorettonQ73736
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes1366661
Fin
🇺🇸John Sadri6567
🇪🇸Jose Higueras123745

Round of 128

64 finished
Fin
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza6166
🇦🇺David WhyteQ4620
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison666
🇦🇺Noel PhillipsLL222
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Teacher6367
🇦🇺Colin Dibley4635
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy666
🇺🇸Randy Crawford224
Fin
🇺🇸Stan Smith6266
🇦🇺David Carter1641
Fin
🇬🇧Jonathan SmithWC14666
🇦🇺Alvin Gardiner66324
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid776
ZIMHaroon Ismail562
Fin
🇺🇸David Schneider676
🇦🇺Bob Carmichael461
Fin
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon667
🇬🇧Robin DrysdaleWC335
Fin
🇺🇸Nick Saviano666
🇺🇸Rick Fagel012
Fin
🇺🇸John Sadri36766
🇪🇬Ismail El ShafeiWC63674
Fin
🇺🇸Marty Riessen667
🇸🇪Ulf ErikssonQ345
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez666
🇻🇪Jorge Andrew231
Fin
🇫🇷Pascal Portes1666
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan6444
Fin
🇺🇸Hank Pfister6377
🇨🇿Jan Kodes3666
Fin
🇳🇿Onny ParunQ6476
🇬🇧David Lloyd2653
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta666
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez334
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker676
🇧🇷Roger Guedes151
Fin
🇸🇪Jan NorbackQ7636
🇨🇱Alvaro FillolLL5163
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah767
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan635
Fin
🇪🇸Antonio Munoz7637
🇦🇺Dale Collings6365
Fin
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram667
🇬🇧Richard LewisWC435
Fin
🇫🇷Gilles MorettonQ7661
🇨🇴Alejandro CortesQ5720
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara666
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl323
Fin
🇺🇸Sandy Mayer6666
🇺🇸Charlie PasarellQ1733
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer3667
🇺🇸Victor Amaya6345
Fin
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer677
🇮🇳Anand Amritraj366
Fin
🇺🇸Bob Lutz666
🇨🇦Rejean Genois322
Fin
🇦🇺Cliff LetcherQ7627
🇦🇺Kim Warwick6166
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek4666
🇦🇹Peter Feigl6330
Fin
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr64366
🇬🇧John FeaverWC16634
Fin
🇦🇺John James666
🇺🇸Erick Iskersky214
Fin
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt666
🇿🇦Bernie Mitton413
Fin
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson46636
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil62161
Fin
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez4666
🇬🇧Rohun BevenQ6224
Fin
🇺🇸Peter Fleming3666
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol6324
Fin
🇦🇺Brad DrewettQ7276
🇦🇺John Marks5662
Fin
🇬🇧Colin Dowdeswell6676
🇦🇺John FitzgeraldQ4762
Fin
🇫🇷Patrice Dominguez666
🇨🇿Pavel Hutka334
Fin
🇦🇺Phil Dent767
🇺🇸Rick FisherQ516
Fin
🇺🇾Jose Luis Damiani766
🇧🇷Cassio MottaQ534
Fin
🇬🇧Mark Cox766
🇩🇪Karl Meiler533
Fin
🇦🇺Ross Case76646
🇺🇸Billy Martin57262
Fin
🇺🇸Fritz BuehningQ666
🇺🇸Richard MeyerQ344
Fin
🇺🇸Jeff Borowiak666
🇦🇺Paul Kronk224
Fin
🇸🇪Ove Bengtson666
🇬🇧John LloydWC341
Fin
🇺🇸John Austin676
🇿🇦Cliff Drysdale263
Fin
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj64666
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson76322
Fin
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison66546
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti1634764
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson15666
🇺🇸Mike Cahill424
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc1463636
🇦🇺Bob GiltinanQ46363
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes1376746
🇿🇦Raymond Moore67664
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras1267536
🇿🇦John YuillLL25764
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander116747
🇺🇸Dick Stockton1665
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson46669
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak1067427
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried9676
🇬🇧Andrew JarrettWC261
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci8766
🇺🇸Sherwood Stewart523
Fin
🇦🇺Chris Kachel676
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe7463
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas6666
🇬🇧Roger TaylorWC324
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner5666
🇺🇸Van Winitsky144
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre76336
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis463663
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors36676
🇫🇷Jean Francois Caujolle2753
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe2766
🇺🇸Terry Moor514
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg13676
🇺🇸Tom Gorman6451